White Media Ignores Missing Black Child - Disappearance of an 18-month-old Black Boy Gets No Play

From [HERE] and [HERE] Despite detectives' pleas to national media, the disappearance of an 18-month-old black boy with the wide smile has yet to grab the widespread attention given to other missing children's cases.

Some advocates say the reason why may be as simple as the toddler's gender _ and his race. Monica Caison with the CUE Center for Missing Persons in North Carolina says it's often easier to get national attention when the missing subjects are white children.

From the still-unsolved slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey more than 15 years ago to the disappearance and killing of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, the public has watched with rapt attention as many cases involving young children unfolded, often over many months. Yet Amir Jennings, the little boy who hasn’t been seen since he was captured on surveillance video with his mother in South Carolina nearly a year ago, has registered as scarcely a blip on the nation’s consciousness.

Amir Jennings' mother was convicted Friday of unlawful conduct in the case of her missing son and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Police say Zinah Jennings repeatedly lied about her son's whereabouts, leading investigators to search places from Atlanta to Charlotte, N.C.