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Cardiovascular deaths due to extreme heat are projected to increase between 2036 and 2065, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
"Rustin," a new film produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, tells of a marginalized figure who helped change society: Strategist Bayard Rustin, a pacifist and gay Black man, who organized the groundbreaking 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
It was strategist Bayard Rustin – a pacifist and gay Black man – who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech. But Rustin's role in transforming the civil rights movement has been largely forgotten. "Rustin," a new film directed by George C. Wolfe and produced by former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, is an attempt to correct the historical record about a marginalized figure who helped change society. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Wolfe and Barack Obama about Rustin's legacy, and what his story means for today's generation.
"Love-Art-Football" features the late UVA football player and South Florida's native artwork and other displays.
The Supreme Court of Maryland attempted to right the past wrong by holding a special session Thursday to admit Edward Garrison Draper, who was Black, to practice law in the state, news outlets reported.
Legendary actor Morgan Freeman joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the new Netflix documentary series, "Life on Our Planet." Freeman narrates the series, which is executive produced by Steven Spielberg. It tells the story of life's 4-billion-year journey on Earth, through its ruling dynasties, the underdogs, and the cataclysmic events that reshaped it.
Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform. He spoke to "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about his life and his work.
In a video posted on Instagram Wednesday, the Grevin Museum's managing director said that after seeing The Rock's wax figure under display lights, "we got a big surprise."
Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter talks about growing up in a music-loving household in Brooklyn's Marcy Houses. He gave "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King an exclusive tour of the "Book of HOV" exhibit, airing in a two-part interview on Thursday and Friday on "CBS Mornings."
Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter shared how he earned the nickname, "one take HOV." He gave "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King an exclusive tour of the "Book of HOV" exhibit, airing in a two-part interview on Thursday and Friday on "CBS Mornings."
