Black History On This Day February 12th

First Black to speak in the Capitol (1865) Henry Highland Garnet (December 23, 1815 –...

NAACP founded. (1909) The National Association for the Advancement of...

First Black to coach an NBA professional basketball team born (1934) Bill Russell a 5 time NBA MVP for the Boston...

Arsenio Hall born (1955) Arsenio Hall, who became the first Black Late...

Macon, Georgia bus boycott starts (1962) The bus boycott opens in Macon, Georgia.