The Tragic Death Of Missing Mother Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart Must Finally Call Us To National Action

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Family, loved ones, co-workers and community members in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are mourning the loss of 41-year-old Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart. The mother of 10’s tragic story is a heartbreaking chapter in the long, brutal book about missing and murdered Black women and girls—and all the inaction and silence from those charged to protect and speak out.

But Tomitka Jurnett-Stewart was found dead in the trunk of her car on April 17th. She’d been reported missing by her son...