Black.

Trans.

Poor.

Three reasons Sage Smith did not get the police focus and the media attention she deserved. 

Sage was just beginning her adult life, her true life. She was coming into her own. Sage was openly identifying as transgender. She had her own apartment, shared with two friends. She was taking Cosmetology classes and dreamed of becoming a Stylist. She swept floors in a salon and braided hair in her home for extra money. Sage also knew how to have fun. She loved to go dancing and host parties. 

All of this was cut far too short. Sage Smith disappeared on November 20, 2012. She was meeting Erik McFadden that evening. He claimed she never showed. Then, his story changed. All the time, he was on the run from police.

But others close to her also cast suspicion on themselves. 

Was it a stranger? Or someone she knew? We need to find Sage and bring her family justice. 
Because #blacktranslivesmatter 

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