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Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida’s race curriculum

Associated Press
Florida
July 28, 2023

Florida and its Governor have been in the news much of the past year because of steps taken in addressing what DeSantis calls a ‘woke’ agenda and liberal indoctrination in the classroom.

For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

Associated Press
Mississippi
July 25, 2023

‘Through reckoning with America’s racist past, we have the opportunity to heal.’

Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

Associated Press
Mississippi
July 24, 2023

Tuesday is the anniversary of Emmett Till’s birth in 1941.

White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died

Associated Press
Mississippi
April 28, 2023

Her death marks the last chance for anyone to be held accountable for the kidnapping and murder that shocked the world.