Nearly $20,000 has been raised so far to replace a bullet-riddled historical sign for Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager whose 1955 slaying helped propel the civil rights movement — 10 times what it will cost to replace the sign. Since the Emmett Till Memorial Commission put up eight markers in Tallahatchie County in 2008, […]

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Deborah Watts, co-founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, spoke with Roland Martin about her family's contribution to the NMAAHC.

Whoopi Goldberg is set to produce a film about the life of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was murdered in 1955.

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Pastor Jamal Bryant, Dr. Chris Metzler, Michelle Hudgens and Malik Husser joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss what is next for Ferguson and America…

Yes, Jamie Foxx is known as an award-winning actor and a singer, but his origins as a comedian come through in his impersonations, from President…

Under pressure from the family of Emmett Till, and facing the possibility of being Rick Rossed by PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew, Lil’ Wayne, the New Orleans…

Jet Magazine, recognized and respected for its long history of bringing Civil Rights issues to the forefront, has again proven its allegiance to the advocacy…

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Today marks the 57th Anniversary of the death of Emmett Louis Till. Many within the Twitter universe (including us) will help commemorate his death by…

MONEY, Miss.— The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is providing $152,000 to restore a gas station as part of the story of Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old from Chicago who was lynched for whistling at a white woman in 1955. Ben Roy’s Service Station stands next to what used to be Bryant’s Grocery and […]

CHICAGO — The former director of a historic Black cemetery south of Chicago was convicted Friday in a money-making scheme that involved digging up bodies and reselling plots, a development that left still-bitter relatives reliving the grief of not knowing their loved ones’ final resting place. The Grio Reports: Carolyn Towns, 51, of Blue Island, […]