emmett till
-
News Talib Kweli says he thinks Lil Wayne should apologize for his lyrics referencing Emmett Till, and explains how it affects society.
By
Rose Lilah 431 Views
-
Viral 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 1.9K Views
-
Crime 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 2.8K Views
-
News 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 723 Views
-
Gram The Miami Heat icon wanted to get a commemorative piece, but after showing it off, the tat was met with criticism.
By
Erika Marie 33.9K Views
-
Music Snoop Dogg uses Bill Cosby as a political exemplar in his case against Carolyn Bryant Donham, the 83-year old woman involved in Emmett Till's 1955 murder.
By
Devin Ch 32.2K Views
-
News During a performance, Lil Wayne changed up the lyrics of "Karate Chop" to apologize to Emmett Till's family.
By
Rose Lilah 2.3K Views
-
News Lil Wayne issues an apology to Emmett Till's family for his line in "Karate Chop (Remix)."
By
Rose Lilah 2.2K Views
-
News 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 34.4K Views
-
Crime It only took 120 years, but lynching is finally considered a federal hate crime in the U.S.
By
Kevin Goddard 601 Views
-
News PepsiCo and Emmett Till's family plan to meet to turn Lil Wayne's lyric controversy into a teaching moment.
By
Rose Lilah 449 Views
-
News Future weighs in once more on Lil Wayne's Emmett Till lyric, explaining how it turned into something positive.
By
Rose Lilah 756 Views
-
Pop Culture Boosie is prepared to give Carolyn Bryant a special send off.
By
Ben Mock 1105 Views
-
Pop Culture Whoopi Goldberg, Haley Bennett, and Danielle Deadwyler all star in the upcoming film, due out this October.
By
Hayley Hynes 1080 Views
-
Society The woman whose accusations led to Emmett Till's lynching admits she lied.
By
hnhh 216 Views
-
Entertainment The actor faced immense backlash online after posting the tweets.
By
Joseph Coffey-Slattery 6.5K Views
-
Life Dozens gathered in front of Carolyn Bryan's alleged home following the discovery of her arrest warrant.
By
Lawrencia Grose 29.6K Views
-
Society New evidence has prompted the government to reopen the case.
By
Karlton Jahmal 2.9K Views
-
News 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 714 Views
