Kaleidoscope

Now you can get the Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes and all the major headlines you need to know daily on the CBS News Roundup podcast. On weekday mornings Steve Kathan delivers the “World News Roundup” and every evening you can catch up on all the day's news with Jennifer Keiper on the “World News Roundup: Late Edition”. Then, every weekend the CBS News team in Washington goes deep into the major stories on “Weekend Roundup'' hosted by Allison Keyes. Each episode features a “Kaleidoscope” segment that takes on social justice issues and critical topics like race, gender, disability, income inequality, and beyond.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a conversation with Maryland's new Governor, Wes Moore. He is only the third Black governor elected in the nation's history and referenced African American history repeatedly in his inauguration speech. Oprah Winfrey spoke at his swearing-in ceremony, and Moore visited what was once a regional slave port that very morning. He discusses what this means to him and to the nation, and his "rock star" status among Democrats who are already talking about his future as a potential presidential candidate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a discussion with CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan on her new CBS Reports documentary, "Black Twitter: The Twitterverse That Changed a Generation".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", Allison takes a look at American theater and race. Veteran Director Sheldon Epps speaks with Allison about his new book, "My Own Directions", and what it has been like navigating the theater community as a Black man.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a conversation about an intriguing art installation at President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, DC. It is Black History Month, and the African artist, George Adéagbo, uses sculpture and found objects to examine themes of freedom and bondage in the space where President Lincoln lived, and developed the Emancipation Proclamation. Allison speaks with the CEO and Executive Director of the Cottage, Michael Atwood Mason, about how the idea came about, and what message he's hoping the exhibition sends to those who see it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, the controversy surrounding the College Board's pilot curriculum for Advanced Placement African American Studies courses. A revised official version was unveiled this week after Florida's governor and other conservatives attacked a leaked draft - labeling it "woke indoctrination". But hundreds of African American studies faculty wrote an open letter defending the educational value of the course, and decrying what they call "censorship". Allison speaks with one of the authors, Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal, chair of the Department of African & African American Studies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a look at how the community is doing in the wake of the mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. Allison speaks with John Kim at Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, about how people already traumatized by racism are handling these latest tragedies in a space where emotional health issues are often seen as a stigma, and there have been hateful calls to hospitals from some. threatening more violence.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, Allison speaks with Sheryl Davis, Executive Director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, for a discussion about reparations. Davis provides details about the proposed $5 million lump sum payments and total debt forgiveness to longtime Black residents of San Francisco over what it calls decades of "systemic repression."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss the meaning of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior's birthday amid the political and economic upheaval in the nation. Howard University Afro American Studies and Law professor Greg Carr talks about everything from the distortion of Dr. King's narrative to what he calls the ongoing war over the memory of Dr. King to the legislative fight over trying to keep schools from teaching slavery and equality.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a look at the staggering loss of at least 1.2 million public school students in the nation since 2020. Allison speaks with Jeanne Allen, CEO and founder of the non-profit Center for Education reform, about how this affects teachers and students, and what it could mean for education innovations that could bring seismic change to how young people are learning.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, a look back at the emotional battle over abortion rights in the nation in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Allison speaks with pro and anti-abortion rights advocates about what this means for women, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the National Right to Life Committee. We also hear from the Black Conservative group Project 21, and from a sociology professor about the effect on the LGBTQ community.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a discussion with Joycelyn Davis. She is a descendant of one of the 110 people illegally brought to the U.S. on the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S. People aboard the ship, which landed 52 years after importing slaves was declared to be a federal crime, founded a community known as Africatown, near Mobile, Alabama. The Netflix film Descendant, focuses on their journey, and the issues which continue to impact residents generations later.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", this week is a look at why some students are going to TikTok to learn about everything from LGBTQ issues to Black History, as several states have passed laws regulating discussions over such subjects. Former teacher Isis Spann, who runs the educational company "FUNdamentals of Learning", explains why it is important for young people to have access to such information and what it means for their belief in themselves, and their vision for their future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Allison examines the deteriorating situation in Haiti, where people are trying to survive amid a shortage of food, disease and deadly gang violence. This week, the Biden Administration broadened the Temporary Protected Status program, which will allow tens of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S. to continue to reside and work here without fear of deportation. Guerline Jozef, co-founder of the advocacy group Haitian Bridge Alliance, joins us with reaction, and what people there need.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at the global HIV/AIDS situation and also some of the challenges U-S patients are facing as those with the virus are getting older. Allison speaks with Dr. Cesar Nunez, director of the UNAIDS New York Office, about its report finding that inequalities are hampering the battle against AIDS. She also speaks with Rev. Jimmy Gibbs, national chair of the National Center for Aids Research CAB Coalition, about the need for fairness in access to resources and research for people of color.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at how both people and nonprofits are dealing with hunger as Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season. At the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville, Texas, Assistant Director Belinda Bradford tells Allison many are short of food, particularly seniors. She discusses the trouble multi-service agencies like hers are having coming up with supplies this year. But Bradford also talks about the joy she get from helping others.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christy Woodenthigh's family rushed to her home on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation when they got the shocking news that the 33-year-old mother was dead. They arrived to find no police officers, no approaching sirens, and no sign of Christy. ”Missing Justice”, a new 6-episode limited series hosted by CBS News reporters Cara Korte and Bo Erickson, takes you inside what really happened that night and how the issues in Christy's case connect to the larger Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Crisis. Missing Justice premieres on November 22nd wherever you get your podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a deep dive into a report from the Human Rights Campaign finding that at least 32 transgender and non-gender conforming people have been killed in the U.S. so far this year. The LGBTQ advocacy group's state legislative director, Cathryn Oakley, tells us most of the victims are people of color. She also discusses the results of the midterms, and the community's hopes for legislation in 2023. This is Transgender Awareness Week, and Sunday is the Transgender Day of Remembrance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this weekend's Kaleidoscope, Correspondent Steve Dorsey fills in for Allison Keyes. We hear from Mark Hanis, co-founder of Inclusive America, on some historic and diverse wins for candidates for state and federal offices. We also examine a Supreme Court case that centers on Native American adoptions and foster care.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the Kaleidoscope this weekend, CBS News correspondent Steve Dorsey fills in for Allison Keyes. However, Allison still has a report on abortion rights and how it affects minority communities. Steve talks about rising crime with Rachael Eisenberg at the Center for American Progress. Correspondent Cristian Benavides reports on the Latino vote in Florida.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at outreach to Black voters ahead of the midterm elections. More than two dozen African American Republicans are running for Congress, and there have been small increases in Black support for that party in the past two elections. GOP leaders are hoping that trend continues, and are strongly supporting black candidates including Georgia senate hopeful Herschel Walker. But CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright tells Allison his party is trying hard to energize Black voters as well.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a close look at the crisis in Haiti - which is roiled by gang violence, protests and shortages of fuel and food. Activists like Guerline Jozef, founder of the non-profit Haitian Bridge Alliance, think foreign intervention is a huge part of the problem. She joins Allison to explain why and discusses what the nation really needs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", we discuss the problem of climate change and its effect on low-income, urban communities. Decades of segregation forced many Blacks and Hispanics into places where there are few trees and bad air quality, and temperatures that are at least 13 degrees higher than nearby wealthy neighborhoods. Allison speaks with Anna Bettis, Arizona Healthy Cities Program Director for the Nature Conservancy. The non-profit is the world's largest conservation organization, and has been partnering with others to help mitigate the problem.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a discussion about how skyrocketing housing costs are affecting people of color amid inflation and an increasingly tight market. We asked Paul Roldan, CEO of the Chicago-based non-profit Hispanic Housing Development Corporation. It's goal is to provide housing security. This as the mid-term elections are around the corner and both parties are reaching out to Latinos. We were curious about what issues are engaging those voters this year. But we began our conversation by asking Roldan how the economic crises is affecting Hispanics and Latinos trying to buy a home.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", an in-depth look into a study finding that innocent Blacks are seven times more likely than innocent Whites to be falsely convicted of serious crimes including murder, rape and drugs. The largest disparity is with drug crimes. Allison speaks with Samuel Gross, senior editor of the National Registry of Exonerations and lead author of the Race and Wrongful Convictions 2022 report, about why this is and what can be done about it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a look at the national economic impact of the nation's Latino community. The non-profit think tank, The Latino Donor Collaborative, came out with a report Thursday finding that the gross domestic product of U.S. Latinos would rank 5th in the world if they were an independent country. President and CEO Ana Valdez joins Allison to run the numbers, and also discusses the border crises and how the U.S. is handling the devastation in Puerto Rico.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a discussion on the rising rate of suicide and suicide attempts among Black young people. There is research showing that children as young as 5 years old are at risk. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and we reached out to Dr. Christina Crawford at the National Alliance on Mental Illness to find out what's happening and what families and care givers can do to help.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a conversation about the female first responders on September 11th. Co-author Susan Hagen, of "Women at Ground Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion", joins me to talk about the women who died that day, share the stories of others from firefighters to EMTs who rushed to the scene to help, and how they are doing 21 years later. We also discuss why so few people are aware that women rescuers were on the scene.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at what couples are thinking about regarding having kids in this alleged post-pandemic landscape. Author Jordan Davidson spoke to more than 300 people for her upcoming book, "So When are you Having Kids?". She says many say they aren't planning to bear children, citing everything from Black maternal mortality to climate change to worries about finances.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes"< a look at Women's Equality Day, commemorating the adoption of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. 102 years later, the non-profit League of Women Voters is rebranding this as Women's Inequality Day. CEO Virginia Kase Solomón tells Allison this is because many women of color weren't able to cast votes for decades after the ratification of the amendment. She also says women around the nation are dealing with an attack on voting rights, the reversal of Roe v. Wade, and the loss of many rights women fought so hard to gain.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", a look at the rise in evictions nationwide in the wake of skyrocketing housing and rental prices, expiring Covid protections and a shortage of affordable housing. Law professor and tenant attorney Sateesh Nori, executive director of JustFix, a non-profit that fights for housing rights and offers online tools to help tenants in need, joins the program to discuss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, a discussion on how a range of issues including upbringing, religion, and the overturning of Roe v. Wade are affecting discussions of contraception in the Hispanic and Latina communities. Allison speaks with Dr. Erica Montes, an Arizona-based OB-GYN and creator of the Modern Mujer Health Blog, on how conversations that have often been fraught are evolving.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode, we're looking ahead to the November midterm elections, and what voters across the nation are thinking. Asian Americans Advancing Justice has released its 2022 Asian American voter survey, including opinions on everything from gun control to education, and what the major political parties are doing to engage that community. Janelle Wong, with survey partner AAPI Data, says the answer is, not much.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of Kaleidoscope, a conversation about the worsening plight of women and girls in Afghanistan, detailed in an Amnesty International report that says their lives are being destroyed by what it calls a "suffocating" crackdown by the Taliban. Host Allison Keyes speaks with the co-founders of Unfreeze Afghanistan, a coalition of U.S. and Afghan women who advocate for citizens in that nation. Masuda Sultan and Medea Benjamin were part of a U.S. delegation that went to Afghanistan this year and discuss terrible things women are enduring there and what needs to be done to help them.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, our host speaks with Dr. Kavita Shah Arora, an OB-GYN North Carolina physician who chairs the ethics committee for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. They discuss an increase in women seeking sterilization in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade. Some are telling doctors they feel they have no choice.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope", host Allison Keyes discusses the lasting trauma for survivors of government-run Native American boarding schools. Many Indigenous students faced physical, sexual and mental abuse, and more than 500 died. Allison speaks with Kiowa Tribe Vice-Chairwoman Rhonda Ahhaitty, who knows the history first hand from her family.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the Kaleidoscope this week, Allison speaks with Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, on the civil right's group's nuanced support for the SCOTUS prayer ruling, and also its midterm election survey of Muslim voters and their views on everything from Islamophobia to President Biden and Republicans.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Kaleidoscope, CBS's Stacy Lyn talks with Dr. Lynn Goldman, the Dean of Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University, about Monkeypox and how it's impacting gay men the most.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", it's the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a federal civil rights law barring sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal funding. The Biden Administration is proposing sweeping changes to Title IX that would expand protections to LGBTQ students and increases colleges' obligations to address sexual misconduct. Bonnie Morris, a gender and sports scholar at U.C. Berkeley, joins to discuss what the law has meant and what it could mean in the future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", the nation is preparing to celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when slaves in Texas were finally free years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Keyes speaks with entertainer and minister Tye Tribbett on headlining the Juneteenth Unity Fest in Brooklyn, New York, as well as the intersection of the holiday and faith.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It is Pride month and many cities are holding parades, flying the Pride or Progress flags, and celebrating the LGBTQ community. But amid the joy, there is worry. Advocacy and civil rights organizations have been raising concerns over a spate of laws - mostly in Republican-led states - they say are attacking the LGBTQ community. Casey Pick of the Trevor Project, the world's largest suicide prevention and mental health organization serving LGBTQ young people, joins to discuss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", the California Reparations Task Force's interim report that finds Black people are still being harmed by the effects of slavery. Task Force chair Kamila Moore joins to discuss the details.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", Keyes speaks with Connie Shuck, a military mom, who is in the nation's capitol to honor fallen soldiers, as well as the troops still fighting for our nation. She says to be here, amidst so many other mothers of U.S. soldiers, helps them support each other.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss a racist attack on a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, where an 18-year-old white, suspected gunman opened fire and killed at least 10 people. This was after posting online that he planned to "shoot all Blacks". CBS News Chief National Affairs and Justice Correspondent Jeff Pegues brings us the latest on this investigation, including that the suspect allegedly planned to target far more than black people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss research showing that Black maternal mortality rose significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. It also finds that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Allison asks Director Kanika Harris at the non-profit Black Women's Health Imperative why this is - and what can be done about it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes", we speak with Haitian American activist Marleine Bastien, head of the Family Action Network Movement about the treatment of Haitian refugees by the U.S. She says there is a race-based double standard in the way Black refugees and those from places including Ukraine are treated, and she is calling for a halt to deportations of Haitian refugees.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we discuss the National Urban League's 2022 State of Black America Report. The civil rights organization's president and CEO, Marc Morial, tells Allison that it details what it calls a coordinated attack on the voting rights of Black and Brown communities.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," we look at a University of Washington study finding that people of color are more likely to be exposed to poor air quality than whites. This even though pollution levels across the nation have dropped since 1990. We revisit Allison's conversation with corresponding study author Julian Marshall, who says he hopes the findings lead to change.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, we revisit a conversation with former white supremacist Sean Gillespie. He served sixteen years in prison for firebombing a synagogue in Oklahoma City in 2004. He is also featured in the six-part docu-series airing on Paramount Plus.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes," a discussion about research finding that girls characterized as "headstrong" and boys seen as "dependent" as children earn less than adults. University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy professor Robert Kaestner tells Allison it suggests that the roots of the gender wage gap are likely deeper than many think.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes, we discuss the disparities in health screenings that are putting people of color at risk. During the Covid-19 pandemic more than 9.5 (M) million cancer screenings alone were missed. Allison speaks with Community Oncology Alliance President Dr. Kashyap Patel, who explains that among other testing, mammograms plunged, particularly for women of color.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.