Giving voice to all communities
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Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winning actor Taraji P. Henson joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the highly-anticipated musical adaptation of "The Color Purple." Henson shares what it was like to play the sultry singer Shug Avery.
Oprah Winfrey originally played Sofia in the 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Color Purple."
First on "CBS Mornings," Oprah Winfrey and award-winning actor and singer Danielle Brooks are live in studio to discuss the highly-anticipated musical adaptation of "The Color Purple." They discuss the advice Winfrey — who starred as "Sofia" in the original film — gave Brooks for the role and how the role is helping Brooks break barriers in the industry.
Ava DuVernay is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director. Her new movie, "Origin," is adapted from Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste." She joins "CBS Mornings" for a closer look.
This alarming data has spurred a call to action from prominent members of the Black community. Leaders gathered at the North Lawndale Employment Network to discuss the issue and explore solutions.
CHOP pioneered a gene therapy that's already helping patients who have sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder.
Data from the Department of Education shows less than two percent of educators in Colorado are black. A mentorship program at MSU Denver aims to change that by preparing students of color for a career in education.
Andi Oliver has spent decades carving out a highly successful culinary career in Great Britain. Her first cookbook, "The Pepperpot Diaries," is a flavor-filled journey to her Antiguan roots. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab has more after meeting Oliver and getting a taste of the Caribbean.
Doug Melville's new nonfiction book "Invisible Generals" takes a look at the father-and-son team who helped integrate the U.S. military and were the institution's first Black generals. Their story was ignored for decades — until Melville got the surprise of a lifetime a decade ago. Jeff Glor has more.
Maurice DuBois hosts this special conversation with icons who blazed the trail and look at what lies ahead.
