A family is desperate for answers as mystery surrounds the untimely death of a Lousiana teen. The family of 15-year-old Quawan “Bobby” Charles is pushing for an independent investigation into his death after he was found deceased in a rural, wooded area near Loreauville on November 3. The family reportedly said that officials said Charles …
She has grown children and grandchildren. She is not your traditional grandmother. She has given her children and grandchildren experiences and moments to remember. She takes them to museums, conferences, and trips. As they watch documentaries and complete their vision boards, you wouldn’t know this grandmother was a warrior, the torchbearer for justice for her family, …
On Saturday, a fourth memorial was dedicated to Emmett Till, the 14-year-old black boy who was murdered by two white men after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in 1950’s Mississippi. The newest plaque—500-pounds and encased in bulletproof glass—was constructed to dissuade vandalism. Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal killing in Mississippi shocked the world and helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. The Justice Department told Congress in a report in March it is reinvestigating Till’s slaying …
Two white men were acquitted of murdering the boy after an all-white jury deliberated for less than an hour
Carolyn Bryant, whose accusations of sexual harassment against Emmett Till led to his murder in 1950’s Mississippi, admitted she lied, according to a new book. In The Blood of Emmett Till, penned by Duke University senior research scholar Timothy Tyson, revealed that in 2007 Bryant, then 72, told the author that she fabricated crucial parts …
