Jayln Hall joins the morning show to discuss the process of the historic role of playing Emmett Till and how he got the opportunity.
The trailer to Chinonye Chukwu's Emmett Till movie, 'Till' has dropped and Black people have had negative reactions. The post Let’s Talk About This ‘Till’ Trailer And Why So Many Black People Are Opposed To An Emmett Till Movie appeared first on NewsOne.
We had the true honor of speaking with Reverend Wheeler Parker, cousin of the late Emmett Till, to discuss his feelings on the recent passing of a bill that finally recognizes lynching as a hate crime.
On Sept. 2, the Emmett Till Center discovered another historical marker paying tribute to the slain-teen was tampered with as the sign had been toppled over.
Famed actress Whoopi Goldberg is set to co-star and produce a film about Emmett Till’s unfortunate 1955 lynching, but plans to do so by telling the tragic tale from the perspective of his mom, Mamie Till-Mobley.
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The tragically short life of Emmett Till became a tipping point for the Civil Rights Movement, and his enduring legacy serves as a reminder not much as changed in America. However, the nation will recognize the church that held his funeral will be listed as one of the Most Endangered Historic Places in the United States.
The film will also follow Mamie Till Mobley and her fight for justice for her son.
A long and overdue piece of legislation passed through the House on Wednesday, formally classifying lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill is named in honor of the 14-year-old black teenager who was brutally murdered by a white mob in Mississippi in 1955. Emmett Till’s uneventful death was one of the watershed moments marking the beginning of […]
The show will focus on Mamie Till, whose son, Emmett Till, was lynched by a white mob in Mississippi.
