Emmett Till
A four-day event in Jackson, Mississippi, honored what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Medgar Evers. Held at the Jackson Convention Complex, the “Medgar Evers at 100” celebration featured panels, workshops, and reflections from activists, students, and Evers’ family. His daughter Reena Evers-Everette and other civil rights leaders spoke on his […]
The off-Broadway play ‘Justice on Trial’ will be coming to Rochester on September 29. Written by Chad Lawson Cooper in 2016, the play addresses systemic racism, justice, and reparations by featuring historical figures such as Harriet Tubman and Emmett Till, who share their stories with a modern-day jury made up of people from different races. […]
Tonya Pinkins will be joining the cast of a limited series by called Women Of The Movement. The ABC series will be created / written by Marissa Jo Cerar and produced by a team of heavy hitters, including Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan. Women of The Movement will tell the story of Mamie Till-Mobley […]
What would you do if your found out a key piece of your history was a lie?
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