emmett till
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Emmett Till’s Chicago Home Will Be Preserved
The home is one of 33 sites receiving funds intended to help preserve Black history
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Emmett Till Activists March Inside North Carolina Living Facility Looking For Longtime Accuser
Since the discovery of an unserved Mississippi warrant, calls for the prosecution of Carolyn Bryant Donham have been amplified.
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Emmett Till’s Family Seeks Arrest After 1955 Warrant Found
A search group comprised of Till's family members found the warrant charging Carolyn Bryant Donham of kidnapping
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Charles Booker, Kentucky Democrat, Wears Noose in New Campaign Ad and Calls out Sen. Rand Paul
The first Black Kentuckian to receive a Democratic nomination for Senate wearing a noose in the emotional ad chronicling America's lynching history
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Emmett Till’s Family Look to Prosecute His Accuser for Kidnapping
Carolyn Bryant Donham was named in the arrest warrant in Till's abduction decades ago. His family aims to use it in bringing her to justice.
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Michelle Obama, Other Black Leaders Express Praise and Mixed Emotions About ‘Anti-Lynching’ Law
Black leaders around the country praise the passing of the "Emmett Till Anti-Lynching" Act, but also acknowledge this is step one in a long fight.
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246 Years Later, Lynching Is Finally A Federal Hate Crime
President Joe Biden signs anti-lynching act named for slain Emmett Till.
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Critics of Opera Based on Emmett Till’s Murder Don’t Want the Curtain to Go Up
Protesters say Emmett Till, A New American Opera does more to soothe white guilt than advocate for racial justice
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Finally Congress Passes Emmett Till Bill Making Lynching A Hate Crime
The historic bill carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
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Second Investigation into Kendrick Johnson’s Death Closes with No Charges Filed
A second investigation in the death of Kendrick Johnson, who was found rolled up into a gym mat, has been closed and ruled as a 'weird accident.'