This is Phylicia Barnes, a 16-year-old North Carolina girl who disappeared while visiting her 27-year old step-sister in Baltimore, MD. According to Phylicia’s half-sister Deena Barnes, Phylicia was last seen on December 28 at 2:30 pm when she told her sister she was going shopping.
Anyone who had contact with Phylicia in the hours leading up to her disappearance is considered a person of interest, police said. Phylicia’s sister is of college-age and “she had a lot of friends coming in and out,” police say; which makes the potential suspect pool large and difficult to narrow down.
In the past week, authorities have conducted multiple searches for Phylicia in and around the area of the apartment complex where she was last seen, but so far nothing of interest has been found.
Authorities are now hoping that billboards donated by Clear Channel Communications might help bring some new leads in the case. Billboards, which display Phylicia’s photo and vital information, were put up along Interstate 95 from Baltimore to New York City, police said.
Phylicia is a straight “A” student and is due to graduate early from Union Academy in Monroe, North Carolina.
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My first time hearing this. Giess it’s becauz this is a young black girl.
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“My first time hearing this”
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Yeah… Maybe if she was lighter, whiter or richer, we would hear about it 24/7.
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This was on the news Saturday morning. They interviewed the girl’s mother. who allowed her daughter to visit her wild azz step sister who’s she’s only known for about 2yrs. The step sister is a college student in her 20’s who had wild parties and boys in and out. ain’t no telling what happened to this young girl. smh.
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This is so foul…..it’s the first time I’m hearing anything about her.
They really don’t care when one of us is missing but for those pink toe bitches they got:
1.amber alert
2.meagans law
3. Tristan tracker
4.the Sarah search
The last two I made up but y’all get my point
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Digg it!!!!
They should say she was last seen wit a white girl..Then she’d be home by this afternoon
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Oh god @ACE & QTIP,
Your comments have me laughing my azz off!!!! and it’s sad at the same time. But So true.
I never heard of this case until NOW. Wonder if Nancy Grace is going to have a special on her?
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lmao ya’ll are right!!! it’s sad but true!!
yeah @acquitta, hopefully Nacy Grace will cover this hope she’s ok but, this sounds like foul play…
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I hope she is found and soon!
And Damn yall you for making me laugh at a somber moment
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America does not care about blacks just one less to worry about sad but true. I hope she is found but I don’t think she is alive
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Ya’ll funny but the bottom line is, there is not enough attention to this matter…
I thank God Blog Queen posted it.
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Hi Lexy,
I saw the story about Phylicia on the news early Saturday morning and was determined to search it in order to bring attention to it on this forum.
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Hey Ms. Bell! Happy New Year!
Hugs and kisses to you!!!
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Morning Ms. Bell 🙂
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Hi Trace!!!!
Thanks for the story beautiful!!!!
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Happy New Year Blog Queen!!!!!
Let the “azz kissing” from your peeps begin!
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Thank you Tracy for posting this story.
And i pray that God will be with this family! Most missing children are dead within the first 48 hours but I believe in miracles and hopefully one will happen here!!
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“Let the “azz kissing” from your peeps begin!”
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starr, azz kissing is what some of us do best!
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Trace,
A black girl went missing in England the same time a white woman did this christmas. The white woman was all over the news and no mentioning was ever made of the black girl. Which one turned up dead? The white woman. The media feels like it’ll get more ratings if its one their own. Maybe Oprah’s channel can broadcast her profile.
But ‘thank you’ ms. bell for staying on point.
Your #1 azz kissing reader!!!!
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LOL @ Adam!!!!!
Hi Ms. Tracy!!!!
“Let the “azz kissing” from your peeps begin!”
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Some os us can’t help it @Starr!!
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Umm you can do all the campaigning that you want. If the media isn’t interested in a black girl missing then they wont feature the story.
THANK GOD we have forums like this that will. Thank you Ms. Bell!!!!
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I agree W YOU/MRS:
And @Starr, if thanking Ms. Blog Queen Diva is ‘azz kissing’ then so be it!
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Hey Tracy!!!! 🙂
Happy New Year!
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Whaddup Trace!!! Happy New Year….10 days into the new year and you on top of ya game. you go gurl!!!! 🙂
XOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXO..
Aw BigBelly, eat ya heart out!!!
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Hey Ms, Tracy —> “HAPPY NEW YEAR” WAVES*
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Thank you Tracy for this post!
And Happy New Year!!!!!
This is the first time i seen anything about this girl this is sad. I will most definately pray for her.
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Hey Ms. Tracy AKA BLOG QUEEN!!!!!!
Happy New Year!
Now if that makes me an azz kisser!!!! I just puckered up!!!! LOL
Morning everyone!!!!
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Oh wow!!! hey miss trace., thanks for this. just heard of this story now. what a pretty girl. and she’s an a student just wow. 😦
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Hi TRACY!!!! 🙂
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Thanks Tracy!!!
I watch all the national morning shows everyday while getting ready for work but never heard about this on any of them. Smh.
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Hi Ms. Bell!!!!! Hugs and many kisses to you…Happy New Year….
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Tracy,
I’m happy that you put this story up because as a BLOG HOST you have alot of power and you are doing your part in helping missing black people.
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“And @Starr, if thanking Ms. Blog Queen Diva is ‘azz kissing’ then so be it!”
@Lexy, never said saying “thank you” was a form of kissing ms. bell’s azz., but the way SOME of ya’ll jump on her with the “hey ms. bell” as soon as she comments is just sickening!
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Starr, “you are indeed a trip” there is a certain adoration that SOME OF US (yes me included) have for her that’s all. so we can’t help but JUMP on THE HELLO and WHAT’Z UP band-wagon when she appears. we deem her special. 🙂 so here i go!!!!
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No comment…@Starr….
signed…azz kisser #100 LOL!
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@Aceman,
We need
1.felicia finders
2.trackin tanisha
3.moniques missin
4.LaRonda rescue
5.where’s rochelle?
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@Ace,
Don’t forget La Quita & Joenetta hood alert.
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What ACE said is true.
When is it going to stop surprising people that other races just don’t care about blacks as much as they do other races. Yes, it’s sad but real and true.
Hint: That’s why we should support each other and uplift each other more! (STARR)
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@Ace,
Now I hate to talk about race here but the obvious here is:
1. White girl gets acid thrown in face by black woman, national headlines, lie.
2. White news caster gets raped, National headlines, lie.
3. Little white girl is missing. National head lines.
4. Natalie holloway…National headlines for years and still is.
5. You never see talk of blacks girls going missing until this. SMH
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Thank you Trace for posting this…some of us never heard about this up until now!!!!!
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where are her cell phone records who did she leave with did she call any new number???????
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They said her cell phone has been OFF since she left.
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If she wasn’t familiar with the area, why in the hell did they let her go shopping by herself?! I would investigate them (the step sister).
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I agree!
Sounds like a setup, smdh
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I pray this woman is safe and alive. Sadly is doesnt look/sound that way
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My prayers are with Philicia and the family.
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This is why I DON’T go out at night. Baltimore is one of the murder capitals. I can understand her not being familiar and all but her sister played a role too. Having about 20 guys in a party and letting her sister be unsupervised. SMH she should go to hell. If that was my sister I would name every damm suspect I thought was suspect!!!
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Jamilla,
I have been hearing about this since this poor girl went missing. I live in Baltimore County and local news has been all over this but national media no coverage. So sad I suspect someone who frequented her sisters home killed this girl. The police really don’t believe she’s alive.
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Somebody need to call Al Sharpton. You know the second he open his mouth its on every news station.
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I hope they find this girl soon.
The reality is, black life just isn’t important to mainstream America. That’s why nothing is called a crisis or tragedy until it affects people WHO ARE NOT OF AFRICAM AMERICAN DECENT!!!!!
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OMG!!!!
I pray that they get some type of lead to locate this young lady, and that she is alive when found. That’s my hope and prayer anyway.
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I pray that this young lady is found and soon and I hope she is okay when they do find her.
May the Lord be with her family during this difficult time.
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HEY FLO! Did we speak in the previous post? 🙂
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Girl I can’t remember 🙂 and who cares. How are you Ms. Lady???
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Hey Ladies! 🙂
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Hey Yvonne!!!! Ha you???
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Morning Ladies.
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Whassup Lisa!!!
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I think the half sista knows something. I hope somebody come forward wit some information, My prayer is that they find her alive.
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Hey Daisy,
I COSIGN!
I bet some friend of the sisters likely set her up. As pretty as she look in these pics, this is too sad. wow.
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“My prayer is that they find her alive”
That’s my prayer too but realistically I highly doubt it.
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she’s been missing since dec. 28…i doubt she’s alive too.
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Lord Jesus!!!!
I pray they find this girl alive…
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“I think the half sista knows something”
@Daisy, I was also wondering why she let her go shopping in an unfamiliar area..I find that odd.
She’s from NC, Baltimore was prolly cold and snowy then, why would she want to go out shopping by herself in the cold? If you are visiting family you tend to wait to do things together as a group instead of solo. This is fishy and the sister does sound shady in all this.
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I agree w/DAISY,, the Sister sounds likes shes not telling the truth. Shadiness on her part**
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I believe somebody who was in and out of the house knows something (I smell a rat). She did not just walk out the house. I’ve put all my FB family and friends on alert. My prayers are with her and the family.
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of course if she not a cute little white girl shes not gonna get enough attention
people go missing everyday and the ones who keeps getting all the attention are the white kids and teenagers ..nothing NEW its America
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of course if she not a cute little white girl shes not gonna get enough attention
people go missing everyday and the ones who keeps getting all the attention are the white kids and teenagers ..nothing NEW its America
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AMEN!!! AMEN!!!!
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Regardless if she is black, white, or green my prayers are with her and her family
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“Regardless if she is black, white, or green my prayers are with her and her family”
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Yes my prayers are as well but blacks missing and being MINUSED from the news is just how it is in WHITE AMERICA! Hence the reason WHY most of us knew NOTHING about this story!
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“the news is just how it is in WHITE AMERICA!”
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I agree with you YVONNE:
yea its sad but its true. i remember when that white girl lacey peterson went missing years ago and she was pregnant, but at the same time, there was a black girl ALSO PREGNANT missing, and no one even heard of it. she got NO MEDIA COVERAGE WHATSO EVER. this is proof that yes racism still exist.
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Ladies,
Hopefully she’s found safe/sound sooner than later.
& yes, missing blacks aren’t given the same attention as whites……Sad but true.
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Terrible. I hate it when anyone goes missing, but it’s true that when little white kids go missing, it’s some huge inflated national media coverage, included with a huge search hunt, whereas if missing hispanic and black kids even get reported on the news, it’s probably going to be some 10 second missing child announcement and that’s it. FACT.
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Fuck all this bloggin!
I’m bout to email CNN and Fake Fox askn them to please do this girl’s story!
Make no damn sense!
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Good luck wit dat Corp!
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Most blacks dont care about themselves, so what makes you think that whites would care about blacks. The honest truth hurts Negros, Black women are the least valued females in America along with black men being the least valued men. Integration is what killed the black community because now many of you are exclusively dependent on the white social structure. Here is an idea, how about the black community begin a community outreach program that targets missing minority children, police the communities because outside of that you are not going to see any rapid justice.
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*inhale, exhale* @Random, you’re sadly right. I do notice that blacks sit and complain about the problems going on within a community, county, state, nation. the government, everything. But not one is willing to work up the energy to make things happen. They think that “Oh I’m just one person, I won’t make a difference” so they sit on their azzes and complain in hopes of something magically changing. Whites won’t change unless you try to make them change. Even if that doesn’t work, keep trying anyway or set up something on your own. Heck, take it as far as creating an all black news station if that’s what it takes. Doesn’t sound too realistic, but I bet it would happen if it needed to. I watch the news everyday and they will talk about the same kidnapping stories (white girls of course) nonstop, but I’ll never hear about blacks – unless it’s another damn HOOD shooting somewhere.
Things were so much different during the Civil Rights movement. Blacks…heck even other races fought with every ounce of energy to make things change. Wanted justice. Once they got it…that was it. Yes, there are endless unfair situations that go on today, but don’t open your mouth and start whining and bitching about it unless you’re willing to make things change. Until then, STFU and suck it up.
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Hard pill to swallow @ACE & RANDOM:
But I agree.
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I don’t get it @ACE,
How does the civil rights movement of the 1960s relate to addressing this topic of BLACKS being ignored by mainstream news in America today? …no, you’re right. The civil rights movement happened for a few days in Birmingham in the 60s, then everything stopped after that.
(Email CNN, yall.)
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Ashanti,
I submitted this story several days ago to CNN and they’re still not covering the story.
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(In Kanye’s voice) The White media doesn’t care about [black people] in general unless we are cooning or earning them money. What a shame!!!
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I remember when Elizabeth Smart went missing, she was everywhere. But a sista comes up missing and we hear nothing. Yes, America is still very racist…smh
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“And the cops in Baltimore are just now realizing that mainstream media doesn’t give missing Black girls the same attention as their Caucasian counterparts.”
Really?
“This case is no different than the Natalee Holloway case. The only difference is Phylicia is from North Carolina, she went missing in Baltimore and she is African-American.”
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Oh and let’s not forget “SHANDRA LEVY” the white intern who was fucking her home state senator and went missing. we all know he killed her but they pinned it on a former excon. GTFOH!
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That’s right! I remember her…hell couldn’t help but hear about her, that intern was “NATIONAL NEWS STORY”
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This is terrible, I hope this young woman returns unharmed.
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OH WOW!!!!
Hope they find her soon!
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Hope/pray that she’s safe.
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YES let’s **hope
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This girl is 16 years old. she had a cell phone on her, don’t yall think if she was lost in baltimore she woulda called somebody by now? This looks grim so let’s keep it all da way real here.
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I agree Q!!!!…..she is 16 not 6 she could called someone by now.
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This is sad! Either way, I hope they locate her. Pray for her safe return, and her family.
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Media stands for..
Maniac
European
Devils
In
Action
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This is so sad!
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The news said her birthday is this Wednesday.
How very sad!
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EBONY: How you know?
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Go to the Baltimore sun website to read some of the comments.
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CNN posted this article on Jan 4th. I just read it. I also heard Nancy Grace spoke about it on her show. Finally an amber alert was issued. I just pray to god that this child returns home safely. As a parent I understand what these ppl are going thru. Phylicia’s family will continue to be in my heart n prayer until she returns home safe and sound.
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