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A race riot broke out in Springfield in 1908. It should be recognized with a national monument.

The designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is a healing step in honoring Black history, but much more must be done.

Chicago Sun-Times

President Joe Biden creates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi

‘What Emmett did, he gave up a lot, but it helped a lot of people. And he still speaks from the grave,’ Emmett Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who witnessed Till being kidnapped, told the Sun-Times.

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READ: Proclamation establishing Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

“These places contain historic objects that illuminate the complicated fabric of our Nation and the injustice and inequality that Black people continue to experience today,” President Joe Biden said in signing the proclamation Tuesday.

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Biden admonishes Republican attempts to ‘bury history’ as he creates Emmett Till national monument

‘Darkness and denial can hide much, but they erase nothing’

The Independent UK

Biden honours Emmett Till, his mother with US national monument

The 1955 lynching of Till, a Black teen, and his mother’s subsequent activism helped propel US civil rights movement.

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Embracing history, Biden protects sites tied to Emmett Till’s murder

Three new landmarks will honor Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder in Mississippi became a rallying point in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.

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A new national monument will honor Emmett Till and his mother — and strike a blow for historical truth

Emmett Till, who would have turned 82 on Tuesday, and Mamie Till-Mobley changed the course of U.S. history. They deserve this national honor.

Chicago Sun-Times

For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday that establishes 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

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Karine Jean-Pierre held Monday’s White House briefing on the week Donald Trump is expected to be indicted for the third time this year.

The Independent UK

How Emmett Till’s mother fought for justice after her son’s killing

A national momument spanning three sites central to the story of Till’s death will join efforts to reckon with America’s history of racist violence, Alex Woodward reports

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Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

A White House official says President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley

The Independent UK

Emmett Till-inspired art installation marks groundbreaking on work to restore his former Woodlawn home

The annual ice cream social to celebrate Emmett Till’s birthday also marked the opening of an interactive art installation, titled ‘Be Careful, I Always Am,’ by Chicago-born artist Germane Barnes.

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Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother

The national monument, at sites in Illinois and Mississippi, will help protect places that tell Till's story, as well as reflect the activism of his mother.

The Independent UK

Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother

The monument to the murdered Black teen follows the President’s signing last year of the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act

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Biden to create Emmett Till national monument at Chicago church where his open casket was displayed

A White House official said Biden will sign a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi.

The Independent UK

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

A White House official says President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley

The Guardian - UK

Till to The Beanie Bubble: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

A passionate and furious film about a 14-year-old boy killed in the US in the 50s, and a quirky story about Beanie Babies becoming a word-of-mouth craze

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Activists push for landmark status at Burr Oak Cemetery, where there are ‘improvements to be made’

More than a decade after scandal hit the historic cemetery, local advocates say there’s still much left to be desired, with wooden markers broken and rain causing Emmett Till’s grave to constantly be submerged.

Chicago Sun-Times

Roberts Temple, site of Emmett Till’s funeral, pushed as national historic site

Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, at 40th and State streets, is 101 years old.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Woodlawn, Naomi Davis planted a seed that now will help find green solutions to help Black communities

Her Blacks in Green organization is getting $10 million from the Biden administration to help build on her efforts and expand them across the Midwest.

The Guardian - UK

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Cate Blanchett’s unravelling conductor, Spielberg’s semi-memoir and the stop-motion tale of a shell wearing shoes all feature in the pick of the year released in the UK to date

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