Rev. Wheeler Parker, the cousin and childhood friend of Emmett Till, recently spoke at KU's Spencer Museum of Art sharing his ...

The Rev. Wheeler Parker, who witnessed the 1955 kidnapping of murdered teen Emmett Till, says the nation must learn from ...

Wheeler Parker Jr. was worried about the words that might come out of his cousin’s mouth. His cousin, Emmett Till, you see, ...

Fifth arrest made in connection to murdered Kansas moms Parker was just 16 when he witnessed “the whistle” and kidnapping of ...

The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. The last living witness to the kidnapping of Emmett Till — which led to the murder of the Black teenager and spurred a racial reckoning in 1955 — will speak on the ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations ...

Renowned quilter and textile artist Marla Jackson stands with her quilt “First Born,” part of the “One History, Two Versions” exhibit currently on display in the Spencer Museum of Art.

A long-time Emmett resident has died as the result of a house fire late Saturday evening, April 27. Diana Bade, 76, perished ...

LAWRENCE — Black teenagers Wheeler Parker and Emmett Till were on vacation from Chicago when they stepped into the white-owned Mississippi Delta grocery store operated by Roy and Carolyn Bryant ...

The Rev. Wheeler Parker, 85, was a 16-year-old Chicago resident on vacation during August 1955 in the Mississippi Delta when friend and cousin Emmett Till wolf whistled at a white woman.

The Rev. Wheeler Parker, 85, was a 16-year-old Chicago resident on vacation during August 1955 in the Mississippi Delta when friend and cousin Emmett Till wolf whistled at a white woman. Within days ...