Black and Missing but Not Forgotten

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Today is the first day of getting the word out about Monica Renee Bowie! Our plan is to simply email, fax, z-mail or use twitter and FB to get the word out. If you don’t know what to say, you can either post the letter below in an email, print it out and fax or mail it – or you can just give the media outlets the link to Monica’s FB page here. Her facebook page has pretty much everything you need to knoww about her case so far.

Below is the letter you may use (See related post for emails and list of media outlets):

To Whom It May Concern:

During 2008, 778,161 persons were entered into the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) Missing Person File. Missing blacks accounted for 33% (255,275 ) of these cases. Monica Renee Bowie was one of them and she is still missing.

The last time anyone wrote about Monica Renee Bowie was September 2007. The first time was a few days after she disappeared. That day, Monica was introduced to the public as an ex-convict and exotic dancer. And that day; her disappearance fell through the cracks.

Monica Renee Bowie was last seen outside her apartment complex in Atlanta, Georgia on July 5, 2007. Several neighbors heard a woman screaming for help while police saw signs of struggles with pieces of Monica’s hair and nails on the ground. Monica last appearance wasn’t pretty; she was last seen being dragged to a car by two men. Despite an arrest being made in her disappearance, Monica’s case began to turn cold. A few articles were written, but it was short-lived, being updated at least once a month. Her mother feared that she would be forgotten stating that, “Once the media stops, it’s hard to start it again”. It does not have to be that way, Monica’s story can be heard again.

Monica was a young entrepreneur armed with a business degree and two successful companies. She was arrested a month before her disappearance after police found a handgun and marijuana in the car her fiancée was driving. However, the record needs to be set straight. The only thing Monica was guilty of was being the owner of that car and associating with the wrong people. She did own a gun, but in her other car, legally and with a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Monica did indeed work as a dancer, but for 6 weeks in order to make ends meet before going into business.

Author D.L. Sparks remembers Monica as her best friend since high school. She states that from the moment they met, they have become inseparable, spending summers and nights at Monica’s house. Sparks, who dedicates her books to Monica, wants the world to know that this former drill team captain “has one of the biggest hearts” and brought smiles “almost effortlessly” to everyone she came in contact with. Monica will never be forgotten by her friends and family.

Will you help keep her name alive?

More information about Monica can be found on her Facebook page established by Black and Missing but not Forgotten here: http://www.facebook.com/blackandmissing#!/pages/Black-and-Missing-Monica-Renee-Bowie/108001799222749?ref=nf

For more information about Black and Missing but Not Forgotten, please visit our website at www.blackandmissing.org

Thanks and have a great day!

As an alternative, you can tweet (just copy and paste):

@wsb_tv @FOX5Atlanta @11AliveNews @cbsatl @v103atlanta @640wgst @AtlantaMagazine @ajc @cl_atlanta Missing Monica Bowie: http://bit.ly/adMPoT

If you go to their FB page, you can post a link to Monica’s FB page: http://www.facebook.com/blackandmissing#!/pages/Black-and-Missing-Monica-Renee-Bowie/108001799222749?ref=sgm

Good luck and let us know what happens! Remember, this is an ongoing campaign – it doesn’t end today, it ends when Monica is found!

UPDATES:

 You can also retweet this (includes hashtags, photo url and info url) – copy and paste below:

#MonicaBowie http://twitpic.com/1f170w #ATL Where is Monica Renee Bowie (ATL)? http://bit.ly/adMPoT

or this (links back to the campaign page)…

#MonicaReneeBowie last seen in ATL, July 5, ’07 screaming & being dragged to a car by 2 men. Where is she? http://is.gd/bp8Wg

or follow us @blackandmissing and retweet everything we tweet! This is ongoing – until Monica is found!!

Tweet the Mayor of ATL about Monica’s case!: @kasimreed Mr. Mayor #MonicaBowie seen being dragged to a car in Buckhead. No media coverage. Help us bring her home http://is.gd/bp8Wg