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Viral DJ Akademiks-Affiliated Account Eviscerated For Comparing Drake To Emmett Till 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 March 03, 2025 2.0K Views
Crime Emmett Till Investigation Closed By DOJ Over "Insufficient Evidence" About Accuser Carolyn Bryant 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 December 07, 2021 2.8K Views
News Talib Kweli Says Lil Wayne Should Apologize For Emmett Till Line Talib Kweli says he thinks Lil Wayne should apologize for his lyrics referencing Emmett Till, and explains how it affects society. By Rose Lilah April 03, 2013 436 Views
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 33.9K Views
News Lil Wayne Apologizes To Emmett Till's Family During Performance During a performance, Lil Wayne changed up the lyrics of "Karate Chop" to apologize to Emmett Till's family. By Rose Lilah July 14, 2013 2.3K Views
Pop Culture Boosie Hilariously Celebrates Death Of Emmett Till Accuser Boosie is prepared to give Carolyn Bryant a special send off. By Ben Mock April 28, 2023 1111 Views
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 604 Views
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 716 Views
Politics Emmett Till's Accuser, Carolyn Bryant, Seen In Kentucky It's been over twenty years since Bryant has been seen. By Lawrencia Grose August 06, 2022 24.9K Views
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 2.2K Views
News PepsiCo To Meet With Emmett Till's Family To Discuss Lil Wayne Controversy [Update: Statement Released Following Meeting] PepsiCo and Emmett Till's family plan to meet to turn Lil Wayne's lyric controversy into a teaching moment. By Rose Lilah May 08, 2013 451 Views
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 610 Views
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 723 Views
Pop Culture "Till" Biopic Trailer Shows Emmett Till's Mothers Powerful Fight For Justice: Watch Whoopi Goldberg, Haley Bennett, and Danielle Deadwyler all star in the upcoming film, due out this October. By Hayley Hynes July 25, 2022 1084 Views
News Mountain Dew Drops Lil Wayne Over Emmett Till Line [Update: Till Family Reacts To Drop] PepsiCo is cutting its ties with Lil Wayne following his offensive reference to Emmett Till. By Trevor Smith May 04, 2013 1350 Views
Society 60 Years Later Emmett Till's Accuser Admits Lies Led To His Lynching The woman whose accusations led to Emmett Till's lynching admits she lied. By hnhh January 27, 2017 217 Views
Pop Culture Jay Z & Will Smith To Produce Series On The Women Of The Civil Rights Movement Jay & Will are working on an anticipated show. By Chantilly Post August 06, 2019 1144 Views
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 2.5K Views
Politics Carolyn Bryant, Emmett Till's Accuser, Dies The woman who caused Emmett Till's death has died. By Ben Mock April 27, 2023 897 Views

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