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Whoopi Goldberg says it took more than two decades for Hollywood to believe Emmett Till’s story was worthy of the big screen. But things changed after the death of George Floyd in 2020. Now, Goldberg will finally see the release of “Till,” which opens in theaters Friday. Goldberg is a producer and actor in the film that focus primarily on Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley — an idea presented by director Chinonye Chukwu. The film highlights how Till-Mobley's decision to publicize...

When Whoopi Goldberg was invited to help produce an Emmett Till project, the actor thought she knew all about the Black teenager’s 1955 kidnapping and lynching — until she learned about the surprising elements behind the historic tragedy.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Whoopi Goldberg was invited to help produce an Emmett Till project, the actor thought she knew everything about the Black

LOS ANGELES — When Whoopi Goldberg was invited to help produce an Emmett Till project, the actor thought she knew everything about the Black teenager’s 1955 kidnapping and lynching — until she learned the untold stories about how his mother handled the horrific aftermath. After Goldberg dove deep into Till’s

Goldberg said that's when MGM's Orion Pictures stepped up to financially support the development of "Till," which opens in theaters Friday.

The film tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy that was lynched in 1955 in Mississippi

Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, one of the producers behind a film depicting the lynching of Emmett Till, a Black teenager who was killed in 1955

As she releases an album inspired by Girl, Interrupted, the US indie icon reveals how a childhood kidnapping and her repressive southern childhood left her with PTSD