In ‘Till,’ the power of a mother’s love
by Ken Makin
Oct 28, 2022
3 minutes
A single word captures the essence of “adding insult to injury” – indignity. Humiliation, hatred, hurt – these three words are part of the indignity that encapsulates the brutal murder of Emmett Till. The legacy of Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was her commitment to cut through that indignity, even if she had to employ the ugly truth and tragedy as a weapon.
I was reluctant to engage “Till” at first. I branded the movie and presentations of its ilk as the “trauma
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