Stephen A. Smith apologizes for comments about Shohei Ohtani

The apology came hours after Smith pointed out the star player uses a translator "so you can understand what the hell he's saying."

• Jul 13, 2021

England soccer players receive racist abuse

Several Black England players have been the targets of racist abuse on social media following England's defeat to Italy. There has been a swift condemnation of the abuse from leading figures in the U.K. England Manager Gareth Southgate said the abuse is unforgivable. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

• Jul 13, 2021
• 4:05

Charlottesville removes two Confederate statues

Statues of two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, were removed in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. In 2017, the statues were the backdrop of the "Unite the Right" rally that left one person dead. Christina Ruffini reports.

• Jul 10, 2021
• 1:40

Indigenous activists take on residential schools

Indigenous activists are bringing attention to the past federal practice of forcibly assimilating Native American children by enrolling them in boarding schools, often separating them from their families for life. Nancy Chen has more.

• Jul 10, 2021
• 3:22

Wisconsin art exhibit helps heal racial divisions

An art exhibit in Madison, Wisconsin, asks visitors to reflect on ways they have perpetuated racism. Nancy Chen shares more in CBS News' series Unifying America.

• Jul 8, 2021
• 1:28

Racial motive investigated in Boston attack

Massachusetts authorities are investigating a deadly shooting that took place Saturday outside Boston as a possible hate crime. After crashing a stolen truck, the 28-year-old white gunman shot and killed two Black people before being killed himself by police. The D.A. says the suspect had written "troubling white supremacist rhetoric." CBSN Boston reporter Lisa Gresci joins CBSN AM to discuss.

• Jun 29, 2021
• 6:30

Author Robin DiAngelo on "Nice Racism"

New York Times best-selling Author Robin DiAngelo is calling on White Americans to address the subtle ways she says they cause racial harm every day. First on "CBS This Morning," Robin DiAngelo joins to discuss her new book "Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm" and the ways in which subtle racism is more harmful than overt racism. She'll give examples from her own life and offer guidance to viewers on how to address the "nice racism" they perpetuate daily.

• Jun 28, 2021
• 5:39

Battle over critical race theory heats up

Several red states have passed GOP-championed laws banning the teaching of certain concepts dealing with racism and sexism. Jericka Duncan explains.

• Jun 27, 2021
• 3:47

Families seek closure and accountability 36 years after MOVE bombing

The 1985 attack by Philadelphia officials on the Black liberation group killed 11 people, including five children.

• Jun 26, 2021

Coach fired after tortilla-throwing incident

A San Diego-area school district voted Tuesday night to fire a head basketball coach after tortillas were hurled at a team from a mostly Latino high school. The Coronado Unified School Board voted 5-0 in a closed session to release JD Laaperi of Coronado High School. CBS Los Angeles has the details.

• Jun 23, 2021
• 0:49

Some states try to limit teaching of critical race theory in public schools

More than 20 states have introduced legislation that would limit teaching critical race theory in their public schools. Five states have already moved to ban educators from teaching it, including Florida and Tennessee. Russell Contreras, who covers race and justice for Axios, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss why the teaching concept has become so divisive.

• Jun 22, 2021
• 7:29

Union head on school critical race theory bans

Lawmakers and boards of education in many U.S. states have proposed limiting what teachers can teach about race. National Education Association President Becky Pringle spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about how teachers are fighting back and why many believe students should learn about systemic racism.

• Jun 22, 2021
• 8:39

Are reparations the answer to America's historic racial wealth gap?

The median White household in the U.S. has $184,000 in wealth, while the median Black household has less than $23,000. Experts say the gap was fostered by generations of enslavement, Jim Crow laws, discrimination and redlining. Correspondent Mark Whitaker explores the issue, and proposals to narrow the gap, including reparations and "baby bonds" or other race-neutral anti-poverty programs.

• Jun 20, 2021
• 10:12

Black farmers face new obstacle

A federal program created by the Biden administration to reverse a long-standing history of economic discrimination against Black farmers is on hold. Advocates said the loan forgiveness program is an opportunity to help thousands who have been disadvantaged by decades of unfair treatment, but a conservative law firm in Wisconsin argued it was unconstitutional because White farmers aren't eligible. Natalie Baszile, author of "We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy," joins CBSN to discuss.

• Jun 16, 2021
• 10:59

Interracial marriages more common, but still face barriers

Many things have changed in the 54 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Loving v. Virginia, that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional. Today, at least 19% of new marriages in America involve spouses from different ethnic or racial groups. But that doesn't mean that the difficulties they face have disappeared. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with couples whose relationships and children still draw uncomfortable conversations about racism within families across every social and economic level, and about how their love ultimately conquers all.

• Jun 13, 2021
• 9:57

Interracial marriages now more common, but not without challenges

Fifty-four years after laws banning interracial marriage were declared unconstitutional, at least 19% of new marriages in the U.S. involve spouses from different ethnic or racial groups – but couples still face uncomfortable difficulties surrounding race.

• Jun 13, 2021

Racial violence and mental health of Black Americans

Studies show that highly publicized racial violence is having a negative impact on the mental health of Black Americans. Dr. Ayana Jordan, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale University's School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with more.

• Jun 8, 2021
• 12:39

Global impact of George Floyd in U.K.

In June 2020, the United Kingdom saw the largest Black Lives Matter protests in the world outside of the U.S. Activists say England has more covert racism than the U.S. — but they are still fighting many of the same issues.

• Jun 2, 2021
• 3:08

GOP takes aim at "critical race theory"

GOP lawmakers are working to impose restrictions on the way schools teach about race and racism in the U.S. Axios race and justice reporter Russell Contreras spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what's driving this push at the state and federal levels.

• Jun 2, 2021
• 17:03

Group aims to rebuild Black Wall Street

During the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre a century ago, a white mob stormed the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing hundreds of people. The massacre left dozens of homes, buildings and churches completely destroyed in the district, known as Black Wall Street for its thriving Black community. A movement called "Build in Tulsa" aims to spark a major economic boom among Black creators and businesses. Randolph Wiggins, the group's venture partner and managing director, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss its overall mission.

• Jun 1, 2021
• 4:34

Biden to target racial wealth gap

President Biden is targeting the racial wealth gap with initiatives to help communities of color. Isaac Boltansky, director of policy research at Compass Point Research and Trading, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the impact Mr. Biden's plan could have on the wealth gap.

• Jun 1, 2021
• 7:46

Tulsa marks 100 years since race massacre

Tulsa, Oklahoma is marking 100 years since the horrific race massacre of 1921 — one of the worst displays of racist violence in American history. Now, the city's Black community leaders are looking to start a new chapter. Danya Bacchus joins CBSN from Tulsa with a closer look.

• May 31, 2021
• 6:38

Excavating the Tulsa Massacre to reconstruct "suppressed history"

Forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield is leading a team of scholars to identify some of the 300 who were killed in 1921's Tulsa Race Massacre.

• May 31, 2021

Children's book tackles 1921 Tulsa massacre

A new book is teaching children about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, which killed as many as 300 people. Tamecca Rogers, the co-author of "A Promise Deferred: The Massacre of Black Wall Street," joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with why she wrote this book for kids. 

• May 28, 2021
• 6:40

NAACP: Hate crime probe at Amazon site not taken seriously

Nooses recently found are not a first in Connecticut, which enacted legislation after a rash of incidents in 2008.

• May 28, 2021

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