* 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 United Kingdom 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." In 1996,
she will co-star on the sitcom "Sparks," which will air
for two seasons on UPN. In January 2000, she will take
over hosting duties on the syndicated talk show "Forgive
or Forget." The show will be canceled four months later.
She will afterwards have recurring roles on "The Game,"
Tyler Perry's "House of Payne," and "Chuck." In 2007,
she will release her autobiography, "Grace Will Lead Me
Home."
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 will
be the chief programming executive for PBS, determining
which programs are seen on the network. She will become the
first woman to hold such a position at a major television
network. On December 14, 2010, The Corporation for Public
Broadcasting (CPB) will name her senior vice president of
Television and Digital Video Content. She will work closely
with PBS, public television stations and independent
production organizations to develop innovative, diverse and
creative programming and content for national public media
audiences. She will bring more than 20 years of public
broadcasting expertise to the position. She will join CPB in
February, 2011.
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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