Giving voice to all communities
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Miles Chamley-Watson has dominated fencing in the U.S. since he stepped onto the scene more than two decades ago. He became the first American man to win individual gold at the World Championships in 2013, and recently has qualified for his third Olympic Games.
The legendary Simone Biles is back in action as she competes to make it to her third Olympics. The most decorated gymnast in history wowed the crowd at the U.S. Classic this weekend with a new floor routine that featured Taylor Swift's hit song "Ready for It?"
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
There's only a handful of practicing Black architects in the state of Minnesota. It's a space one north Minneapolis designer is grateful to represent, and through his work on the north side, he aims to create a more equitable future.
President Biden is hitting the campaign trail in Georgia this weekend and focusing his energy on outreach to Black voters. The president will speak with voters Sunday before delivering a commencement address at Morehouse College. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
May is Haitian Heritage Month and this Saturday is Haitian Flag Day
President Biden is set to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College this weekend. The well-known historically Black college for men has seen protests over the war in Gaza, but students are divided over the president's Israel policy and plans to visit.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The ruling declared racial segregation in public school is unconstitutional. Decades later in Topeka, Kansas, where the case originated, the local school district's first Black superintendent works to serve the city's diverse population inside and outside school walls.
The district at the center of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which outlawed racial segregation in schools, is now helmed by its first Black female superintendent. Janet Shamlian spoke to Topeka Public Schools Superintendent Tiffany Anderson about the remarkable changes her district has made.
