Giving voice to all communities
Giving voice to all communities
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After spending most of her life performing, in such Broadway shows as "Once on This Island," "Ragtime" and "The Color Purple," the Tony Award-winner stepped off-stage to become a Broadway producer. More Tonys followed.
LaChanze has spent most of her life on stage, appearing in such shows as "Once on This Island," "Ragtime," "Summer," and "The Color Purple," for which she won a Tony Award. But throughout her career she did not see much diversity backstage. And so, after 40 years as a performer, LaChanze took on a new role as a Broadway producer – and won two more Tonys, for best musical ("Kimberly Akimbo") and best revival of a play ("Top Dog/Underdog"). She talks with correspondent David Pogue about the strides for inclusivity made by her advocacy organization, Black Theater United.
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An Oklahoma radio station's initial denial to play Beyoncé's new songs has raised questions among fans and the entertainment industry about the place of women and Black people in country music. Music journalist and author Robert Oermann joins CBS News to discuss.
A former steel factory is now a blank canvas and is in the process of being transformed into an art space.
Fountain's aspirations really took off back in college at Howard University. That's where he took his first flight with his professor Chuck Dryden, an original Tuskegee Airman.
CBS News poll finds most Black Americans see more opportunities than their parents had but say efforts to promote racial diversity haven't gone far enough.
Brooke Hart Jones, founder of HBCyoU Dolls, created a unique line of dolls that honor the rich legacy of historically black colleges and universities. She joins “CBS Mornings” to share her journey from concept to seeing her dolls on store shelves.
The tradition of quilting in African American heritage is celebrated as a one-of-a-kind form of expression.
