4 FEB 2022 · In celebration of Black History Month, I will be publishing double-sodes (double episodes) every week for the month of February!   This week I’ll be taking you guys back in time to the 1980s to tell y’all two stories of two black girls from opposite sides of the country who both disappeared under mysterious circumstances. SOURCES FOR TOYA'S SEGMENT Toya Hill, 8, Walked To The Store To Buy Candy & Never Came Home (ourblackgirls.com) Toya Katrina Hill – The Resource Center For Cold Case Missing Children’s Cases (rcccmcc.com) In 1982, an 8 year old girl sneaked out to buy candy and was last seen talking to two men in the parking lot. Her mom went on to marry one of these men in hopes he would confess. What happened to Toya Hill? - r/UnresolvedMysteries (invak.id) Years later, still waiting for a child to return – Baltimore Sun 179DFMD - Toya Hill (doenetwork.org) SOURCES FOR TANISHA'S SEGMENT Tanisha Lorraine Watkins – The Charley Project Austin American Statesman, January 11, 1984 Austin American Statesman, April 24, 1984 Austin American Statesman, November 4, 1984 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toya-hill-tiffany-goines-melody-mckoy/id1471757305?i=1000466068310

23 JAN 2022 · Taylour Young left his job in Houston, Texas on December 9th, 2021 to take an early lunch break and hasn't been seen or heard from again.   More pictures of Taylour can be found on the Missing Black Voices' Instagram and Facebook as well as under the #BringTaylourHome on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Taylour Young, please contact the Houston Police Department at 832-394-1840. If you would like to remain anonymous, please call 1-800-222-TIPS. Taylour’s case number is 1649758-21. Be sure to follow Missing Black Voices on  IG: @MissingBlackVoices Twitter: @MissingBLKVoice Facebook: Facebook.com/MissingBlackVoice SOURCES https://youtu.be/nNOWpCChF8M  Houston Man Still Missing One Month Later Despite Extensive Efforts by Family and Friends to Find Him – Your Black World Mother of missing Houston man searches for answers in mysterious disappearance (yahoo.com) ‘Everybody is shaken up’: Mother seeks answers in search for missing son Taylour Young (click2houston.com) Texas Mother Pleads for Public's Help After Disappearance of Son, 25: 'I Know Something Happened' (msn.com) 'Bring Taylour Home’: Houston Mother Seeks Answers in Son's Disappearance (bnc.tv)

13 JAN 2022 · **There are several audio issues with this week's episode, coupled with me being sick.  It's not the best quality and I apologize in advance!*** Jasmaine Smith left her sister's graduation party and was never heard from or seen again.  Her mysterious disappearance may be tied to Alesha Bell's death. More pictures of Jasmaine can be found on the Missing Black Voices' Instagram, as well as the Missing Jasmaine Smith Facebook page.  Be sure to follow Missing Black Voices on  IG: @MissingBlackVoices Facebook.com/MissingBlackVoices Twitter: MissingBLKVoice SOURCES Missing Jasmaine SMITH (facebook.com) Jasmaine Smith, 22: Disappeared After Sister's Graduation Party In 2015 (ourblackgirls.com) Jasmaine Michelle Smith – The Charley Project Mom says another missing Warren woman knew James Brooks - WFMJ.com

6 JAN 2022 · Alesha Bell was just 18 when she disappeared the evening of July 23, 2015 in Warren, Ohio.   Thank you for listening to the first episode of Missing Black Voices! SOURCES True Case Files: The Disappearance and Murder of Alesha Bell UPDATE | James Brooks charged with kidnapping, death of Alesha Bell | News | starbeacon.com Brooks gets eight additional years in teen's death | Local News | starbeacon.com Alesha Bell Remains Found - 18-Year-Ohio Woman Texted Mom "I'm Scared" (seventeen.com) Roaming Shores man sentenced to 21 years in prison for drug and firearms crimes | USAO-NDOH | Department of Justice