The southernmost state ranks third in the country for human trafficking.

Egypt Sherrod is urging her followers to stay alert of their surroundings and possible human traffickers while at the gas station. 

Tisha Campbell-Martin took to social media and shared a scary experience that happened while filming a movie in Texas. In an Instagram video, she said that she suspected that she was almost kidnapped by human traffickers. 

A Colorado Black woman is seeking answers after being racially profiled by Frontier Airlines.

Chrystul Kizer has been out on bond for about a year now awaiting the trial for killing her alleged abuser. Now she will have a chance to appeal on a special defense strategy.

After her off-color skit to raise awareness for human trafficking, Masika has been fired from the show in which she was starring, Double Crossed.

(Washington Examiner) — Human trafficking in the form of sex slaves and unpaid workers is now recognized as a booming crime element in the Washington area.  Just in the past few months: » A D.C. pimp pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges after selling his 12-year-old foster daughter for sex. Read More…

(Chicago Tribune) — In Chicago-area hotels, truck stops and even suburban homes, children are being sold into prostitution and forced labor, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said Wednesday.  A state law against human trafficking enacted in 2005 — it had previously been strictly a federal issue — has had little impact, in part because it is often difficult […]

(Washington Post) — Her name was “Elizabeth London,” she said. And, shivering in a short, white skirt and tottering on huge, acrylic heels too big for her little feet, she was standing on a corner in Northwest Washington, about four blocks from the White House, “waiting for a friend.”  She was a child, about 15, […]