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Whoopi Goldberg joins film on Emmet Till's mother; Marla Gibbs & Jackée Harry to reunite on 'Day of Our Lives' & more

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Whoopi Goldberg has been added to the cast of Till, the upcoming film that follows Emmett Louis Till‘s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, and her fight for justice after her 14-year-old son was brutally murdered. 

According to Variety, Goldberg joins Danielle Deadwyler who has also been tapped to star in the Chinonye Chukwu-directed feature. Deadwyler will play Mamie Till-Mobley, while Goldberg will portray Till’s grandmother, Alma Carthan. As previously reported, Till chronicles Mamie’s decision to allow Jet magazine to publish the open casket photos at her son’s funeral. In doing so, she ensured “people everywhere saw the true horrors of her

 

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