ENG 347: Emmett Till: The Cultural Afterlife of an American Boy

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The forgotten story behind the most powerful photo you’ve never seen.

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Eyewitness Account: Emmett Till’s cousin Simeon Wright seeks to set the record straight

Emmett Till's cousin Simeon Wright seeks to set the record straight

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Six decades after the murder of Emmett Till, the cousin who saw him last dies at 74

Emmett Till's cousin, who shared a bed with him the night of his murder, died on Monday.

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(via Willie McGee and the Traveling Electric Chair)

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This picture was taken from the radical protest in Charlottesville.This picture has disturbed me so much. I am honestly speechless. In 2017 white supremacy should never feel so bold! I am literally sick to my stomach

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In honor of Black Women's Equal Pay Day,which occurred yesterday, I found this image to be very appropriate. For the first time this summer I have worked in a white male dominated industry and have seen the lack of respect and equality happen to me and other black women at my office. Having equal pay does not help half of the problems us as black women face but, it helps to promote the logic that we are just as vauluable as anyone else! Thanks to this class and others, I've learned to assert my identity in office during meetings and office hours. Equal pay for black women allows for a window of opportunity that we not only deserve but should require. Nia Haynes

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Opinion | Let Black Kids Just Be Kids

The concept of childhood innocence itself has a deep and disturbing racial history.

“But the idea of childhood innocence itself is not innocent: It’s part of a 200-year-old history of white supremacy.”  

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The Emmett Till historical sign outside the former Bryant grocery is the first on the Mississippi Freedom Trail to be attacked — and erased.

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LeBron James Invokes Emmett Till’s Mother in Discussing Racist Graffiti Found on His Home

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an incident in which racist graffiti was reportedly spray-painted on a gate outside LeBron James’ ho ...

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Popular culture has created a devalued portrayal of black parenthood that depicts them as insufficient of completing their responsibilities. The photograph posted was snapped at the Town Hall Meeting held in Washington, D.C for the missing girls of D.C. As I saw this image, I immediately related to Kathleen Clark Hine’s essay, “Rape and the inner lives of Black women in the Middle West”. She writes “One of the most remarked upon but least analyzed themes in Black women's history deals with Black women's sexual vulnerability and powerlessness as victims of rape and domestic violence.” The Missing Girls of D.C proves Hine’s statement to be evident. I think it is appropriate to extend Hine’s assertion to say that the same applies to black boys and men. When reflecting on this photo, I am reminded of the concern of Mamie Till-Mobely as a black parent in 1955. #Jamie Pauldo #Blacklivesmatter

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2PAC - LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD LYRICS

This Is My All Time Favourite Song!!! I Listen To It Everyday! Love It!!! Lyrics To Letter to My Unborn Child By The Amazing 2Pac Shakur [R.I.P. Makaveli!] E...

This song is very much relevant to the discussion of the burden faced within black parenthood.

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Jay Z, Weinstein Company to Make Trayvon Martin Film and Documentary Series (EXCLUSIVE)

Shawn “Jay Z” Carter and the Weinstein Company are partnering on an ambitious series of film and television projects about Trayvon Martin, Variety has learned. The indie label and the r…

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I saw this post this past weekend on instagram and found it tone very interesting considering much of the conversation that we have about representation as a factor in blacks death. Teenager, Myles Loftin, recently created a photo series entitled, Hooded, where he shows black males in colorful hoodies to contradict the popularly negative narrative surrounding hooded black males. The recreation of images that change the common discourse about black bodies is a site of political protest in my eyes and I thought it was really neat how Loftin not only did that but brought some color to his campaign also.

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I saw this post this past weekend on instagram and found it tone very interesting considering much of the conversation that we have about representation as a factor in blacks death. Teenager, Myles Loftin, recently created a photo series entitled, Hooded, where he shows black males in colorful hoodies to contradict the popularly negative narrative surrounding hooded black males. The recreation of images that change the common discourse about black bodies is a site of political protest in my eyes and I thought it was really neat how Loftin not only did that but brought some color to his campaign also.

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I saw this post this past weekend on instagram and found it tone very interesting considering much of the conversation that we have about representation as a factor in blacks death. Teenager, Myles Loftin, recently created a photo series entitled, Hooded, where he shows black males in colorful hoodies to contradict the popularly negative narrative surrounding hooded black males. The recreation of images that change the common discourse about black bodies is a site of political protest in my eyes and I thought it was really neat how Loftin not only did that but brought some color to his campaign also.

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I saw this post this past weekend on instagram and found it tone very interesting considering much of the conversation that we have about representation as a factor in blacks death. Teenager, Myles Loftin, recently created a photo series entitled, Hooded, where he shows black males in colorful hoodies to contradict the popularly negative narrative surrounding hooded black males. The recreation of images that change the common discourse about black bodies is a site of political protest in my eyes and I thought it was really neat how Loftin not only did that but brought some color to his campaign also.

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Emmett Till's family applauds ban of Lil Wayne and Rick Ross from Muskegon radio station

The family of Emmett Till, whose death helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, praised the actions of local radio station 103.7 The Beat WUVS-LP on Friday after it decided to pull music by rappers Rick Ross and Lil Wayne from its rotation on March 28.

The family of Emmett Till, whose death helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, praised the actions of local radio station 103.7 The Beat WUVS-LP on Friday after it decided to pull music by rappers Rick Ross and Lil Wayne from its rotation on March 28.

This is an article that discusses Lil Wayne’s controversial lyrics referencing Emmett Till’s murder in the remix to Atlanta rap star Future’s  2013 hit “Karate Chop”. In the song Wayne explains that he would beat a woman’s private area the same way Emmett Till was beaten. This language seems to suggest a glorification or a conding of violent behavior against black bodies. Wayne’s lyrics was banned from radio play after public scrutiny.  

-Stpehanie Carter