Rep. Byron Donalds, DeSantis allies clash over Black history curriculum

The new standards for middle school includes a line on how "slaves developed skills" that could be used for "personal benefit."

• Jul 27, 2023

Florida lawmaker on Black history curriculum

There is national attention on Florida's new education standards that now include teaching middle school students that some enslaved people benefited from slavery. The new teaching guidelines are a result of legislation known as the "Stop Woke Act" that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in 2022. Florida Democratic State Sen. Shevrin Jones joins "America Decides" to discuss his reaction to the changes.

• Jul 24, 2023
• 10:06

Florida blasted for its Black history curriculum

The Florida State Board of Education released a controversial new school curriculum this week that was immediately criticized for its depiction of African American history. One section of the curriculum reads that its "instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit." In a fiery speech Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris said of the curriculum: "They insult us in an attempt to gaslight us." Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Jul 21, 2023
• 2:00

Florida's controversial history standards

Florida's 2023 Social Studies curriculum will include lessons on how "slaves developed skills" that could be used for "personal benefit," according to a copy of the state's academic standards reviewed by CBS News. Andrew Atterbury, education policy reporter for Politico, joined CBS News to talk about why Florida is doing this.

• Jul 21, 2023
• 4:46

Reparations task force submits final report

California's first-of-its-kind task force on reparations for Black Americans has submitted its final recommendations to the state legislature. The 1,200-page report is the result of two years of work that looked at how the state can best atone for the impact of slavery and decades of racial discrimination. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports from Los Angeles.

• Jul 3, 2023
• 4:18

Racial Injustice Report upbraids Philadelphia's criminal justice system

A new report says racist and classist origins continue to present in over-policing, over-prosecution, over-incarceration, and over-supervision of Black, Brown, and impoverished people in Philadelphia and the U.S.

• Jun 19, 2023

Addressing reparations for slavery

Americans everywhere are commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. In honor of Juneteenth, CBS News Streaming is hosting a special marathon of BET's "America in Black" series. Ed Gordon, a special correspondent for "America in Black," joined CBS News to talk about his reporting for the series on reparations.

• Jun 19, 2023
• 4:17

Southfield family traces roots back to last known slave ship to arrive in U.S.

Crawford and her family are the descendants of an enslaved man brought illegally to the U.S. on the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S.

• Jun 19, 2023

New York lawmakers OK bill to consider reparations for slavery: "Historic"

New York would be following the lead of California, which became the first state to form a reparations task force in 2020.

• Jun 9, 2023

Reclaiming history on a former plantation

An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family’s past.

• May 28, 2023
• 26:55

Reclaiming history on a former plantation

An Air Force veteran wanted a new house for large family gatherings; he ended up getting an incredible link to his family’s past.

• Feb 12, 2023
• 26:55

More kids than ever displaced and at risk of exploitation, U.N. warns

War, poverty and climate change have driven 42 million children from their homes, leaving them "exposed to heightened risk of violence," the U.N. warns.

• May 24, 2023

Charles urged to acknowledge British empire's "legacy of genocide"

Advocacy groups from 12 British Commonwealth nations want the king, on his coronation day, to "commit to starting discussions about reparations."

• May 4, 2023

"Heirs of Slavery" group launched

Holly Williams spoke with the Earl of Harewood, a second cousin of King Charles, who is behind a new effort calling on prominent British families and groups connected to the slave trade to apologize and atone.

• Apr 24, 2023
• 5:44

"Heirs of Slavery" push U.K. families to atone for ill-gotten wealth

The Earl of Harewood says families like his own "can never do enough" to make amends for the evil of the transatlantic slavery.

• Apr 24, 2023

The fight over banning books

Between 2020 and 2022, the number of book titles that have been banned in U.S. libraries and schools spiked more than 1,100%, to more than 2,500, while activists in 37 states have challenged school districts for offering non-fiction and fiction books that discuss race and racism, slavery, sex and gender identity. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with opposing forces on the reading battlefield today, from the founders of the activist group Moms for Liberty, to library officials, a teacher removed from her classroom for giving her students access to banned books, and cartoonist Art Spiegelman, whose Holocaust-themed graphic novel "Maus" has been targeted by book banners.

• Apr 23, 2023
• 8:13

Chinese man jailed for abusing woman seen chained up in viral video

A court said years of abuse had left the woman, who was sold 3 times to various people, with schizophrenia.

• Apr 7, 2023

King Charles III supports investigation into monarchy's links to slavery

In his recent memoir "Spare," Prince Harry wrote that the monarchy rests upon wealth generated by "exploited workers and thuggery, annexation and enslaved people."

• Apr 6, 2023

California task force mulls reparations

California's task force on reparations for Black Americans is facing a July deadline to submit its recommendations. William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen, who co-wrote the book "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century," join John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss.

• Apr 3, 2023
• 6:51

2/12/2023: Canada’s Unmarked Graves, Sharswood

The dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died; Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved.

• Feb 12, 2023
• 43:19

Indiana teen sheds light on 144-year-old injustice

Seven Black men were lynched in Posey County, Indiana, in 1878. It was the largest lynching in state history. Yet the whole incident had been largely forgotten -- until a 17-year-old girl heard about it. Steve Hartman shares more in "On the Road."

• Oct 28, 2022
• 2:38

Harriet Tubman statue unveiled in New Jersey

A new monument honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday. The monument, called "Shadow of a Face," also includes an audio installation covering Tubman's life narrated by singer and actor Queen Latifah, who was born in Newark. Elaine Quijano has more.

• Mar 9, 2023
• 1:36

Tennessee county to study reparations

Shelby County. which includes the city of Memphis, is forming a committee to study the feasibility of reparations for the descendants of slaves. Katherine Burgess, a reporter for The Commercial Appeal newspaper, joins CBS News' Elaine Quijano and Errol Barnett to discuss why this is happening now and the arguments surrounding it.

• Feb 24, 2023
• 3:31

Nevadans to vote on removing slavery as punishment from state constitution

Abolishing slavery as a form of criminal punishment from the state constitution will be on the 2024 Nevada ballot, part of a push to remove archaic language.

• Feb 23, 2023

Former home of enslaved people found near Harriet Tubman's birthplace

The home, which at one time housed more than 40 enslaved people, is believed to have possibly belonged to enslaved overseer Jerry Manokey, officials said.

• Feb 15, 2023

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