Giving voice to all communities
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Law professor Dorothy A. Brown claims the U.S. tax system impoverishes Black Americans. Here's how.
LaToya Evans, Cheslie Kryst's friend and publicist, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss their friendship and the legacy of the "Extra" correspondent and former Miss USA. This is her first interview since Kryst died by suicide last week.
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III joined "CBS Mornings" on Monday to discuss a new, four part docuseries called, "One Thousand Years of Slavery – The Untold Story," premiering on the Smithsonian Channel.
When Central Park was being created in the mid-19th century, a settlement in the middle of Manhattan, home to the largest number of free Black property owners in New York before the Civil War, was erased.
In the early 19th century Seneca Village, in the middle of Manhattan, was home to the largest number of free Black property owners in New York City before the Civil War. Irish and German immigrants moved in, too. But in 1853, when Central Park was in the planning stages, the city used eminent domain to take control of the land, displacing the settlement's residents. Correspondent Faith Salie looks at efforts to unearth the unique history of Seneca Village, and to find descendants of those evicted.
"Prospect New Orleans" happens once every three years and showcases art in various museums and public spaces around the city.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment and abolished slavery on February 1, 1865. That date would eventually lead to the Black History Month we celebrate each year, thanks in part to the efforts of a former enslaved person, Richard Robert Wright Sr. Michelle Miller explores how Wright's own life story is just what this month is meant to honor.
Scott Mills, the CEO of BET, joins CBS News to discuss the network's brand and initiatives impacting Black communities.
As the United States celebrates Black History Month, teachers are facing roadblocks and controversy over how American history is taught. CBS News racial justice contributor and five-time New York Times best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Errol Barnett to discuss efforts to ban Critical Race Theory in schools and why the context of Black history is needed.
How Cody Coleman went from being born in prison to running a Silicon Valley startup is hard to imagine, even for him. Carter Evans shares more.
