A small group including friends and family of civil rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, gathered ...

A new anthology marking the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s murder aims to stir action against white supremacy.

From Lake Oswego, Emmett began his career at Western Oregon. He was 12 of 18 on field goals, with a long of 48 yards, and had ...

At 14, Emmett Till was brutally beaten and lynched by white men in 1955 Mississippi, and his death became a catalyst for the civil-rights movement Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies ...

On Tuesday, President Biden signed a proclamation to establish a national monument honoring Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old Black boy who was brutally lynched in Mississippi over 67 years ago. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Bradley, ca. 1950. To expose the horror ...

Carolyn Bryant Donham's memoir must remain under seal until 2036 Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since late 2015. An award-winning journalist who has worked for Rolling ...

Simeon Wright, 67, is Emmett Till's cousin and was with him the night Till was kidnapped and murdered. M. Spencer Green / AP Images In 1955, Emmett Till—a 14-year-old African-American visiting ...

Here is a look at who he was, the outrage at his murder and the acquittal of his killers, and how he has shaped the civil rights movement in America. By Adeel Hassan In late summer 1955, Mamie Till ...