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.

The Status of Black Men in America

POSTED: March 12, 2009

Remarks of David Jones, President, Community Service Society of New York. Hearing of the Congressional Black Caucus: African Male Initiative Conference.