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By Victor Omondi A theatrical show based on the gruesome shooting of 14-year-old Emmett Till has been written by a white playwright and librettist. On March 23, Clare Coss will perform “Emmett Till, A New American Opera” at John Jay College’s Gerald W. Lynch Theatre, with a second performance of the show expected on March […]

White librettist Clare Coss thought it was a good idea to produce an opera based on Emmett Till's life. It will center a fictional white woman.