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Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation set off lynching in 1955

A grand jury in the US state of Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed ...

09 Aug 2022 at 20:54

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US congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching a hate crime

US congress has given final approval to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in America. The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden to sign into law. Years in the making, the Emmett Till ...

08 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Martin Kemp couldn’t buy a record for years after Spandau Ballet split

Martin Kemp has said he was unable to buy a record for eight years after Spandau Ballet split up in 1990 because it made him feel “physically sick”. Kemp, 60, was the bassist in new wave band before its split in 1990, after which ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Lost episodes of sitcom Till Death Us Do Part to air for first time in 50 years

That’s TV has announced it will air long-running sitcom Till Death Us Do Part, including four episodes which have not been seen in half a century. The popular comedy show centres around big-mouthed buffoon Alf Garnett and his ...

03 Sept 2022 at 03:11

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Whoopi Goldberg: Emmett Till’s story is the epitome of what hate can look like

Hollywood actress Whoopi Goldberg said she learnt how long the “tentacles of hate” can be through Emmett Till’s story, adding that appearing in the film was the best way to “sound the alarm”. The film titled Till is based on ...

07 Jan 2023 at 16:27

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Joe Biden to establish monument for lynched black teenager Emmett Till

President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honouring Emmett Till, the black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, ...

23 Jul 2023 at 07:11

World

Joe Biden signs proclamation for monument to lynched black teenager Emmett Till

US President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honouring Emmett Till – the black teenager who was killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi – and ...

25 Jul 2023 at 18:24

World

White woman at centre of notorious Mississippi lynching case dies at 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, has died at the age of 88. She died on Tuesday night in hospice ...

27 Apr 2023 at 21:17

World

Lawsuit seeks white woman’s arrest in Emmett Till kidnapping

A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955 arrest warrant on a white woman in the kidnapping that led to the black teenager’s brutal lynching. The torture and killing of ...

11 Feb 2023 at 05:08

World

Danielle Deadwyler: Racism and misogyny played role in Oscar nominations

Danielle Deadwyler has said racism and misogyny played a role in this year’s Academy Award nominations after she and Viola Davis were overlooked in the best actress category. Going into Oscar nominations last ...

10 Feb 2023 at 17:03

World

Biden says ‘history matters’ after hosting screening of film Till

President Joe Biden has hosted a screening of the movie Till about the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, who was killed after a white woman said the black 14-year-old had made improper advances towards her. ...

16 Feb 2023 at 23:24

BBC releases first look images of new series of University Challenge

The BBC has released first look images of the updated set of University Challenge with new quiz host Amol Rajan. The modernised staging has replaced the previous set, which had been in place since 2013 ...

21 Apr 2023 at 19:10

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