California’s new “Ebony Alert” law creates a notification, like an AMBER Alert, to recognize missing Black women and children ages 12-25.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 673 into law this week, which allows law enforcement to issue an Ebony Alert and the Department of the California Highway Patrol to update electronic highway signs. Media platforms, like radio and television, are encouraged but not required to participate in Ebony Alerts.