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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
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
News Will Smith & Jay Z To Executive Produce HBO Mini-Series Jay Z and Will Smith latch on to an upcoming HBO mini-series about Emmett Till. By Rose Lilah July 27, 2015
Music Snoop Dogg Demands Justice For Emmett Till In Response To Bill Cosby Verdict 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 September 26, 2018
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
Gram Dwyane Wade Receives Dr. King Tattoo & Fans Aren't Impressed The Miami Heat icon wanted to get a commemorative piece, but after showing it off, the tat was met with criticism. By Erika Marie August 28, 2020
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 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
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
Random BabyNames.Com Lists Names Of Black People Who Died At The Hands Of Injustice BabyNames.com, the largest source of baby names on the internet, highlighted the names of dozens of black people who died at the hands of injustice. By Erika Marie June 10, 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
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

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