Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate 60 years after rejection
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
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How the Midwest's largest Black-owned architecture firm is transforming north Minneapolis
There's only a handful of practicing Black architects in the state of Minnesota. It's a space one north Minneapolis designer is grateful to represent, and through his work on the north side, he aims to create a more equitable future.
Biden aims to court Black voters in Georgia
President Biden is hitting the campaign trail in Georgia this weekend and focusing his energy on outreach to Black voters. The president will speak with voters Sunday before delivering a commencement address at Morehouse College. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Haitian pride beams as Haitian Flag Day approaches
May is Haitian Heritage Month and this Saturday is Haitian Flag Day
Biden to deliver commencement speech
President Biden is set to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College this weekend. The well-known historically Black college for men has seen protests over the war in Gaza, but students are divided over the president's Israel policy and plans to visit.
70th anniversary of Brown v. Board ruling
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The ruling declared racial segregation in public school is unconstitutional. Decades later in Topeka, Kansas, where the case originated, the local school district's first Black superintendent works to serve the city's diverse population inside and outside school walls.
Topeka superintendent on Brown v. Board of Ed.
The district at the center of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which outlawed racial segregation in schools, is now helmed by its first Black female superintendent. Janet Shamlian spoke to Topeka Public Schools Superintendent Tiffany Anderson about the remarkable changes her district has made.
Whoopi Goldberg reflects on family, career in new memoir "Bits and Pieces"
Whoopi Goldberg described the book as a way to dispel speculations about her upbringing and to share her story on her own terms.
Brittney and Cherelle Griner reveal baby's name
Brittney and Cherelle Griner shared videos from their baby shower exclusively with "CBS Mornings."
Whoopi Goldberg on how her family helped her
Whoopi Goldberg joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces." The book is a revealing look at the EGOT winner's relationship with her mother, Emma Johnson, and her brother, Clyde.
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70th anniversary of Emmett Till's death marked with train from Chicago to Mississippi
The 70th anniversary of Emmett Till's death is being marked by family, friends and officials repeating the fateful train ride he took from Chicago to Mississippi in 1955.
Mental health nonprofit inspires creativity
Kari Eckert, the founder and executive director of "Robbie's Hope," started the teen suicide prevention foundation after her 15-year-old son died by suicide in 2018. It hosts an annual art competition for teens and this year has their first curated exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. Eckert and singer-songwriter Sloane Simon, who won the grand prize three years ago with a song in the music category, talk to "CBS Mornings" about the nonprofit.
Note to Self: Jeanette Lee
In the "CBS Mornings" series "Note to Self," former world champion pool player, Jeanette Lee, shares her career journey despite a debilitating health battle.
2 men publicly caned for hugging and kissing in Indonesia
Sharia law in Indonesia's Aceh province allows up to 100 public lashes for morality offenses including gay sex and sex between unmarried people.
"The Dish": MUSE Santa Monica
In the "CBS Mornings'" series "The Dish," Natalie Morales visits MUSE, a restaurant born from a college dinner club. At just 24, its self-taught owner blends modern design with old-world charm and says kindness is at the heart of his cooking.
DeSoto's Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy honors space pioneer and mathematician
In DeSoto this week, students from one school are being immersed in the history of the woman who bears the name of their school and was immortalized in the movie "Hidden Figures."
How California twins built a hot dog empire
Jamie Yuccas introduces the 15-year-old twin brothers behind "Glizzy Street," the California hot dog stand turned viral business that's winning over customers both in person and online.
New Orleans artist and "beadmaster" Demond Melancon
Michelle Miller delves into the centuries-old Carnival tradition of Black Masking, and talks with artist Demond Melancon, who creates elaborate beaded suits as the Big Chief of the Young Seminole Hunters Black Masking Tribe. [First aired 5/18/25.]
During times of great loss, Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas offer hope | KD Sunday Spotlight
For mothers who have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths, and early infant loss, the doulas provide a source of care.
Acclaimed New Orleans chefs inspired by dishes from childhood
Mo Rocca visits with award-winning New Orleans chefs who reached back into their childhood memories of cooking and culture: Nina Compton and her husband, Larry Miller, who explain the impact of St. Lucia on the menu at Compère Lapin; and chef Serigne Mbaye and his business partner Effie Richardson, who bring a Senegalese flavor to the food at Dakar NOLA. [First aired 5/18/25.]