Por: The Hill Politics December 22, 2022
Nearly 70 years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered by two white men, the House has passed a resolution to posthumously award both he and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, the Congressional Gold Medal. The resolution, titled the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021, was introduced by Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in February 2021. The act passed in the Senate in... + full article
ABC News USA Life October 29, 2022
Don't mistake now blazing its truth in theaters, for homework or eating your vegetables. That happens a lot when a real-life tragedy -- in this case the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till for the crime of being Black in Mississippi -- becomes an excuse for Hollywood... + más
'Till' Review: Danielle Deadwyler Shines, But the Truth Is Brutal Enough | Vanity Fair
Review: 'Till' grippingly reorients an American tragedy | ABC News
The Boston Globe USA Entertainment October 20, 2022
The lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till remains one of the most notorious crimes of the civil rights era. It took place in August 1955. Emmett, who lived in Chicago, was visiting relatives in Mississippi. One day he allegedly whistled at a white woman behind a store counter. For... + más
‘Till’: Another well-acted drama honors the memories of Emmett Till and his uncompromising mother | Chicago Sun Times
Mississippi city of Greenwood unveils Emmett Till memorial statue | ABC News
Associated Press USA Business October 15, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Carr sat up straight in her seat as she heard lines of dialogue delivered by the actor portraying Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of , a 14-year-old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement.“As I watched that... + más
‘Till’ Does the Best It Can With One of History’s Saddest Stories | The Daily Beast
WPLG Local 10 USA Entertainment October 15, 2022
NEW YORK – Gwen Carr sat up straight in her seat as she heard lines of dialogue delivered by the actor portraying Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of , a 14-year-old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement.“As I watched that... + más
Chicago Sun Times USA Entertainment October 13, 2022
Think of someone you know who is in their early 80s and has enjoyed a long and enriching life, and who still might be with us for another decade or even longer, the Good Lord willing. Now consider that even though the story of the horrific lynching of Emmett Till feels like a... + más
ABC News USA Entertainment October 10, 2022
Almost by default, filmmakers typically take a wide lens to historical moments like the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. In reaching for a defining chapter of America, it's natural for a movie to aim for a sweeping portrait of a shifting society. But in “Till,”... + más
The Daily Beast USA Entertainment October 02, 2022
Few non-activist figures from the civil rights era have latched onto the American consciousness like . In 1955, the 14-year-old Chicagoan was brutally killed by two white men while visiting Mississippi; he had been accused of whistling at one of their wives, , at a grocery... + más
Prosecutor who worked on 1 renewal of Emmett Till case dies | WGN-TV
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