/tags/bobby-rush bobby rush en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:30:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-08/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crime-legislation-to-biden The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:30:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-03-08/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crime-legislation-to-biden Peter Granitz /news-partners/2020-02-26/its-about-time-house-approves-historic-bill-making-lynching-a-federal-crime The Emmett Till Antilynching Act was overwhelmingly approved on a bipartisan vote. "It's never too late to repudiate evil," Rep. Bobby Rush said. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:18:18 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-26/its-about-time-house-approves-historic-bill-making-lynching-a-federal-crime Claudia Grisales