Giving voice to all communities
Giving voice to all communities
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In May 2020, huge crowds in New York participated in Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. The City investigative reporter Greg B. Smith joins CBSN to discuss two official investigations into policing conduct during those demonstrations and newly-released transcripts of interviews with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea.
"I thought this dream was out of the ballpark, but here I am in the ballpark as the voice. So anything can happen," he told CBS News' Adriana Diaz.
This week marked 125 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson. The infamous landmark decision would become the foundation for Jim Crow policies sanctioning racial segregation in public spaces for the next 60 years. In an effort to undo decades of racism, two unlikely friends have come together to teach history as a way to create a more just future. Michelle Miller has the details.
Black Americans in their 30s and early 40s are well behind their White and Hispanic peers in accumulating financial assets.
"He wants you to believe what he is saying, not what you see," civil rights attorney Harry Daniels said on CBSN.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties plans to consider legal remedies to atone for the damage done to the community.
The family of Anthony McClain, a Black man who was shot in the back by police last August, held a rally Monday to demand accountability in the case. The rally included appearances by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the family of George Floyd. CBS Los Angeles' Nicole Comstock reports.
Netflix Chief Marketing Officer Bozoma Saint John joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how everyone can find their own success, and how companies can increase representation.
The civil rights lawyer who has sought justice for victims of police brutality and civil rights abuses talks about his pursuit of justice against what he calls "legalized genocide," and his battle against the "enemies of equality."
"I think this award will enable various guys on various teams to start thinking about what they can do to help things in their community," Abdul-Jabbar told CBS News.
