On Monday 20th February 2023, the Minnesota state House passed a bill creating the first Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls in the United States. Black women in Minnesota have nearly triple the murder rate of White women and an estimated 60,000 Black women are missing in the United States.

In the united kingdom, Black people accounted for 14 per cent of missing people over four times (3 per cent) their relative population. In London, this number is even higher and black women account for 12.9% of missing person cases.

I created this piece as a reminder that equality to safety is still not a reality for black women across the globe and whilst the recent bill is an excellent step in the right direction, the protection of black women starts within the community.