who was the first black basketball player at the university of kentucky
Tom Payne (basketball) A 7-foot, 1-inch center, Payne played with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA during the 1971-1972 season.[2] He was also the first African American ever to play basketball for the University of Kentucky. Payne is currently incarcerated in Kentucky State Reformatory in LaGrange, Kentucky.[3]
Black History Month Black History Month was first proposed by Black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University in February 1969. The first celebration of Black History Month took place at Kent State one year later, in February 1970.[7]