Road rage attacker wears blackface in racist courtroom rant
After bizarre presentation, Mark Char, of Oahu, sentenced to life in prison for triple stabbing
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After bizarre presentation, Mark Char, of Oahu, sentenced to life in prison for triple stabbing
The photo in question showed one person in blackface and another in KKK regalia
Videos appear to show white students in blackface at a Chicago-area neighborhood over the weekend. The video prompted students to stage a walkout Monday at the Homewood-Flossmoor High School. CBS Chicago's Audrina Bigos reports.
Video shows the high school students with black paint smeared across their faces
A Northam spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that Northam would not be attending or delivering any speeches this spring
A young page took offense at Pamela Northam's approach to a discussion about cotton picking by slaves in Richmond
A new University of Virginia Center for Politics/Ipsos poll finds 43 percent of Virginians say the governor should stay in office, despite controversy he's faced in recent weeks
Scandals at the highest levels of Virginia's government are forcing some of the state's younger residents to have difficult conversations about race
Scandals at the highest levels of Virginia's government are forcing some of the state's younger residents to have difficult conversations about race. After a racist photo was discovered on Gov. Ralph Northam's 1984 yearbook page, he and the state's third highest ranking official admitted they wore blackface when they were young men. This week, students at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School spent their civics class learning about the history of blackface. Michelle Miller reports.
In the wake of Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook controversy, several universities are now confronting racist imagery
The move follows accusations of racism in the luxury fashion world
Reactions to the shoes, released last summer, are a measure of the charge around imagery perceived as racist today
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is resisting calls to resign over a controversy involving racist yearbook photos and admissions of wearing blackface. Eugene Scott, Washington Post reporter, Joel Payne, Democratic strategist and former senior aide for Hillary for America, and Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBSN political reporter, join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest developments.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam continues to face backlash over racist yearbook photos. The controversy is now raising the question of whether blackface is becoming more commonplace on college campuses. Adam Harris, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss his latest piece, "Yearbooks aren't the only place to find blackface on campus."
A look at where things stand after a week of controversies that rocked the Virginia legislature
The governor is raising new questions after referring to slaves as "indentured servants" in an interview with Gayle King
Fairfax was accused of sexual assault and rape last week by two separate women
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam refuses to resign despite growing backlash over a picture on his medical school yearbook page featuring a man wearing blackface and another person in a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Northam has denied being either person in the photo, but he has said he wore blackface on a separate occasion. He sat down with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King for his first television interview about the controversy.
The "Daily Show" host weighs in on blackface controversies surrounding Virginia leaders
"I know in my heart who I am and I know what I can do and Virginia," Northam told CBS
When the picture surfaced earlier this month, Gov. Ralph Northam said it was the first time he had seen it
Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, is facing a new allegation of sexual assault, and calls for his resignation are mounting. Meanwhile, Governor Ralph Northam is refusing to step down from his position amid a scandal over a racist yearbook photo. President Trump has yet to weigh in on the controversy. CBSN political contributor and conservative columnist Michael Graham joins CBSN with the latest.
"Virginia needs someone that can heal. There's no better person to do that than a doctor," said Northam
Northam told the Washington Post it has been "a horrific week for Virginia"
The ongoing blackface scandal in Virginia and the confession by actor Liam Neeson that he, at one point in his life, wanted to kill a black man have prompted a conversation about how we talk about race. Sometimes there's a disconnect between what's offensive and why. A filmmaker from Buffalo, New York, has been trying to create an honest and open dialogue about race through his documentary titled "The Blackness Project." Jericka Duncan reports.