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

CHICAGO (CBS) – In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, was found dead in the waters of Mississippi. He has been tortured and lynched after being accused of whistling at a white ...

"Till" is the new film about the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till - a crime that helped spark the civil rights movement. The movie has opened to rave reviews, and got us thinking about the ...

Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many facts about his life and his murder remained unknown for decades. More than 60 ...

The story of Emmett Till is considered to be the catalyst of the civil rights movement in the 1950s. Till was a 14-year-old from Chicago visiting a family member in Mississippi when he was kidnapped ...

The film’s writer-producer reflects on the drama’s long journey to the screen — only one part of his life’s work to bring justice for Emmett Till. By Keith Beauchamp My mission to get Till made is a ...

"We're talking about misogynoir, like, it comes in all kinds of ways, whether it's direct or indirect. It impacts who we are," she said Danielle Deadwyler is speaking out after her movie Till did not ...

A sign memorializing Emmett Till has been vandalized for the third time, according to local outlet the Clarion Ledger, shot through with bullets. The sign, which was put up outside of Glendale, Miss.

Families of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin will attend Till's commemoration. — -- Today marks 60 years since Chicago teenager Emmett Till was killed at age 14 for apparently whistling at a ...

Till Brönner is Germany’s leading jazz trumpeter. While he is known for his outstanding virtuosity, he is also referred to as a ‘German Chet Baker’. Brönner studied jazz trumpet at the College of ...

Gwen Ifill discusses the murder of Emmett Till and its effect on the American Civil Rights movement with a documentary filmmaker. In 1955, a 14-year-old Chicago boy named Emmett Till was kidnapped, ...

Two-year-old Mamie Carthan arrives in Argo, Illinois, a small town outside of Chicago, with her mother. Her father has arrived several months ahead of the family to work at the Argo Corn Products ...