*            Today in Black History - November 27           *

 

1942 - Johnny Allen Hendrix is born in Seattle, Washington.  

            Hendrix's father, James "Al" Hendrix, later changes 

            his son's name to James Marshall.  James Marshall 

            Hendrix will be best known as Jimi Hendrix, leader of 

            the influential rock group, The Jimi Hendrix 

            Experience.  His music will influence such groups as 

            "Earth, Wind, and Fire," "Living Colour," and "Sting."

 

1951 - Sixteen-year-old Hosea Richardson becomes the first 

            licensed African American jockey to ride on the Florida 

            circuit. 

 

1957 - Dorothy Height, YMCA official, is elected president of 

            the National Council of Negro Women.

 

1964 - Robin Givens is born in New York City.  She will become 

            an actress and will star in "Head of the Class," and "A 

            Rage in Harlem," "Michael Jordan: An American Hero," 

            "Blankman," "Foreign Student," "Boomerang," "The Women 

            of Brewster Place," and "Beverly Hills Madam." 

 

1968 - Eldridge Cleaver, Minister of Information for the Black 

            Panther Party, becomes a fugitive from justice as a 

            parole violator. 

 

1989 - Jennifer Lawson assumes her duties as Executive Vice 

            President for National Programming and Promotion 

            Services at the Public Broadcasting Service. The Alabama 

            native is the chief programming executive for PBS, 

            determining which programs are seen on the network. She 

            is the first woman to hold such a position at a major 

            television network. 

 

1990 - Charles Johnson wins the National Book Award for his 

            novel "Middle Passage."  He is the fourth African 

            American to win the award, formerly called the American 

            Book Award.


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