Protesters demand slavery reparations as U.K. royals visit Jamaica

Hours before Prince William and Kate touched down, protesters called on Britain to "apologize now" for its colonial past.

• Mar 23, 2022

Push for House vote on reparations bill

April will mark one year since a House committee approved legislation that would study slavery reparations for African Americans. H.R. 40 would create a panel that would examine lasting effects of slavery and discrimination in the U.S. But the bill has yet to be brought to a full vote in the chamber. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, joins CBS News' Lilia Luciano to discuss.

• Feb 8, 2022
• 12:03

6/19: CBS Evening News

David Ortiz wasn't the intended target of shooting, prosecutor says; 103-year-old runner breaks a new record.

• Jun 19, 2019
• 20:12

6/19/19: CBSN Evening News

Congress considers reparations; House committee discusses reparations.

• Jun 19, 2019
• 48:01

751 unmarked graves found in Canada

A Canadian indigenous group says it found the unmarked graves of more than 700 people at a Catholic residential school in Saskatchewan this week. It's the latest in several similar findings at the notorious schools across Canada. David Treuer is author of "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present" and a member of the Leech Lake Ojibwe. He spoke with CBSN's Lana Zak about the impact on Indigenous communities in North America.

• Jun 26, 2021
• 8:09

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

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

Experts say the wealth gap between White and Black households was fueled by generations of enslavement, Jim Crow laws and discrimination, and offer proposals to narrow the gap, including race-neutral anti-poverty programs.

• Jun 20, 2021

Unions back California governor facing recall

Major labor unions are announcing their support for California Governor Gavin Newsom as a special election to replace the Democrat is looking increasingly likely. The Sacramento Bee's California politics reporter Sophia Bollag joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the recall effort as well as a new state task force that will study possible reparations for Black Americans.

• Jun 2, 2021
• 6:58

Lee Carter on his campaign for Virginia governor

In Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary election on Tuesday, five candidates are competing to challenge Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin in the race to succeed Governor Ralph Northam. One of the candidates, Virginia Delegate Lee Carter, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss some of his progressive policy proposals, including a plan to use newly legalized cannabis sales to fund reparations for Black and indigenous communities, and why he wants to "own the label" as a self-proclaimed socialist.

• Jun 6, 2021
• 9:22

Biden honors victims of Tulsa Race Massacre

President Joe Biden on Tuesday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood of Greenwood to pay tribute to the victims of the 1921 race massacre. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBSN political contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on a new White House initiative that aims to combat the racial wealth gap and the latest on a ransomware attack targeting the world's largest meat supplier. They also discuss former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn's comments at a QAnon conspiracy theory convention over the weekend, where he appeared to express support for a coup in the U.S.

• Jun 1, 2021
• 16:02

Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre

Hundreds gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma to commemorate 100 years since the destruction of a thriving black community once known as "Black Wall Street." This comes as President Biden prepares to announce measures to narrow the racial wealth gap in cities like Tulsa. CBS News political contributor Antjuan Seawright joined CBSN to discuss what similarities he sees between what happened then and the racial violence occurring in the U.S. today.

• Jun 1, 2021
• 10:24

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

Evanston, Illinois, approves reparations

Evanston, Illinois, made history this week by becoming the first city in the country to approve reparations for Black residents. The legislation will provide up to $400,000 to at least 16 people whose families faced housing discrimination in the area. Adriana Diaz has more.

• Mar 27, 2021
• 2:45

Georgetown slavery apology

Slavery has been called America's original sin. This past week, a prominent Catholic university owned up to its role in that sin and revealed how it plans to atone for it. Errol Barnett has the story.

• Sep 3, 2016
• 2:21

9/1: Evening News

Hermine has been upgraded to a hurricane and is taking aim at Florida; MIT grad students Dennis Lally and Reed Hayes are pioneering the use of virtual reality with seniors

• Sep 1, 2016
• 20:50

This was a week of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust

This was a week of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Now, for the first time, the State Department, in conjunction with France, will dole out $60 million in reparations to survivors. Margaret Brennan has the story of one survivor.

• May 7, 2016
• 2:13

House committees vote on D.C. statehood and reparations bills

Two House committees took up two controversial bills on reparations and D.C. statehood on Wednesday.

• Apr 15, 2021

Thousands of Holocaust survivors from the U.S. and other nations will receive six-figure payouts as reparations from the French government

Thousands of Holocaust survivors from the U.S. and other nations will receive six-figure payouts as reparations from the French government. CBSN's Contessa Brewer discusses the new policy.

• Nov 3, 2015
• 0:37

Slavery reparations bill appears set to advance in House

The House Judiciary Committee plans to prepare and vote on the measure first proposed by the late Congressman John Conyers in 1989.

• Apr 9, 2021

U.S. city to become first to pay reparations to Black residents

Evanston, Illinois, approved a plan to offer money as a step toward confronting systemic racism.

• Mar 25, 2021

Evanston official: Reparations plan falls short

The city of Evanson, Illinois voted to become the first U.S. city to make reparation money available to Black residents impacted by decades of housing discrimination. Alderwoman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote on the Evanston City Council against the program, she joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss her difficult decision.

• Mar 24, 2021
• 9:27

Evanston, Illinois, approves reparations plan

The Chicago suburb of Evanston has voted for a plan that would pay up to $25,000 in housing-related expenses for Black residents whose families were subjected to housing discrimination. CBS Chicago's Jermont Terry reports.

• Mar 23, 2021
• 2:12

Jeff Tweedy is donating 5% of royalties to social justice causes

The Grammy-winner will support a social justice non-profit in his native Chicago, and hopes other White artists will be inspired to follow suit.

• Mar 15, 2021

Biden supports study of reparations

The White House says President Biden supports a study on the issue of reparations, and there has been some momentum behind a bill that would create a commission on it in recent years. Politico politics reporter Maya King joined "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss why that might not be enough to get Congress to pass the proposal.

• Feb 18, 2021
• 7:01

Democrats to unveil sweeping immigration bill  

CBS News has learned that after weeks of deliberations, congressional Democrats and the White House will unveil a sweeping immigration bill that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to pursue legal status. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join CBSN to discuss the details, as well as the administration's latest pandemic efforts.

• Feb 18, 2021
• 11:07

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