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 her 14-year-old son’s brutal kidnapping and lynching in Mississippi helped spark the civil rights movement.
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(AP) — Almost by default, filmmakers typically take a wide lens to historical moments like the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. In reaching for a defining chapter of America,