Biden courts Black voters in South Carolina, decrying white supremacy

At a Black church where nine parishioners were shot to death in 2015, the president called white supremacy a "poison."

• Jan 8, 2024

Couple faces racial discrimination at an IHOP in Mesquite

The couple says IHOP did the right thing by firing those involved but still says the damage is already done.

• Jan 5, 2024

Reluctance to help Biden combat Islamophobia

Some Muslim and Arab American advocates are expressing doubts about the White House's ability to mitigate Islamophobia as hate-fueled incidents soar across the U.S. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry explains.

• Dec 29, 2023
• 02:44

Why do AI image generators show bias?

Artificial intelligence-powered image generators can return biased or stereotypical results, researchers say. Stanford University AI researchers Ria Kalluri and Myra Cheng join CBS News to examine why, and what can be done to fix it.

• Nov 6, 2023
• 05:03

New study shatters "glass ceiling" myth

A new study reveals women face major hurdles in advancement long before they reach management. Lareina Yee, study co-author and senior partner at McKinsey & Company, joins CBS News to break down the findings.

• Oct 6, 2023
• 04:17

Black student suspended over hairstyle to be sent to disciplinary program

Darryl George has been told he will be removed from his Texas high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program.

• Oct 11, 2023

Lawsuit alleges Coon Rapids company refused to hire women, Black people, anyone over 40

The lawsuit alleges that a recruiter who worked for TKO Construction had been told by other employees that the company did not hire women for construction jobs, Black people in certain areas and individuals over 40 years old because "some clients do not want them."

• Sep 28, 2023

France bans Islamic abayas in schools, calls them "political attack"

A government spokesman said the long, flowing garment was "obviously" religious, "a political attack," and an act of "proselytizing."

• Aug 28, 2023

Affirmative action ruling could impact hiring

There are new concerns about diversity programs in the workplace and hiring after the Supreme Court upended affirmative action in college admissions last week. While the justices' ruling does not legally interfere with diversity in the workplace, experts say the move creates an opening for conservative groups to challenge business policies based on hiring and promoting minority employees. Noam Scheiber, labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times, joins CBS News to discuss what the law says.

• Jul 4, 2023
• 05:10

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
• 04:18

The conservative Supreme Court's unprecedented week

The Supreme Court has issued its ruling on the future of affirmative action, followed by Friday rulings that block President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, and allow a Colorado website designer to refuse service to same-sex couples, based on her religious convictions. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa looks at the decisions, and their fallout.

• Jul 2, 2023
• 04:48

Women face age bias no matter how old

Women over the age of 40 have long faced workplace discrimination, but a new study reveals that younger female employees don't have it much better. CBS MoneyWatch associate managing editor Aimee Picchi has more.

• Jun 30, 2023
• 04:59

Unpacking the affirmative action decision

The Supreme Court ended the systemic use of race as a factor in college admissions on Thursday. Jess Bravin, Supreme Court correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to break down the decision. Plus, Andrew Brennen, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate who testified in the case, shares his thoughts on the outcome.

• Jun 29, 2023
• 09:49

Michigan bans hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the Crown Act on Thursday, which will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces.

• Jun 15, 2023

New law in Uganda imposes life prison sentence for homosexuality

The legislation, one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world, also imposes a death sentence for the crime of "aggravated homosexuality."

• May 29, 2023

New York City mayor signs height, weight discrimination ban into law

It bans discrimination based on height and weight in employment, housing and public accommodations.

• May 27, 2023

Otis Taylor gets diploma 57 years after he was kicked out for his hair

More than half a century after he was kicked out of his senior year of high school because of his haircut, Black blues artist Otis Taylor finally received his diploma.

• May 26, 2023

New York and California investigate NFL

The attorneys general of California and New York are opening a joint investigation into workplace discrimination allegations against the NFL. Katie Rosman, a Metro reporter for The New York Times, broke the story and joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss her report.

• May 5, 2023
• 04:20

Transgender lawmaker silenced by Montana House's Republican speaker

Rep. Zooey Zephyr was deliberately misgendered by conservative lawmakers demanding her censure over comments about a bill on transgender youth medical care.

• Apr 21, 2023

Proposed Uganda law would impose death penalty for some LGBTQ acts

The bill approved by lawmakers would even make family members vulnerable to imprisonment for failing to report loved ones.

• Mar 23, 2023