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Jenice Armstrong: The new Emmett Till movie is hard to watch. See it anyway, and take teens with you

PHILADELPHIA — Some movies are more important than others.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 22, 2022

Mississippi town with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi town with a Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager.

WEKU · Oct 21, 2022

Community with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi community with an elaborate Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

OLD Emmett Till’s accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham dies, family is still searching for justice

Nobody has been convicted of any crimes in connection with the 14-year-old’s lynching in 1955

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Who was Emmett Till? What to know about his death and legacy

RALEIGH, N.C. — In 1955, a white woman alleged that a Black teenager whistled at, grabbed and said obscene things to her in her grocery store in Mississippi. The result? A brutal kidnapping, beating and murder in the Jim Crow South.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Serving 1955 arrest warrant in Emmett Till case might not lead to justice

The question for a prosecutor considering possible charges would be whether anything more than headlines would result from an arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 3, 2022

Emmett Till's family find clue 70 years after black teen lynched and thrown in river

The Mirror is the first news outlet to be given exclusive access to the original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till, 14, of making advances toward her in 1955

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022

Family of 14-year-old Emmett Till murdered in 1955 seeks arrest as film opens

Nobody has ever served time for the African-American teenager’s murder, which is the subject of a film, Till, that opens on Friday

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022

After Uvalde shooting, people consider an ‘Emmett Till moment’ to change gun debate

When Ollie Gordon scrolls through social media and her emails, the notifications always come in like clockwork.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 12, 2022

Taraji P. Henson isn’t here to debate Jussie Smollett’s innocence. She wants him freed

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson is defending her TV son, Jussie Smollett, after the actor was recently convicted on charges of staging a hate crime and sentenced to 150 days in jail.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2022