Arts Sep 24 New book ‘The Barn’ revisits the people and forces behind Emmett Till’s murder By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Education Jul 25 Watch 7:30 National monument dedicated to Emmett Till amid debate over how to teach race and history A new national monument dedicated to the murdered teenager Emmett Till and his mother honors three sites critical to Till's story, and central to the birth of America's civil rights movement. The announcement comes in the middle of a heated… By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Ali Schmitz, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako
Politics Jul 25 WATCH: Biden signs proclamation for monument honoring Emmett Till and mother Mamie Till-Mobley As President Joe Biden signed a proclamation on Tuesday establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, it marked the fulfillment of a promise Till’s relatives made after his death 68 years ago. By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
Politics Jul 23 Biden will establish a national monument for Emmett Till, Black teen lynched in 1955 President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, and his mother, a White House official… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics Feb 16 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden hosts a screening of Emmett Till film Jean-Pierre said that it was important to the president to host the screening during Black History Month “to lift this movie up" and to make sure that Till's story is not forgotten. By Associated Press
Oct 21 Mississippi community honors Emmett Till with new statue By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Friday's dedication ceremony came decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager over accusations that he flirted with a white woman in a country store. Continue reading
Aug 09 Mississippi grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation set off lynching of Emmett Till By Associated Press A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago. Continue reading
Jul 19 Emmett Till’s house among Black historical sites to get landmarks funds By Don Babwin, Associated Press Emmett Till's Chicago home is one of more than two dozen historically significant sites that will share $3 million in grant money from a preservation organization. Continue reading
Jun 29 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest By Jay Reeves, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A 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. And relatives of the victim say they now want the woman… Continue reading
Apr 22 Family seeks prosecution in 1955 kidnapping that led to the murder of Emmett Till By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Carolyn Bryant Donham was named nearly 67 years ago in a warrant that accused her in Till's abduction, yet she was never arrested or brought to trial. Continue reading