*               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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