News Jordan Neely’s Death Highlights A History Of Disregard For Black LifeAtiya JordanMay 18, 2023May 17, 2023 by Atiya JordanMay 18, 2023May 17, 20231129 The death of Jordan Neely on May 1 is shedding light on the cycles of disregard for Black life that replay again and again.... Read more
Arts and Culture News Statue Honoring Emmett Till’s Mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, Unveiled at Argo Community High SchoolSharelle BurtMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023 by Sharelle BurtMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023736 The legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley continues to live on, thanks to Argo Community High School in Summit, Illinois.... Read more
News Carolyn Bryant Donham, White Woman Who Claimed Emmett Till ‘Whistled’ At Her, Dies at 88Stacy JacksonApril 27, 2023April 27, 2023 by Stacy JacksonApril 27, 2023April 27, 20231419 According to a fact-of-death letter from the Calcasieu Parish Coroner, Carolyn Donham died Tuesday in Westlake, Louisiana.... Read more
News Fulton County Jail Officials Resign After Inmate Found ‘Eaten Alive’ In Jail CellSharelle BurtApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 by Sharelle BurtApril 20, 2023April 20, 202316984 Officials from the Fulton County Jail in Georgia have stepped down after a prisoner was "eaten alive."... Read more
News Lock Her Up! Cousin of Emmett Till Files New Lawsuit Demanding The Arrest of Carolyn Bryant DonhamSharelle BurtFebruary 13, 2023February 13, 2023 by Sharelle BurtFebruary 13, 2023February 13, 20232208 The Till family will never let Emmett's legacy die.... Read more
Celebrity News #OscarsSoWhite 2.0? Director of ‘Till’ Blasts Oscars’ Lack of Black Women NominationsSharelle BurtJanuary 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by Sharelle BurtJanuary 25, 2023January 25, 2023301 Here we go again....... Read more
History Emmett Till, Mother Join Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson as Recipients of Congressional Gold MedalStacy JacksonDecember 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by Stacy JacksonDecember 23, 2022December 23, 2022679 The Tills received the highest civilian honor that Congress awards.... Read more
Arts and Culture Black Lives Matter History Leadership Men Emmett Till Statue Stands Tall In Mississippi Near Area Where He Was Abducted and LynchedStacy JacksonOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022 by Stacy JacksonOctober 24, 2022October 24, 20221584 Black officials believe Emmett Till's death helped spur change.... Read more
News Grand Jury Declines to Indict White Woman Whose Accusations Led to Emmett Till’s LynchingJeroslyn JoVonnAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022 by Jeroslyn JoVonnAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022637 No surprise here...... Read more
Arts and Culture Entertainment History Lifestyle On Emmett Till’s 81st Birthday Orion Pictures, United Artists Announce ‘Till’ World PremiereBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 25, 2022July 25, 20222955 Happy Birthday Emmett Till — grab tickets to the 60th New York Film Festival and catch the world premiere of Till.... Read more