Giving voice to all communities
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For the past 60 years, Elizabeth Meaders has been assembling artifacts that document the entirety of the African American experience. Meaders' "African American History Trust Collection" features over 20,000 individual items. The collection is set to go up for auction in March and is expected to go for millions. Dana Jacobson has more.
Growing up in Ocala, Florida, ice skating is not common, and Erin Jackson had not even stepped on an ice rink until 2016.
Erin Jackson, first Black woman to win speed skating gold at the Winter Olympics, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her historic win in the 500m race.
February is widely known as Black History Month, a celebration of African American and Black people's contributions throughout the years. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green highlights three women who played key roles in developing technologies we enjoy every day.
A Brooklyn baker, self-proclaimed as the "doctor of cakes," mixes together sweet recipes. From banana pudding to red velvet cake, Doc's Cake Shop's Darrell Darwood specializes in southern style treats.
The police response to a fight at a New Jersey mall has sparked outrage after a Black teenager was handcuffed and pinned to the ground while another teenager was allowed to sit on a couch. Both teenagers are speaking out. Jericka Duncan reports.
"I was confused, like, why they saw me as a bad person," the teen said of the police officers who pinned him down while the other boy sat on a couch.
Her life-size portraits look like they're from the strokes of a painter's brush — but Butler is a quiltmaker.
Bisa Butler's artwork has a way of stopping people in their tracks. The quiltmaker’s portraits looks like they are from a painter's brush. Maurice DuBois has more.
Students at Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design, the first historically Black college and university with a focus on design, will have the opportunity to design, produce and sell their own footwear brands in partnership with Designer Brands Inc., the parent company of shoe retailer DSW. D'Wayne Edwards, president of Pensole Lewis College, joins CBS News to discuss the new program aimed at diversifying the industry.
