EXPLAINED: 5 - The Real Truth

Emmett Till relative’s lawsuit seeks to serve white woman’s arrest warrant

Cousin of murdered Black teenager tries to compel sheriff to enforce 1955 warrant against Carolyn Bryant Donham, now 89

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2023

Lawsuit seeks white woman's arrest in Emmett Till kidnapping

A relative of Emmett Till is suing to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955 arrest warrant on a white woman in the kidnapping that led to Till's lynching

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

At Nichols' funeral, Black America's grief on public display

The 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

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

There’s still plenty to say about the Emmett Till story

What prompts me to write is a new book about the Emmett Till story, A Few Days Full of Trouble, by Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. and Christopher Benson.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2023

National Park Service eyes new Mississippi civil rights sites

Advocates for decades have sought to preserve sites linked to two crucial moments of the Civil Rights Movement.

Axios · Jan 7, 2023

Deborah Watts, cousin of Emmett Till, on his legacy and what moved her about the film

"I can see the moment when she decided to swallow her pain and move forward towards action", Deborah Watts, cousin of Emmett Till and co-founder of his foundation, holds back tears. Till is a compelling new biographical drama film based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley's relentless pursuit of…

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023

Emmett Till and his mother honored with the Congressional Gold Medal

The 14-year-old was killed by two white men in 1955 after a white woman accused him of flirting with her. The medal will be on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

WEKU · Dec 24, 2022

Emmett Till and his mother honored with congressional medal

Congress awards Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teen murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 21, 2022

US Congress to posthumously honour slain teenager Emmett Till

The unanimous vote awarded Till and his mother, both civil rights icons, the Congressional Gold Medal.

Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2022

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Danielle Deadwyler goes all in

In Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” Danielle Deadwyler gives one of the most powerful and subtly expressive performances of the year

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022