Cedric Joe attend the 27th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival Opening Night Red Carpet at Cinemark Los Angeles – Baldwin Hills 15 & XD on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Cedric Joe has landed the coveted role of Emmett Till in the limited series Women of the Movement, produced by Jay Z and Will Smith. The six-episode series, set to premiere in 2021, will revolve around Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who devoted her life to seeking justice for her teenage son following his murder in the mid-1950s. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)