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Biden signs federal anti-lynching bill into law - Roll Call

Hate crime conspiracies leading to serious injury or death would be subject to federal sentences of up to 30 years under the new law.

Roll Call

Who gets to tell Emmett Till's story?

Students are protesting an opera they claim centers white guilt. The show’s creators completely disagree.

Mic

Taraji P. Henson isn’t here to debate Jussie Smollett’s innocence. She wants him freed

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson is defending her TV son, Jussie Smollett, after the actor was recently convicted on charges of staging a hate crime and sentenced to 150 days in jail.

Los Angeles Times

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Emmett Till’s family calls for murder charges against accuser in 1955 lynching

Justice Department reopened, then closed, renewed probe into Black teenager’s killing

The Independent UK

Emmett Till's family seeks justice

A murder charge is being sought for Carolyn Donham, who made accusations that led to Till's death 66 years ago

Salon

US passes Emmett Till anti-lynching bill after 200 attempts

The US Senate has unanimously passed legislation that will make lynching a federal hate crime, in a historic first that comes after more than a century of failed efforts.

Evening Standard

Anti-lynching bill named for murdered Chicago youth Emmett Till heads to President Biden to sign

The Emmett Till bill, championed by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., makes lynching a federal hate crime.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Mississippi county OKs contracts for Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi county has approved contracts for a sculptor to make and install a bronze statue of Emmett Till

The Independent UK

A decade after Trayvon Martin’s killing, ‘Being Black in America still comes at a great risk’

MIAMI — Sybrina Fulton is exhausted.

Miami Herald

Interior secretary tours civil rights sites in Mississippi

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says she's honored to hear from people involved in civil rights in Mississippi

The Independent UK

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