The cost of color

18/03/2024

The Cardinal Rule for women who are enjoying a night of fun was broken, now a young mother has seemingly vanished into thin air. Listen to the story of Cynthia Martinez on The cost of color

11/03/2024

When a young woman goes missing not once but twice it becomes the catalyst that would turn her missing person case ice cold before it ever truly heated up. Listen to the story of Alasia Hill at The cost of color

04/03/2024

Being yourself should be the norm yet for one young woman, it caused her to vanish into thin air....

Listen to the story of Aubrey Dameron on The cost of color

20/02/2024

Did you know...

In 2021, there were 2,077 black women and girls that were killed which was a 51% increase over 2019. This increase was the largest among any other gender or race during that same timeframe. If you know something, say something. The cost of color

Read the full story at WSJ:

Some grieving families, frustrated by stalled investigations, have set out to try to solve the murders themselves, walking the blocks where their mothers, daughters or sisters died

29/01/2024

Did you know......

In 2020, on average there were 5 black women and girls killed per day? Nearly a third of Black women and girls in 2020 were known to be killed by an intimate partner or a family member, according to law enforcement homicide data reported to the FBI, and another 16% were killed by a friend, neighbor or acquaintance.

If you know something, say something. Contact us at The cost of color to report a crime anonymously.

For more information: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/25/homicide-violence-against-black-women-us #:~:text=There%20were%201%2C821%20Black%20women,killings%20doubled%20or%20even%20tripled.

23/01/2024

Did you know that crimes against women are so common that it actually has a name?......

Femicide is the term used for the hate crime of systemically killing women, girls or females in general because of their gender/s*x.

There are several types of Femicide but the most common type is 'Intimate Femicide' where a woman knows her killer either as a current/former romantic partner or by a brother/father (honor killing).

For more information on Femicide visit: https://gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/briefs/brief-29.html #:~:text=Intimate%20Femicide&text=Globally%2C%20women%20are%20much%20more,history%20of%20intimate%20partner%20violence.

It's hard enough when we are overlooked by work and society because of our gender but to know that it can also cost us our lives??.....this has to stop!

If you know something about a crime reported on The cost of color or any unsolved case.....say something!

30/11/2023

Did you know?.....According to research from the National Institute of Justice, American Indian women are 1.2 times as likely to experience lifetime violence, 1.8 times as likely to be a victim of stalking, and 1.7 times as likely to be victims of violence in the past year compared to the Non-Hispanic White population.

07/11/2023

Season two will drop in 2024 so if you don't want to be left out, subscribe......wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The first season of The cost of color received over 300 downloads in 3 countries! Continue to talk about the cases from S1 so that we can create momentum for these young ladies and give them justice once and for all. Share these stories with your friends, family and your social media networks and encourage others to listen and start talking about these cases.

If you know something....say something.

16/10/2023

No good deed goes unpunished. Listen to the story of Kayla Barfield to find out how an act of kindness can lead to something purely evil.
Listen to her story on The cost of color, wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Justice for Kayla

03/10/2023

Are we doing everything in our power to search for a child who was 2 years old when she vanished and her mother was murdered? Listen to the story of Finding Nicole "Nikki" Fitts and Arianna Fitts on The cost of color.....wherever you listen to your Podcasts.

25/09/2023

Nicole Fitts....her story has so many twists and turns. An entire family may be behind her demise. Listen to her story on The cost of color (wherever you get your podcasts).

You might have information that can help bring her justice.

18/09/2023

The cost of color is on a quick break this week but don't worry, a new episode will be available on 9.25.23.

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11/09/2023

How can a devoted mother of 3, disappear days after an altercation, yet there are no suspects? Listen to The cost of color wherever you get your podcasts and help find out what happened to Ebony Giddens

06/09/2023

How can someone be discarded on a busy highway and yet there are no eyewitnesses or leads? Listen to the story of 16 year old Tioni Theus and help find justice for her. Listen to The cost of color wherever you get your podcast for more details.

03/09/2023

Did You Know?....

Myth:
Human trafficking is always or usually a violent crime.

Reality:
The most pervasive myth about human trafficking is that it often involves kidnapping or physically forcing someone into a situation. In reality, most traffickers use psychological means such as, tricking, defrauding, manipulating or threatening victims into providing commercial s*x or exploitative labor. the poloarisproject.org

28/08/2023

Listen to a story about life giving a young mother, one obstacle after another and yet she still pushed through until one day someone or something caused her to vanish into thin air.

A podcast dedicated to cold cases for women of color.

21/08/2023

When a mother-to-be goes missing, how do we allow 5 years to go by with no formal suspect or new leads? Listen to the story of at the cost of color podcast, wherever you listen to your podcasts.

07/08/2023

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