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A Disabled Black Man Was Shot and Killed While Asking for Money Outside Trader Joe's

A warrant was issued on Tuesday for the white man who allegedly killed him.

emmett till - Vice News
7:46pm PDT - August 25th, 2020

Fire officers, arrest shooter, don’t trust ‘anybody that’s white’: Jacob Blake’s family makes demands in emotional presser

Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin is part of a pattern of racial oppression of African-Americans and the police involved need to be punished, his family told reporters after two days of violent protests in the city. Read Full Article at RT.com

emmett till - RT
5:02pm PDT - August 25th, 2020

Jacob Blake paralyzed after police shooting, attorney says

Blake is currently undergoing surgery and is "struggling to sustain his life," attorneys added.

emmett till - CBS News
4:48pm PDT - August 25th, 2020

Clinton pays respects at John Lewis's funeral: 'He got into a lot of good trouble'

Former President Clinton on Thursday honored late civil rights icon and longtime Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) at his funeral in Atlanta, saying the congressman "got into a lot of good trouble along the way.""He got into...

emmett till - The Hill
10:25am PDT - July 30th, 2020

'Emmett Till was my George Floyd,' John Lewis says in posthumous New York Times op-ed

The late Rep. John Lewis published an op-ed in the New York Times Thursday morning, the day of his funeral service in Atlanta.

emmett till - USA Today
6:13am PDT - July 30th, 2020

The embodiment of Lewis' lifelong sacrifice set to honor him at crucial moment in US history

Inside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, the nation's first Black president -- who has acknowledged there only was a Black president because of what Civil Rights icon and eventual Congressman John Lewis sacrificed -- will deliver the eulogy. His…

emmett till - CNN
5:41am PDT - July 30th, 2020

In essay published on day of his funeral, John Lewis calls on Americans to 'let freedom ring'

The late Rep. John Lewis called for Americans to "answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe" in an essay published by The New York Times on the day of his funeral.

emmett till - CNN
5:26am PDT - July 30th, 2020

John Lewis urges young people "to let freedom ring" in posthumous op-ed

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis told young people to "let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide" while fighting to enact change in a posthumous New York Times op-ed written shortly before his death.Why it matters: The piece, ti…

emmett till - Axios
4:57am PDT - July 30th, 2020

John Lewis: 'Now it is your turn to let freedom ring'

The late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said in a posthumous op-ed that he had been "inspired" shortly before his death by nationwide...

emmett till - The Hill
4:55am PDT - July 30th, 2020

‘Now it is your turn’: John Lewis issues call to action in posthumous op-ed

The Georgia Democrat reflected upon his own calling to join the civil rights movement following the lynching of Emmett Till.

emmett till - Politico
4:20am PDT - July 30th, 2020

What John Lewis Taught Me

Spending time with him was akin to walking through history. It was also a powerful reminder to keep up the fight.

emmett till - Politico
3:31pm PDT - July 29th, 2020

At 88, He Is A Historical Rarity — The Living Son Of A Slave

As the child of someone once considered a piece of property instead of a human being, Daniel Smith is a flesh-and-blood reminder that slavery wasn't that long ago

emmett till - The Washington Post
8:10am PDT - July 29th, 2020

US: Law to bring civil rights-era crimes to public view stalled

The White House has not appointed a board observers say may help to bring the truth of US racial killings into light.

emmett till - Al Jazeera English
5:46am PDT - July 28th, 2020

NFL's Kelvin Beachum: Well past time to make lynching a federal hate crime

'We must all condemn systemic violence and racism and demand an immediate end to this sickening behavior and domestic terrorism.'

emmett till - USA Today
4:54pm PDT - July 24th, 2020

The problem of performative activism

I do not know what has suddenly caused this outpouring of white anger about racism, but I have to question it.

emmett till - Al Jazeera English
6:53am PDT - July 20th, 2020

Q&A with the New York Urban League President and CEO Arva Rice: Why Black people still can't wait

“I think that for America to look at its original disease of racism, it could not have happened without COVID. It literally had to stop and put the whole United States on pause…”

emmett till - NBC News
7:25am PDT - July 10th, 2020

10 powerful books about being Black in America for teens and young adults

Americans are educating themselves about race and racial injustice in the US right now.

If you're interested in buying or borrowing a book for a young adult you know, consider one of these 10 options.

The titles include best-selli…
emmett till - Business Insider
8:20am PDT - July 9th, 2020

What prosecutors can learn from the Amy Cooper case

Joey Jackson and Diana Florence say that proscutors took too long to charge Amy Cooper for crying wolf. If we truly want to stop White people from calling the police on Black people for just going about their lives, district attorneys need to start by actuall…

emmett till - CNN
11:58am PDT - July 7th, 2020

What civil rights groups want from Facebook boycott: Stop hate speech and harassment of Black users

Facebook boycott is giving voice to complaints that social media disproportionately stifles Black users while failing to protect them from harassment.

emmett till - USA Today
12:01am PDT - July 7th, 2020

White woman who called police on black birdwatcher in New York is charged with false reporting - The Washington Post

White woman who called police on black birdwatcher in New York is charged with false reporting The Washington Post

Amy Cooper charged after calling police on Black bird watcher CBS Evening News

Woman who called police on Central …
emmett till - The Washington Post
5:31pm PDT - July 6th, 2020

Opinion: Nancy Giles

The "Sunday Morning" contributor discusses cellphone video that millions see – undeniable proof of the racist acts that some of us have lived with for a long time

emmett till - CBS News
7:43am PDT - July 5th, 2020

Images of brutality against Black people spur racial trauma

As videos of Black people being killed at the hands of police make the rounds online, many Americans have felt called to protest racial injustice in recent weeks

emmett till - ABC News
10:21pm PDT - June 28th, 2020

U.S. House Democrats push ahead with policing reform vote

House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans.

emmett till - CBC News
1:32pm PDT - June 25th, 2020

Exclusive – Louie Gohmert: Jerry Nadler Showed ‘Complete Hypocrisy’ by Opposing Anti-Lynching Amendment

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) showed "complete hypocrisy" by opposing his amendment to increase the sentence term for lynching.

emmett till - Breitbart News
10:15am PDT - June 25th, 2020

Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi in 1955. Now, a new app honors his memory

Emmett Till, 14, was abducted Aug. 28, 1955, three days after Carolyn Bryant Bonham said he grabbed and wolf-whistled at her.

emmett till - USA Today
6:58am PDT - August 29th, 2019