In ‘Anne and Emmett,’ Arts at the J looks at lives cut short by hate

Imagine if Anne Frank, the Jewish teen killed in the Holocaust, and Emmett Till, the Black boy lynched in 1950s Mississippi, could meet. That’s what playwright Janet Langhart Cohen did with her work ...
The Star Press

Emmett Till exhibit at Minnetrista honors civil rights history

MUNCIE, IN — Minnetrista Museum & Gardens is set to host the "Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See" exhibition from Jan. 24 through April 12, according to a community announcement. The ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Emmett Till's birthday honored with free tours at the Two Mississippi Museums

In honor of Emmett Till’s birthday, the Two Mississippi Museums will hold free flash tours Friday in Jackson. July 25 is the 84th anniversary of Till’s birth. Tours hosted by the education staff are ...
BroadwayWorld

Gia Scott-Heron To Perform At Highways Performance Space Benefit FROM EMMETT TILL TO SNCC & BEYOND

Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica will present From Emmett Till to SNCC & Beyond: Words + Music + Art on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. The one-night-only benefit will commemorate ...
CNN

After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display

The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil rights movement is now on display at a museum in the Deep South. Emmett was just ...