This commentary is by George Longenecker of Middlesex, a writer and retired professor.  It might seem like the proposed constitutional amendment on slavery in Vermont, a national historic site in Tennessee, and…

SACRAMENTO —  A historic California task force met for the first time Tuesday with the ultimate goal of recommending reparations for descendants of enslaved people and those affected by slavery.  The…

The Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission expressed support during its regular meeting held virtually Thursday for a local coalition's plan for an Excluded Workers Fund. In a letter sent to local Johnson…

On this one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, many are assessing where we have come on racial disparities and injustice in America. On one hand, many White people…

History Professor Dr. Yohuru Williams says recognition of the 1921 race riot that left hundreds dead is just a first step. MINNEAPOLIS — On a day in which America takes…

It's a rarely taught and often forgotten part of World War II: What happened to thousands of allied soldiers aboard the so-called "hell ships"? Jeff Glor has the details on…

CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss a new warning from the UN's World Meteorological Organization that Earth is likely to hit a…

For the latest report in our "Eye on Earth" series, CBS News correspondent Debora Patta went to Kenya to learn about a creative approach to addressing the scourge of plastic…

Incidents of Asian hate push the museum to review its collections and move exhibitions away from stereotypes toward a more complex view of Asian culture. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit…