Giving voice to all communities
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There are more than half a million people buried at Green-Wood, both unknown and well-known figures.
Parades, concerts and art festivals are among the broad range of programs and events happening nationwide to honor Juneteenth, or Freedom Day.
Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows Black women in Texas have a higher risk for poor outcomes during and after giving birth than any other race or ethnicity in the state. Here's what it's doing to address the racial disparity and maternal mortality, in general.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Crown Act on Thursday, which will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces.
Baker said she has silently endured cyberbullying, verbal abuse and threats of violence from the fan base of her support act.
Actor, writer and comedian Dewayne Perkins joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new comedy/horror film, "The Blackening." The film is about a group of Black friends who reunite for a weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Perkins discusses transforming his original Comedy Central sketch into a feature film and tackling Black stereotypes in horror films.
The track and field community is mourning the loss of Tori Bowie. An autopsy report confirmed the three-time Olympic medalist was found dead last month from complications of childbirth. The 32-year-old was eight months pregnant. Elise Preston reports.
Black fashion designers and models will walk the runway Saturday during Philadelphia's 17th annual Juneteenth Festival in Germantown.
Baltimore's AFRAM Festival gets underway on Saturday, the same day as Juneteenth.
"CBS Mornings" marks 60 years since the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. In a special edition of our series Note to Self, Evers' daughter Reena pens a personal letter to her mother, civil rights icon, Myrlie Evers.
