today in black history

May 11, 2026

Ira Aldridge, the great 19th century Black actor, famous throughout the world, was born in 1807 in New York City.

African American Males and Criminal Justice, 1990

POSTED: November 30, -0001

The Sentencing Project analyzes data from 1990 to explore the disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system on Black men in the United States.