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For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story
Read full article: For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American storyPresident Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago whose abduction, torture and killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped propel the Civil Rights Movement.
At Nichols' funeral, Black America's grief on public display
Read full article: At Nichols' funeral, Black America's grief on public displayThe funeral of Tyre Nichols had all the hallmarks of what’s known as a homegoing service in Black American communities: comforting gospel hymns, remembrances from loved ones and a stirring eulogy from a clergyman.
Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the story
Read full article: Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the storyThe tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for Emmett Till’s mother as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who lynched her son in 1955.
Emmett Till images have multigenerational impact on artists
Read full article: Emmett Till images have multigenerational impact on artistsAs the first-ever feature-length retelling of the lynching of Emmett Till goes into wide release, so does an art campaign meant to honor the power of images like those of his open casket that were printed by the Black press.
New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'
Read full article: New this week: Scary movies, Lainey Wilson, 'Call of Duty'This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and a Garbage anthology, the video on demand releases of horror films “Pearl” and “Barbarian” and the latest installment of the “Call of Duty” video game franchise.
Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders
Read full article: Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leadersA new biopic about the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement, is being promoted as a tribute to Black women and Black mothers who are continuing her legacy and fight for justice, equality and equity.
Troubling questions unresolved in latest end to Till case
Read full article: Troubling questions unresolved in latest end to Till caseThe white woman whose accusations prompted the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 talks in a memoir about getting preferential treatment from Mississippi authorities soon after the killing.
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
Read full article: 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrestA team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.
Emmett Till relatives seek renewed probe of '55 lynching
Read full article: Emmett Till relatives seek renewed probe of '55 lynchingRelatives of Emmett Till are asking authorities to reverse their decision to close an investigation of his 1955 lynching and instead prosecute a white woman at the center of the case.
Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime
Read full article: Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crimeCongress has given final approval to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law.
Trayvon Martin's mother: 'Don't give up' fight for justice
Read full article: Trayvon Martin's mother: 'Don't give up' fight for justiceThe mother of Trayvon Martin is marking the 10th anniversary of her son’s death by thanking those who sought justice for her family and urging them to continue to fight.
Senate passes bill to honor Emmett Till and his mother
Read full article: Senate passes bill to honor Emmett Till and his motherThe Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
Details of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe ends
Read full article: Details of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe endsThe investigation into the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi nearly 70 years ago ended as it began, with a mystery that might never be solved.
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
Read full article: Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and despite facing two unresolved allegations of sexual assault he’s pressing forward with a bid for governor.
ABC's new 'Women of the Movement' about Emmett Till's mother
Read full article: ABC's new 'Women of the Movement' about Emmett Till's motherABC will air a limited series, ‘Women of the Movement,’ about Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till became an icon of the civil rights movement after he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.
‘Propaganda’? Florida school halts use of book about a Black boy’s killing
Read full article: ‘Propaganda’? Florida school halts use of book about a Black boy’s killingA Florida school board is halting the use of a fictional book about a Black boy who is killed by a white officer after a police union complained to the school district that it is propaganda.
George Floyd and Emmett Till families see parallels in loss
Read full article: George Floyd and Emmett Till families see parallels in lossThe murders of Emmett Till and George Floyd were separated by more than six decades, contrasting circumstances and countless protests, but their families say they feel an intimate connection in their grief and what comes next.
In South, most Black Senate candidates since Reconstruction
Read full article: In South, most Black Senate candidates since ReconstructionDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a campaign rally on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)COLUMBIA, S.C. – In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has since Reconstruction. Mike Espy and Adrian Perkins, meanwhile, are launching spirited bids for the Senate in Mississippi and Louisiana, respectively. The Senate currently has three Black members: Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina and Democrats Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California. “The more competitive races are, and Black candidates win those competitive races, it diminishes this worry that Black candidates can’t win,” Abrams recently told The Associated Press. In Mississippi, Espy is trying for a second time to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction with his challenge to Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Senators seek highest civilian honor for Till and his mother
Read full article: Senators seek highest civilian honor for Till and his motherWASHINGTON – Congress should give the nation’s highest civilian honor posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, a Republican and a Democratic senator said Wednesday. She remained a Civil Rights activist in honor of her slain son for the rest of her life. Till-Mobley created the Emmett Till Players, where teenagers traveled throughout the country presenting the speeches of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. She also was one of the founders of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, which pushed for the re-investigation of Till's murder. President George W. Bush signed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, which allows cold civil rights cases to be reopened, into law in 2008.
Georgia man's death raises echoes of US racial terror legacy
Read full article: Georgia man's death raises echoes of US racial terror legacyThe footage of Arbery’s death was not the only thing that rattled the nation’s conscience. “The slothfulness and inaction of the judicial system, in this case, is a gross testament to the blatant white racial privileges that permeates throughout our country and our institutions." A Georgia Bureau of Investigation statement said the McMichaels confronted Arbery with two firearms and that Travis McMichael fatally shot Arbery. While likening Arbery’s death to a lynching may seem like an apt comparison, doing so isn’t sufficient for understanding why the man’s death is a tragedy, said Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative. The organization has cataloged more than 4,400 racial terror lynchings in the U.S. that took place between Reconstruction and World War II.