Calendar: Week of January 27

From marking Holocaust Memorial Day, to honoring the late PBS broadcast journalist Gwen Ifill, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Lee Cowan reports.

• Jan 25, 2020
• 01:20

Eye on America: Illuminating Black history

In Washington D.C., we visit the Library of Congress, where a hand-painted display weaves together the oldest African American family tree. And in Virginia, we speak with Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington about their film highlighting the African American women behind a groundbreaking unit in WWII. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.

• Feb 22
• 21:31

The Sojourn Project provides immersive journey into civil rights history

When visitors enter the home of Jewish American peace activist Jeff Steinberg, they step into a living tribute to civil rights history.

• Mar 5

Creative mother and son share business spaces in historic Bronzeville

Makafui Searcy and his mother have found a mutually advantageous situation for their businesses that benefits the community.

• Mar 3

Jeannette woman served in Six Triple Eight

The women in Six Triple Eight were from all over the country, including Pittsburgh.

• Mar 3

Celebrating Black History: Meet women trailblazers from around the Philly area

Watch CBS News Philadelphia's inspiring Black History Month special about women trailblazers.

• Mar 3

"Sacred Spaces" exhibit at Annapolis museum honors legacies of Black Marylanders

Preserving history through art is the theme of "Sacred Spaces," a new exhibit at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis.

• Mar 3

Black Panther artist's painting of jazz legend catches eye of Spike Lee

Sitting in the window of the Artfunk gallery​ on Jackson Street in San Francisco is a painting of jazz legend John Coltrane. While most people walking by will see the image of a great musician, Archbishop Franzo King sees something more divine.

• Mar 3

Bay Area musician connects to his roots with a West African instrument

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories.

• Mar 3

Oakland World War II veteran turns 100, shares concerns about where country is heading

An Oakland man who served in World War II turned 100 years old and had some things to say about the country that called him to duty.

• Mar 3

Tim Scott highlights opportunity agenda as Black History Month draws to a close

Sen. Tim Scott is the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, and the first Black chair of a standing Senate committee in his role atop the powerful Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.

• Feb 28

CBS Chicago celebrates Black History Month

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

• Feb 28

Meet 100-year-old Inez Turner. She gives the secret to a long and happy life

One of Philadelphia's eldest citizens joined the centenarian club. Inez Turner reflects on the highs and lows of her 100 years of life.

• Feb 27

Watch "Preserving New York's Black History," a Black History Month special

Allen Devlin hosts CBS News New York's Black History Month special, "Preserving New York's Black History."

• Feb 24

Penn's first Black woman to graduate from its med school reflects on legacy

Dr. Arlene Bennett was a pioneer for Black women at Penn's medical school after being the first to graduate in 1964.

• Feb 24

How these Black-owned businesses are keeping Atlanta trailblazer's legacy alive

Black-owned business leaders in Atlanta are finding creative ways to infuse culture and history into their inviting spaces.

• Feb 24

Nate Burleson on meeting civil rights icon

As part of our Black History Month celebration, Nate Burleson sits down with Joseph McNeil, one of the four students who led the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960. Meeting at the original Woolworth's lunch counter—now a historic landmark—McNeil shares his firsthand account of the movement that helped ignite change across the U.S.

• Feb 19
• 05:20

Profiles in Black Miami is rich in untold tales

The nonprofit conducts research and digs up pictures to tell little-known Miami history.

• Feb 20

Oakland record label uplifts Black men with socially-conscious rap

Rap music has long been a voice for struggle triumph and everyday life, but one Oakland record label is using it to create something deeper.

• Feb 20

Greensboro sit-in pioneer reflects on historic civil rights protest

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.

• Feb 19

Baltimore museum exhibit tells the story of Maryland's last recorded lynching victim

Tina Harris remembers the day her grandmother, Mary Armwood, told her about Maryland's last documented lynching victim: George Armwood.

• Feb 17

Pittsburgh native Mal Goode, the first black network correspondent, the subject of a new biography

Mal Goode was the first black, network correspondent and Pittsburgh native is the subject of a brand new biography.

• Feb 17

Baltimore group provides lifeline for Black women who are caregivers

Binti Circle is a support network that reaches out to Black women who are caregivers.

• Feb 17

Businessman and philanthropist Larry Huggins lives life with humility and heart

As we celebrate Black History Month, meet a man who is incredibly dedicated to his family, his industry, and his city.

• Feb 17

How 2 men transformed an Annapolis radio station for Black listeners in the 60s

In the 1950s and 60s, WANN Radio in Annapolis became a beacon for Black listeners by playing music and broadcasting voices that other mainstream stations ignored.

• Feb 17

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