There are many artists and individuals speaking out, now more than ever, about issues that affect the current world we live in and how we as a society spend our time and what does and doesn’t seem to matter to some of us, but ALA.NI is doing things a little differently.

Today, she’s announced a new campaign demanding justice for Emmett Till. Till was a 14-year-old boy brutally lynched 65 years ago next month after being falsely accused of making sexual advances towards a while store clerk in Mississippi. The individuals involved later admitted –publicly – to both their lies and involvement in his murder knowing they couldn’t be retried for their crimes.

To highlight Till’s story and the injustice done to him, ALA.NI has shared “Lament For Emmett Till” and is encouraging fans and anyone who supports justice being done to sign and share a petition by the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, of which she is an ambassador, that calls for the FBI to release their findings into their recent re-investigation into Till’s murder.

ALA.NI says of the campaign: “I’m reaching out to the people to seek justice for Emmett Till. Knowing the power of music, I hope it can be used as an effective tool to bring the much needed awareness to this long-overdue murder case. Justice for Emmett Till will set a president for the systematic reform that must take place, that we can no longer afford to ignore and wait patiently for… The FBI are due to release the findings from their re-investigation of the murder case any time soon and, what with Carolyn Bryant still being alive, we think there is no better time than now for her to stand guilty as charged for her lies told and her role in the capture, beating, lynching and murder of Emmett Till.”

“Lament For Emmett Till” is immensely powerful, and, recorded in one take, sees ALA.NI recite a 1955 poem by Claudia Jones; the Trinidad and Tobago born activist, journalist and organiser of the first Notting Hill Carnival. You can listen to the single here and watch the video below. The petition can be signed by visiting sign.moveon.org.