Host: Jane Pauley
COVER STORY: How free speech is below assault within the U.S.
America was constructed on the premise of free speech, however at this time's information is stuffed with examples of limiting folks's expression – from prohibitions towards misinformation, to guide bans and state legal guidelines proscribing how lecturers can talk about such matters as racial injustice, sexual orientation, and gender id. Correspondent David Pogue talks with writers and teachers about free speech and a corresponding local weather of self-censorship; and with a New Hampshire historical past instructor who says, "The ghost of Senator McCarthy is alive and properly in a few of our state home hallways."
For more information:
- "Free Speech: A Historical past from Socrates to Social Media" by Jacob Mchangama (Primary Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio codecs, accessible by way of Amazon and Indiebound
- Observe Jacob Mchangama on Twitter
- John A. Powell, professor, College of California, Berkeley Faculty of Legislation
- "Silicon Values: The Way forward for Free Speech Underneath Surveillance Capitalism" by Jillian C. York (Verso), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio codecs, accessible by way of Amazon and Indiebound
- jilliancyork.com
- Digital Frontier Basis
CARNIVAL: King desserts – a treasured style of Mardi Gras
In New Orleans a longstanding custom of Carnival is the king cake, a multi-colored candy deal with. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave talks with Matt Haines, writer of "The Massive Ebook of King Cake," and with among the bakers who assist fulfill New Orleanians' Mardi Gras craving.
For more information:
- "The Massive Ebook of King Cake" by Matt Haines, pictures by Randy Krause Schmidt (Susan Schadt press), in Hardcover, accessible by way of Amazon and Indiebound
- matthaineswrites.com
- Caywood & Randazzo's Bakery, Chalmette, La.
- Dong Phuong Bakery, New Orleans
- La Vie en Rose Café, New Orleans
- Bywater Bakery, New Orleans
BUSINESS: Byron Allen on the highway to media mastery
4 years in the past, comic and media mogul Byron Allen grew to become the primary Black American to personal a 24-hour mainstream cable information community when he bought The Climate Channel for $310 million – in money. Now, Allen is getting ready a bid to purchase the Denver Broncos, which – if profitable – would make him the NFL's first Black majority proprietor. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Allen about his entrepreneurial spirit, and his success at growing minority possession in broadcasting.
PREVIEW: Broadcast tycoon Byron Allen on being a job mannequin for future Black enterprise leaders
For more information:
MUSIC: Tears for Fears returns, stronger than ever
Performing because the group Tears for Fears, English pop rockers Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had hits within the Nineteen Eighties with such songs as "Shout" and "Everyone Desires to Rule the World." However after an acrimonious cut up in 1991, the 2 did not converse to 1 one other for 9 years. They've since reunited, and are about to launch Tears for Fears' first album in 17 years, "The Tipping Level." Correspondent Tracy Smith sits down with Orzabal and Smith – quickly to embark on a U.S. tour – to learn how their musical collaboration helped heal a private tragedy.
"The Tipping Level" by Tears for Fears (Harmony Information) might be launched February 25. To look at a music video for the album's title monitor, click on on the participant beneath:
For more information:
- tearsforfears.com
- U.S. tour information (Starting Might 20)
PASSAGE: In memoriam
ART: The revelatory artwork of Joseph Yoakum
Joseph Yoakum (1891-1972) did not begin creating artwork till he was in his 70s. Self-taught in his use of ballpoint pens, coloured pencil and pastels, Yoakum (who claimed Native American ancestry, and whose mom was a formerly-enslaved African American) created fanciful landscapes, now at present on view at New York's Museum of Fashionable Artwork. Correspondent Rita Braver studies.
For more information:
- "Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Noticed," on the Museum of Fashionable Artwork, New York Metropolis (via March 19), adopted by the Menil Assortment, Houston (April 22-August 7)
- Catalogue: "Joseph E. Yoakum: What I Noticed" (Artwork Institute of Chicago)
- Artist Cynthia Carlson
HARTMAN: Snowman
STAGE: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick: The present does go on
Two years in the past, Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have been set to star in a New York revival of Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite" when COVID-19 shut down Broadway theatres (and virtually all the pieces else). Now, the present is lastly set to open, and two years after interviewing the husband-and-wife duo, "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley sits down as soon as once more with Parker and Broderick to speak concerning the unprecedented hiatus.
For more information:
- Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite," on the Hudson Theatre, New York Metropolis; previews start February 25 | Ticket information
HISTORY: Franklin Pierce – America's handsomest president?
No survey of America's worst presidents could be full with out our 14th president, Franklin Pierce, whose fame for amiability and attractiveness (and his introduction of perforated postage stamps) was offset by his assist for the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, which led to clashes between pro- and anti-slavery forces. Correspondent Mo Rocca seems on the legacy of a president whose actions in workplace introduced the nation nearer to civil struggle.
For more information:
- Pierce Manse, Harmony, N.H.
- Michael Holt, Division of Historical past, College Of Virginia
- Franklin Pierce (whitehouse.gov)
COMMENTARY: How the murders of two Black sons ignited social justice actions
New York Occasions columnist Charles Blow displays on the similarities between the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Until and the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and the way they every sparked protest actions led by moms with tears on their cheeks however metal of their spines.
For more information:
MILEPOST: TBD
NATURE: TBD
WEB EXCLUSIVE:
CBS NEWS SPECIAL: "Right here Comes the Solar" (Video)
It looks like Andrew Garfield can do all of it, from blockbuster hits to teaming up with Lin-Manuel Miranda for his most up-to-date position in "Tick, Tick ... BOOM!" Additionally: We take a peek behind the counter at a few of New York Metropolis's bodegas, the place the proprietors are ingesting a particular form of espresso.
The Emmy Award-winning "CBS Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays starting at 9:00 a.m. ET. Govt producer is Rand Morrison.
DVR Alert! Discover out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your metropolis
"Sunday Morning" additionally streams on the CBS Information app starting at 10:30 a.m. ET. (Obtain it right here.)
Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" at the moment are accessible to look at on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com and Paramount+, together with by way of Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox.
Observe us on Twitter; Fb; Instagram; YouTube; TikTok; and at cbssundaymorning.com.
You can too obtain the free "Sunday Morning" audio podcast at iTunes and at Play.it. Now you may by no means miss the trumpet!