*            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."
	He will join the ancestors on September 18, 1970 after
	succumbing to asphyxiation from his own vomit. He will
	be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992
	and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. His star on the
	Hollywood Walk of Fame will be dedicated in 1994. In 
	2006, his debut album, "Are You Experienced," will be
	inducted into the United States National Recording 
	Preservation Board's National Recording Registry. Rolling
	Stone magazine will name him number 1 on their list of 
	the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003.
 
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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