Jelani Day's Mother Calls On Local Police For Answers

The 25-year-old Black man was last seen August 24. His mother speaks about her family not getting the same help as others.

Chance Seales with "Newsy Tonight": The Gabby Petito case has captured the country's attention, and for good reason, but there are other cases, other families in grief tonight that we think as a country we should be following more closely. Some involve Black and Brown families and generally, they don't get as much attention. That includes the case of Jelani Day, a 25-year-old graduate student from Illinois. He suddenly disappeared in late August. His car, wallet, even his clothes have been found, but police haven't found Jelani. His mother, Carmen Boldon Day, was here with us last Friday.

Carmen (on September 17): "I was frustrated with the fact that Jelani hadn't been getting the coverage. Jelani has been missing for 24 days. It seems like the effort to find him has slacked down."

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