HBO is bringing back "Gone with the Wind"

HBO Max removed the Civil War drama from its streaming platform two weeks ago amid criticism over the film's depictions of slavery and racism.

• Jun 24, 2020

Mental illness and police encounters

A study by the Treatment Advocacy Center shows about a quarter of all fatal encounters with law enforcement involve a person with severe mental illnesses. Dr. Ashwin Vasan of Fountain House joined CBSN to discuss possible solutions.

• Jun 18, 2020
• 6:53

Five years since Emanuel AME massacre

Wednesday marks five years since a white supremacist killed nine people at the predominantly black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. As tens of thousands of people across the U.S. have taken to the streets this past month to protest racial injustice, the daughter of one of Emanuel AME's killed members says, "The country is in a place of reckoning."

• Jun 17, 2020
• 4:26

Gladwell on police reform, Floyd protests

Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell has written extensively on the issue of policing and race. He joins "CBS This Morning" with more on whether the U.S. has reached a tipping point on social justice issues and talks about what's on tap for the newest season of his hit podcast, "Revisionist History."

• Jun 17, 2020
• 6:40

The Dalai Lama on COVID-19, Trump, and "old thinking" in America

Tibet's exiled Buddhist spiritual leader knows a thing or two about forced isolation, and he shares some wisdom with CBS News ahead of his 85th birthday.

• Jun 24, 2020

Walmart rids Mississippi stores of state flag with Confederate emblem

With Magnolia State under pressure to redo its flag, retailing giant says it'll no longer display the banner in outlets.

• Jun 23, 2020

NASCAR investigating noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall

Wallace is NACAR'S only black full-time driver, and led the push to ban the Confederate flag from NASCAR events.

• Jun 23, 2020

Putting the last smonths' news into context

In the last six months, journalists have focused on two major stories as a nation: Protests over police brutality and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. An article in the Columbia Journalism Review notes that these stories aren't distinct, but instead, are part of a web of "intricate and vast" connections. One of the writers of that piece, staff writer for the Columbia Journalism review Alexandria Neason joined CBSN to help put the last six months' news into context.

• Jun 16, 2020
• 9:50

Addressing racism as a public health crisis

Black Lives Matter protesters are pushing to see changes beyond the justice system. Some are calling for legislators and city officials to declare racism as a public health crisis. Quartz science and health reporter Katherine Ellen Foley joined CBSN to explain how experiencing racism impacts health.

• Jun 16, 2020
• 10:24

Restaurant fires managers who barred black child over clothing

Atlas Restaurant Group says it is "sickened" by incident in which a boy and his mother were denied entry to eatery.

• Jun 23, 2020

Woman confronts resident in viral video

A woman apologized after a video showed her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police because he stenciled “Black Lives Matter” on his San Francisco property. The video has sparked accusations of racism and led a cosmetics distributor to cut ties with Lisa Alexander.

• Jun 15, 2020
• 2:16

New Democratic ad ties voter suppression to white supremacy in U.S.

The Democratic Association of Secretaries of States (DASS) is trying to flip the seats of chief elections officers in five states and kickstarting the effort with the release of a digital ad Monday.

• Jun 22, 2020

ICYMI: Top takeaways from this week's "Face the Nation"

This week we sat down with Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, Senator Mark Warner and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.

• Jun 22, 2020

Full transcript of "Face the Nation" on June 21, 2020

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, we sat down with Secretary Chad Wolf, Senator Mark Warner and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

• Jun 21, 2020

Transcript: Jamelle Bouie on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie that aired Sunday, June 21, 2020, on "Face the Nation."

• Jun 21, 2020

Back on campaign trail, Trump dismisses COVID testing

In Tulsa, Okla., President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday for the first time since the country was shut down due to coronavirus. Speaking to a smaller-than-predicted crowd, he sought to fire up his base by attacking “fake” news about COVID-19 and blaming testing for the rise in U.S. cases. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Jun 21, 2020
• 2:00

Black police officers' struggle with identity

As protests against police brutality and racism continue, black police officers are often caught between the crossfires of their racial identity and profession. Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Jun 13, 2020
• 2:17

Britain reckons with centuries old racism

As confederate statues are being taken down across the country, similar reckonings are happening in Great Britain as well. Some institutions across the pond are acknowledging ties to systemic racism that are centuries old. Roxana Saberi reports.

• Jun 20, 2020
• 2:38

Steve Ballmer on white CEOs stepping up

Los Angeles Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why he believes white CEOs and business leaders should take action against racism and injustice. He also talks about athletes and activism in the wake of George Floyd's death and the restart of the NBA season.

• Jun 12, 2020
• 10:42

MLB team removes statue of longtime owner over racist comments

The Twins say the decision to honor Griffith "reflects an ignorance on our part of systemic racism."

• Jun 19, 2020

Florida drops "Gator Bait" cheer over term's "historic racist imagery"

"It is past time for UF to commit and engage in this challenging, uncomfortable, transformational work," the school's president said.

• Jun 19, 2020

Pulling down Africa's racist memorials

Infamous monuments and tributes to white supremacy are falling around the globe, largely sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement. But as CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports, statues across the African continent have been coming down for years.

• Jun 19, 2020
• 4:34

In Africa, toppling statues is just a first step in addressing racism

"The debate over statues is always a debate about more than statues," says Professor Achille Mbembe. It's about "where we want to go."

• Jun 19, 2020

"White Lives Matter" spray-painted on Arthur Ashe statue

Ashe's memorial is the only statue on Memorial Avenue that is not dedicated to a Confederate leader.

• Jun 19, 2020

Capitol Hill holds hearing on police brutality and racism

Lawmakers tackled the issues of police brutality and racism during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. They heard from George Floyd's brother, civil rights leaders and law enforcement officials. Skyler Henry and Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany joined CBSN to break down the top politics news of the day. 

• Jun 10, 2020
• 12:28

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