Giving voice to all communities
Giving voice to all communities
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"Beyond the Gates" is making history as the first soap opera in decades to feature a Black family at its center as it follows the powerful Dupree family.
CBS's new drama "Beyond the Gates" is the first daytime soap opera greenlit in 25 years—and the first Black-led soap in over three decades. The series follows the powerful Dupree family navigating life in an affluent Maryland suburb. Tamara Tunie and Daphnée Duplaix join "CBS Mornings."
The nonprofit conducts research and digs up pictures to tell little-known Miami history.
Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, recalls the momentous sit-in that ignited a nationwide civil rights movement as he battles Parkinson's at 82.
Amy Padnani, obituary editor at The New York Times, shines a spotlight on trailblazers who were once overlooked in the newspaper's obituaries. Through the "Overlooked" series, Padnani highlights remarkable women and people of color, including Maria Stewart, Annie Easley, and Lena Richard, ensuring their legacies are recognized.
Tina Harris remembers the day her grandmother, Mary Armwood, told her about Maryland's last documented lynching victim: George Armwood.
Rebecca Jenkins McSwain and Alexis Smith Parker, descendants of families evicted from the Railroad Shop Colored Addition in Miami, recount the 1947 evictions.
Educator and nonprofit founder Keenan Jones joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about the role community and culture played in his debut picture book, "Saturday Morning at the 'Shop." The book follows a young boy who discovers the vital role the local barbershop plays in Black culture and community.
"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.
New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, but it was once an opera town. That history was on full display last month when the city was home to the world premiere of a historic piece. The opera, by Edmond Dede, a free Black composer born in New Orleans in 1827, was staged for the first time, more than 100 years after it was written. Michelle Miller has more on how an opera that was presumed lost made its way to the stage.
