Getty By Melissa Noel· Updated August 26, 2022
A new alert system in Maryland will notify Black leaders about racist incidents and hate crimes.
The Emmett Till Alert, named in honor of the 14-year-old Black child tortured and killed in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman, is modeled after the Amber Alert system.
It will act as a warning system, notifying 167 Black state officials, national civil rights organizations, clergy
