MSR: Leading the charge for missing and murdered Black women

Over the past two years, Lakeisha Lee has taken her family’s tragic experience to help shape what has now become the first Office for Missing and Murdered African American Women (MMAAW) in the country. She testified in front of lawmakers at the state Capitol and advocated for a central resource that would address the growing number of missing and murdered Black women in Minnesota. 

Dr. Brittany Lewis, CEO and founder of Research in Action and a senior research associate at the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, helped the task force gather the relevant data and information to guide the creation of an Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women. Read more.