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Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams and Erika Alexander star in the critically acclaimed satire "American Fiction." They sat down with "60 Minutes" Correspondent Bill Whitaker to talk about the film, their careers, sisterhood, representation and more.
Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams and Erika Alexander have each had prolific careers in television. Now these four women star in the critically acclaimed satire "American Fiction," which last month earned five Oscar nominations. These women from multiple generations in the entertainment industry sat down with "60 Minutes" Correspondent Bill Whitaker to talk about their careers, sisterhood, representation, and a film that allows their characters to be "full people," a rarity, they say, for Black actors.
Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm focused on investing in businesses owned by women of color, is fighting a lawsuit claiming that one of its grant programs is discriminatory. The Fearless Fund's legal team argued their case Wednesday before a three-judge panel in a U.S. federal court of appeals in Miami. Fearless Fund co-founder and CEO Arian Simone joins us to discuss the case.
The American Heart Association is encouraging people across the country to spread awareness of women's heart health by participating in its now decades-old tradition: National Wear Red Day. Dr. Jon LaPook, chief medical correspondent, discusses what women need to know about heart attack warning signs, risk factors and more.
Naomi Winston has published a dozen coloring books since 2019 to help children see themselves and learn about others.
Gen Z women in the U.S. are now 30 percentage points more liberal than their male counterparts, according to a Financial Times analysis of Gallup data. Stanford University visiting fellow Dr. Alice Evans joins CBS News to discuss what's fueling the gender divergence.
It's called the Birth Circle Doula Program.
According to the National Institute of Health, Black women are 80 percent more likely to develop uterine fibroids by the age of 50 than white women.
An alarming new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a shift toward shorter pregnancies and earlier births. Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor at large for Public Health at KFF, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the report, early-birth risk factors and what expecting mothers can look out for.
Nikki Haley is pushing for strikes against Iran following the death of three U.S. troops. Meanwhile, the former U.N. ambassador is staying in the race for president despite some saying she should call it quits.
