evidence: In fact, data shows that missing white children receive far more media coverage than missing black and brown children, despite higher rates of missing children among communities of color. [...] "I think there’s a false belief that white children make up the biggest number of missing children when in fact (proportionally) it’s just the opposite," Lowery said, adding that the highnumber of black girls reported missing is particularly concerning. [...] Law enforcement often classify children of color as runaways without having all the details, Wilson said. Because those kids are considered to have voluntarily left home, Amber alerts aren’t sent out about them and they typically aren’t covered in the news.