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Historic Black Cemetery Bankrupt, Workers Laid Off
From SouthTownStar.com: Burr Oak’s remaining eight workers have been laid off since Friday when the cemetery’s receiver learned in court he couldn’t make payroll, the SouthtownStar learned today....
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Emmett Till’s Casket To Be Displayed In Washington, DC Museum
CHICAGO – Plans are in the works to exhibit the casket that once held the body of lynching victim Emmett Till at the Smithsonian Institution’s planned National Museum of African American History and...
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OPINION: Derrion Albert Is The New Emmet Till
What happened to Derrion Albert was a tragedy. A tragedy that often happens in inner city communities. Because it was recorded, his murder has gotten national attention, while most other murdered...
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Kanye West Compares Himself To Emmett Till For VMA Incident
Kanye West recently was on the radio discussing the VMA incident and he compared the backlash he faced to the murder of Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager who was killed for whistling at a white woman...
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Ex-Director Convicted Of Stealing From Emmett Till’s Cemetery
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...
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Gas Station Will Be Restored In Memory Of Emmett Till
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...
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Our Black Boys Are Not Trash: From Emmett Till To Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin‘s family thought their son was missing. Despite Trayvon having a cell phone on him that had his family’s phone numbers in it, the police made no effort to notify his parents that he had...
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Melissa Harris-Perry: JET Magazine’s Jordan Davis Cover Is A Call To Action
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 and advancement of the African-American...
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Emmett Till’s Family Reacts To Lil Wayne Lyric
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen whose death in 1955 became a...
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Emmett Till’s Family: Lil Wayne’s ‘Apology’ Falls Short
Hip icon Lil Wayne appears at his hometown Macy’s, in the Lakeside area of New Orleans, to meet fans and promote his contemporary streetwear brand TRUKFIT, on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 in Lakeside, La....
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Families Of Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin Bond In DC For Film Screening
On the eve of the “Realize The Dream” march in Washington, the families of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin joined together at Shiloh Baptist Church in Washington for a panel discussion and also the...
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Jamie Foxx Nails This Impersonation Of A Civil Rights Great
Jamie Foxx at Trayvon Martin Remembrance Event on February 8, 2014 in Miami Gardens, FL (Sheryl Huggins Salomon) Yes, Jamie Foxx is known as an award-winning actor and a singer, but his origins as a...
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What’s Next For Ferguson And The Nation After Michael Brown Is Laid To Rest?...
Your browser does not support iframes. 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...
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Whoopi Goldberg Set To Produce Emmett Till Film
Whoopi Goldberg is set to produce a film about the life of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was tortured and murdered in 1955 after allegedly whistling at a White woman while visiting family in...
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NewsOne Top 5: #LaughingWhileBlack Gets Women Kicked Off A Train, Cops...
Your browser does not support iframes. NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the trending stories you’re talking about: 11 Women Kicked Off Napa Valley Wine Train For #LaughingWhileBlack UPDATED: San...
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When The Blood Of Our People Is Spilled On Our Timelines: Why Violent, Viral...
It’s been a profoundly difficult few days for Black Americans, not only with the news of our people under attack, but when the blood of our brothers and sisters is literally flowing on our timelines....
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Emmett Till’s Casket Donated To The Smithsonian National Museum Of African...
Your browser does not support iframes. The 1955 murder of Emmett Till was one of the sparks that lit the Civil Rights Movement. The 14-year-old Chicago teenager was tortured and murdered during a...
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Fundraiser To Replace Defaced Emmett Till Sign Reaches Goal
UPDATED: October 24, 9:30 AM EST: A fundraiser launched to replace a bullet-riddled memorial sign marking the location where Emmett Till’s tortured remains were found has reached its goal—and then...
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President Obama Signs ‘Emmett Till Bill’ To Reopen Civil Rights Cold Cases
In 1955, the death of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American teenager who was lynched after allegedly flirting with a White woman in rural Mississippi, sparked controversy across America. The two...
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Emmett Till Accuser Lied About Claims That Led To Lynching: Report
In a crime of racial hatred that served as a catalyst for the burgeoning Civil Rights mMovement, the White woman at the center of the offense has admitted to greatly exaggerating claims about Emmett...
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