today in black history

June 02, 2026

Homer Plessy, a 30 year-old Black shoemaker, is jailed for sitting in the "white" car of a Louisiana railroad on this date in 1892.

Today in Black America: 04.17.09

With Brette Dawson

POSTED: November 30, -0001, 12:00 am

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