Bridgette Rouse visited Chicago City Hall for the first time on Wednesday to address the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety about the troubling issue of missing Black women and girls. Rouse’s older sister, Sonya Rouse, disappeared in March 2017 at the age of 50.
Rouse was among several individuals who testified during the four-hour hearing. Their collective message was clear: despite years of media focus, many within Chicago’s Black community feel that police and city officials are not doing enough to address the cases of missing Black women and girls.
