The headlines that Russell received were not the norm for missing Black people—especially Black women—who disappear or are kidnapped.
Capital B StaffFrom left, top row: Tionda Bradley, Rajah McQueen, Sacoya Cooper, and Nefertiri Trader. From left, bottom row: Lashaya Stine, Diamond Bradley, Arianna Fitts, and Kierra Coles., a Black-led, nonprofit news organization reporting for Black communities across the country. has taken an even more unsettling turn as she apologized through her attorney and admitted that she was not kidnapped in a hoax that flooded social media and dominated national news.
“My client apologizes for her actions to this community, to the volunteers who were searching for her, to the Hoover Police Department and other agencies as well,” the statement said.Black womenIt was an “unprecedented” level of news and social media coverage, said Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation.
Russell’s car was abandoned on Interstate 459 on Thursday evening, and the 25-year-old returned to her family home on foot late Saturday, police said. It remains unclear where she was in the meantime.
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