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Petition Seeks Charges Against Emmett Till Accuser
The white woman who fabricated accusations of sexual advances that resulted in the gruesome death of black teen Emmett Till…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: The ’67 Detroit Riots — Memories of a Snaggle-Toothed, 7-Year-Old Survivor
One summer that forever changed my view of America was during 1967 when temperatures soared into the 90s while black…
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Blood of Emmett Till’ by Timothy B. Tyson
Indeed, this is as hot-button as they come, and it's likely not the definitive word on this murder. Stay tuned…
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Emmett Till’s Accuser Admits Fabricating Testimony
More than six decades after the horrifying and racially-motivated death of black teen Emmett Till, a white woman who accused…
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Congress Reauthorizes Emmett Till Cold-Case Bill
Congress has passed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Reauthorization Act.
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Hundreds Celebrate as Nation’s African American Museum Nears Completion
By Savannah Harris Special to the NNPA News Wire from HU News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people gathered at…
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Grieving Mothers Connect with Emmett Till’s Relatives
By Erick Johnson Special to the NNPA from Chicago Crusader CHICAGO (NNPA) – It was Geneva Reed-Veal’s turn to speak about…
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The Martyrdom of Emmett Louis Till
Weekend of activities connects generations active in the struggle to protect Black lives by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the…
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Emmett Till’s Life Still Matters
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The more things change, the more they stay the same. Racially motivated…
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Events Mark Emmett Till Slaying 60 Years Later
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sixty years after a black Chicago teenager was killed for whistling…
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