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From ‘this machine kills fascists’ to ‘King Trump’s private army’: the art of protest music

In January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of Minneapolis.

The Conversation

New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030

The Independent UK

Emmett Till Interpretive Center acquires Mississippi barn where Till was tortured

Shonda Rhimes–backed purchase saves critical Till site

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Dana Schutz review – an orgy of gloop from the painter who outraged New York

The artist, whose painting of Emmett Till caused a scandal, is back with a grotesque, cartoonish, deeply political commentary on American society

The Guardian - UK

Family of Black student found hanging from tree on school campus hires lawyer Ben Crump

Questions mount after Delta State University staff found body of Demartravion Reed near campus pickleball courts

The Guardian - US

A Black student was found hanging from a tree. Police say there's no sign of foul play

Police are investigating the death of a Black college student found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University in Mississippi

The Independent UK

Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder

The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing

The Independent UK

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US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

The federal government has released thousands of pages of records on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till

The Independent UK

Emmett Till memorial in Mississippi could be removed as part of DOGE-recommended $1 billion cuts to national parks

Massive reduction to National Parks Service budget and Donald Trump’s culture war against ‘DEI’ could spell end for national monument to Black teen murdered by a mob of white men in 1955

The Independent UK

Susan Brownmiller obituary

Feminist writer and activist whose 1975 book Against Our Will revolutionised attitudes to rape

The Guardian - UK

Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90

Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and ’70s whose “Against Our Will” was a landmark and debated best-seller about rape, has died

The Independent UK

5 new Prime Video dramas with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes I'm streaming in April – and you should too

From romance comedies, to a hard-hitting biopic, these dramas with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes are new to Prime Video in April 2025.

TechRadar

Biden adds to the nation's list of national monuments during his term. There's an appetite for more

It was 1906 when U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt designated the first national monument — Devils Tower in Wyoming

The Independent UK

John Boyega to play Otis Redding in new biopic alongside Danielle Deadwyler

Star Wars actor will lead Otis & Zelma, which will celebrate the ‘eternal love story’ between the singer and his wife

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Journalist Suppressed Evidence Pointing to Additional Conspirators Involved in Murder of Emmett Till

Newly released documents suggest a prominent account of Till's death left out some important information.

The Independent UK

Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy

President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a national monument to commemorate the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill

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Biden calls for justice after footage released of police killing Black woman

Lawmakers ‘must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act now’, Biden says, amid shock over Sonya Massey death

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Salon

NY Dem compared Cuomo to Emmett Till

Latimer was asked about a 2021 post he made suggesting that Cuomo was comparable to a victim of lynching

The Independent UK

Dem leader Jeffries condemns ‘ignorant’ Byron Donalds for saying Black people were better off under Jim Crow

Florida congressman says Black familes voted ‘conservatively’ in era when many were violently prevented from voting at all

Salon

GOP widens Black history knowledge gap

White students tend to know little about the recent history of racial violence in the U.S.

Roll Call

‘Let’s keep this history alive’: Descendants of Black leaders gather at White House

Descendants of several civil rights leaders and abolitionists came together Tuesday at a Black History Month event hosted by the White House.

Salon

Joy Reid on Trump and the "two Americas"

MSNBC host discusses Trump, her new book on civil rights history and the media's crucial role in the 2024 election

The Independent UK

Prolific Chicago sculptor whose public works explored civil rights, Richard Hunt dies at 88

A prolific Chicago artist who was the first Black sculptor to receive a solo retrospective at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art and whose public works drew praise from presidents has died at age 88

Chicago Sun-Times

Richard Hunt, iconic Chicago sculptor, dies at 88

A lifelong advocate for equity and inclusion, the Chicagoan recently completed a model for a monument to Emmett Till that is to be installed at the childhood home of the civil rights icon.

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