“I’m honored to be able to contribute to such a powerful film about such a historic and tragic moment in American history,” Jazmine Sullivan says about the track, set to appear in Till.
can exclusively announce. The soulful, “uplifting” R&B track, titled “Stand Up,” is set to release next Friday, ahead of the film’s premiere on Oct. 14.
“I’m honored to be able to contribute to such a powerful film about such a historic and tragic moment in American history,” Sullivan tellsabout the track. “I believe that part of my purpose is to give space for stories that are often ignored and silenced; the black experience in particular.” The film, directed by Chinonye Cukwu, follows Mamie Till Mobley as she fights for justice for her 14-year-old son
, who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman in a grocery store. Emmett has become a large symbol in the years-long fight for civil rights.“I think it was important to write the song from the view of what Mamie gained as opposed to what she lost,” says Sullivan. “We all know the anguish of losing someone, not many would understand how it feels to be a black mother in America who loses a child to racism.
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