CHICAGO (WLS) -- A painting depicting the likeness of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was revealed as part of Loyola University Chicago's establishment of a scholarship in her name. "It ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Emmett Till would have been 84 years old Friday. The Bronzeville church that held Till's funeral is celebrating his life by restoring the building to its former glory. With phase one ...

70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, the state of Mississippi is embracing Till's story as the federal government flinches from showcasing painful moments of America's racial history. It's been ...

A new, interactive exhibit that chronicles the life and death of Emmett Till and the activism of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, is set to debut Thursday evening at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.

The West Woodlawn home where Emmett Till lived with his mother and extended family before being brutally murdered 70 years ago is in the process of becoming not only a museum but also a memorial.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A play about Emmett Till that features a local cast will soon take place at a university in Shreveport. Vincent Williams will direct “The Face of Emmett Till,” which ...

Seventy years after Emmett Till's lynching, the fight for racial justice and voting rights continues. Book bans and gerrymandering threaten to erase history and suppress minority votes. Despite ...

Newly acquired documents related to the 1955 brutal lynching of Emmett Till continue to shine light on initially unreported truths surrounding the young teen's murder. Documents – including a 33-page, ...

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum put the gun on display Thursday, soon after the federal government released thousands of pages of records on the Till case. By Emily Cochrane and Audra D. S. Burch ...

The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation commenced a four-day commemoration event on August 28, 2025, marking the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till's life and legacy. Recently released federal records detail ...

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. is the last living witness to one of America’s most notorious lynchings. He was with his cousin, Emmett Till, in 1955 when the 14-year-old was accused of whistling at a white ...