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Viral DJ Akademiks-Affiliated Account Eviscerated For Comparing Drake To Emmett Till A secondary account for DJ Akademiks' brand (not run by him) equated the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Oscars joke to Emmett Till's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
News Lil Wayne Under Fire For Lyrics Relating To Emmet Till’s Death After the release of Future’s “Karate Chop”, featuring the Young Money honcho Lil Wayne, Emmet Till’s cousin had a few words to say about the use of her relative’s name in the song. By Jason Pollak February 13, 2013
Politics Emmett Till's Accuser, Carolyn Bryant, Seen In Kentucky It's been over twenty years since Bryant has been seen. By Lawrencia Grose August 06, 2022
Life Family Of Emmett Till Calls For The Arrest Of Carolyn Bryant After Finding Her Unserved Warrant Almost seven decades later, the family of Emmett Till discovered an arrest warrant for the woman who made allegations against him which led to his tragic death. By Lawrencia Grose July 02, 2022
Pop Culture Boosie Hilariously Celebrates Death Of Emmett Till Accuser Boosie is prepared to give Carolyn Bryant a special send off. By Ben Mock April 28, 2023
News Talib Kweli Says Lil Wayne Should Apologize For Emmett Till Line Talib Kweli says he thinks Lil Wayne should apologize for his lyrics referencing Emmett Till, and explains how it affects society. By Rose Lilah April 03, 2013
Crime Emmett Till Investigation Closed By DOJ Over "Insufficient Evidence" About Accuser Carolyn Bryant The two men who lynched the 14-year-old admitted to the murder, but they had already been acquitted back in 1955. By Erika Marie December 07, 2021
News T.I. Says Lil Wayne "Meant No Harm" With Emmitt Till Line T.I. says that Lil Wayne "meant no harm" with his Emmitt Till line on "Karate Chop," and that people sometimes misunderstand where rappers are coming from. By Rose Lilah May 18, 2013
Entertainment Jesse Williams Apologizes For Using Controversial Emmett Till Meme The actor faced immense backlash online after posting the tweets. By Joseph Coffey-Slattery September 27, 2018
News Lil Wayne Issues Apology To Emmett Till Family Over Lyric [Update: Till Family Does Not Accept It] Lil Wayne issues an apology to Emmett Till's family for his line in "Karate Chop (Remix)." By Rose Lilah May 02, 2013
News Emmett Till's Family To Go After Lil Wayne's Sponsors Emmett Till's family is planning to pursue Lil Wayne's sponsors, as he has refused to acknowledge or apologize for his lyric that controversially referenced Till. By Trevor Smith April 27, 2013
Politics Joe Biden Signs Bill Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime For First Time In U.S. History Anyone convicted could face upwards of 30 years in prison for their crimes. By Hayley Hynes March 29, 2022
Politics Carolyn Bryant, Emmett Till's Accuser, Dies The woman who caused Emmett Till's death has died. By Ben Mock April 27, 2023
News PepsiCo To Meet With Emmett Till's Family To Discuss Lil Wayne Controversy [Update: Statement Released Following Meeting] PepsiCo and Emmett Till's family plan to meet to turn Lil Wayne's lyric controversy into a teaching moment. By Rose Lilah May 08, 2013
Pop Culture "Till" Biopic Trailer Shows Emmett Till's Mothers Powerful Fight For Justice: Watch Whoopi Goldberg, Haley Bennett, and Danielle Deadwyler all star in the upcoming film, due out this October. By Hayley Hynes July 25, 2022
Music Lyfe Jennings Confronts Charlamagne Tha God Over "Slave" Song Criticisms After beefing on social media last month, they talked out their differences. By Erika Marie October 15, 2019
News Mountain Dew Drops Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Line [Update: Till Family Reacts To Drop] PepsiCo is cutting its ties with Lil Wayne following his offensive reference to Emmett Till. By Trevor Smith May 04, 2013
Crime Congress Approves Legislation Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime It only took 120 years, but lynching is finally considered a federal hate crime in the U.S. By Kevin Goddard February 27, 2020
News Future Weighs In On Lil Wayne's Emmett Till Line Following the backlash from Lil Wayne's Emmett Till line on "Karate Chop," Future weighs in and says it was not recorded with "bad intentions." By Rose Lilah February 16, 2013

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