This month we celebrate achievers of color born in November, which highlights the characteristics of the inspector and the archer vibrations. November 1 through November 21, and the later portion of October (the 23rd to the 31st) focuses on individuals governed under Scorpio. The later portion of November falls under Sagittarius. At this time, we will identify people of color born under the scorpion influence. Scorpio represents the sign of the inspector. They are passionate, determined and energetic. Their ruling planets are Mars and Pluto. Scorpio achievers are studiers of people. During ancient times, the eagle represented the sign of the Scorpion. They sit and watch.

People born under the Scorpion make excellent psychologists, delving into the human mind. People born under this sign have a quiet dignity about them, yet has an obvious confident aura. Their approach at tasks seems almost religious. Individuals born under this sign are usually self reliant and independent. They often seem void of emotion. The feel they need to be tough to win. Their natural metal is steel, and steel is the fitting symbol for their personality.
In identifying these characteristics in people born under the Scorpion sign does not mean they are totally devoid of compassion. If there seems to be sympathetic qualities, the explanation could be their Venus or Moon could be in the compassionate signs of Libra or Cancer.

Scorpio's often have good sense of humor, and talkative at times. If they seem very chatty, they are hunting.

Scorpio, a fixed sign, is very dependable, and prone to live up to any commitments they honestly made. They are the most powerful sign in the zodiac. In a world where power seems corrupt, it is easy to view Scorpio's in a negative light, and ignore those Scorpio's who control their power drives and use it for the good of all you come under their protection.

Scorpio's have a fascination with drugs and alcohol. If indulging in these activities, for Scorpions they are tests of will power. They like to see how close they can come to destruction and come back. Some Scorpion's, who are aware of this trait, refuse to drink at all. As with drugs and alcohol, Scorpions can over indulge themselves in sexual activities. They can push themselves over the limit, then cut off and do without altogether.

We begin our focus on individuals born under the Scorpion sign for the month of November with:

LaTavia Roberson, born November 1, 1981, in Houston, Texas, grows up to become an R&B singer, member of the group Destiny's Child.
(From: Rock on the Net, an Internet source)

Daleroy Stewart, born November 1(2), 1978, in Vero Beach, Florida, grows up to become a professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys. The NFL website gives his birth date as November 1, while ESPN website identifies the date as November 2.
(From: www.wspn.com, an Internet source)

David Thornton born November 1, 1978, in Goldsboro, North Carolina, grows up to become a professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet source)

Tracy Reid, born November 1, 1976, in Miami, Florida, grows up to become a professional basketball player for the Miami Sol. She would like to be a sports broadcaster when she finishes her basketball career.
(From: the official site of the Miami Sol, an Internet source)

Danny Everett, born November 1, 1966, in New Orleans, Louisiana, grew up to become a 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400 meter relay. He received a bronze medal in the 1988 Olympic 400-meter category.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 38)

Joe Arroyo, born November 1, 1955, in Cartegena, Colombia, grows up to become a musician and vocalist. His music included Caribbean, salsa, reggae, and soca.
(From: All Music Guide, an Internet source)

Ronald Bell, born November 1, 1951, in Youngstown, Ohio, grows up to become an R&B singer, member of the group "Kool and the Gang."
(From: Rock on the Net, an Internet source)

Rolando Garbey, born November 1, 1947, in Oriente, Cuba, grew up to become an Olympic athlete, tying for the 1976 Olympic bronze medal in the light middleweight boxing division, and received a 1968 Olympic silver medal in the same category.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 42)

Joe Louis Caldwell, born November 1, 1941, in Texas City, Texas, grows up to become a 1964 Olympic gold medalist, in the basketball competition.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 19)

William Melvin Kelley, born November 1, 1937, in New York City, New York, grew up to become a novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His writings delve into the oppositions of race in American culture.
(From: Notable Black American Men, page 681)

James Edward Bradford, born November 1, 1928, in Washington, D.C., grows up to become an Olympic athlete. In 1952, he receives an Olympic silver medal in the heavyweight weightlifting competition, lifting 964 and half pounds. In 1960, he again becomes the recipient of an Olympic silver medal in the same division, lifting1, 129 and three fourths pounds.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 14)

Hannah Diggs Atkins, born November 1, 1923, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, grew up to become a librarian, educator, and state representative.
(From: Notable Black American Women, Book 2)

Margaret Taylor Burroughs, born November 1, 1917, in St. Rose Parish, Louisiana, grows up to become a prominent artist, educator and writer. Burroughs assisted in the founding of the Ebony Museum of African American History, in 1961. In 1968, the museum under-went a name change to Du Sable, in honor of Jean Baptiste Du Sable, who founded the first permanent settlement in what is now called Chicago, back in the 1770s.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)


Don Robey, born November 1, 1903-1975, in Houston, Texas, grew up to become a pop, R&B and traditional Southern gospel singer. His name should be on any serious list of pop and R&B pioneers.
(From: All Music Guide, an Internet source)

Sippie Wallace, sometimes referred to as the "Texas Nightingale," born Beulah Belle Thomas, on November 1, 1898-1986, in Houston, Texas, grows up to become one of the most popular blues singers of her day. Her father, a church deacon, first exposed her to music.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

Caroline Still Anderson, born November 1, 1848-1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up to become a physician, educator and a decision maker in her community. He was the daughter of abolitionist, William Still, who operated the Underground Railroad.
(From: Notable Black American Women, Book 1 and Notable Black American Scientists, page 11)

"Nelly" born Cornell Haynes, Jr., on November 2, 1978, in St. Louis, a Midwestern city halfway between Minneapolis and New Orleans, becomes a popular rap singer.
(From: Rock on the Net and American Music Guide, both Internet sources)

Anthony Henry, born November 2, 1976, in Fort Meyers, Florida, grew up to become a professional football player for the Cleveland Browns.
(From: www.nfl.com, and www.espn.com, both Internet sources)

Sam Horn, born November 2, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, grows up to become a professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles.
(From: Baseball card collection)

Said Aouita, born the oldest of seven children, on November 2, 1960, in Kenitra, Morocco, of Berber parentage, becomes an athlete in the 1984 Olympics, receiving a gold medal in the 5,000-meter run. He received an Olympic bronze medal in 1988 in the 800-meter run competition.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 3)

Willie McGee, born November 2, 1958, in San Francisco, California, grows up to become a professional baseball player for the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants.
(From: Baseball card collection)

Rita Louise Crockett, born November 2, 1957, in San Antonio, Texas, grows up to become a 1984 Olympic silver medalist in the volleyball competition.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 26)

Alfre Woodard, born November 2, 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, grows up to become an award-winning actress.
(From: Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 9)


Michelle Cliff, born November 2, 1946, in Kingston, Jamaica, grew up to become a poet, novelist, and essayist. She authored many books, among them "Claiming an Identity They Taught Me to Despise," in 1980.
(From: Notable Black American Women, Book 3)

Jimmi Griffin, born November 2, 1946, in Brunswick, Georgia, grows up to become a president of the San Jose, California branch NAACP, and business owner. He also worked to set up organizations and training to deal with the breakout of the diseases AIDS and HIV, in Black communities.
(From: Personal Accounts)

Faye Robinson, born November 2, 1943, in Houston, Texas, grew up to become a soprano opera singer.
(From: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians and www.uni.edu/taylord/Robinson.bio.html, an Internet source))

Price Mashaw Cobbs, born November 2, 1928, in Los Angeles, California, grew up to become a psychiatrist, writer, and management consultant. He collaborated with psychiatrist William H. Grier to write the book "Black Rage," which takes a grim and painful look at the anger and frustration plaguing Black people in the United States.
(From: Contemporary Black Biography, Vo. 9, Notable Black American Scientists, page 72, and Ebony Successful 1000, page 73)

Clinton Hill "Butch" McCord, Jr., born November 2, 1925, in Nashville, Tennessee, grows up to become a professional baseball payer for the Negro League. He won two batting titles, and two Silver Gloves, indicative of the best fielding first baseman in the minor leagues.
(From: Voices from the Negro League, page 233)

Rev. Joy Joseph Johnson, born November 2, 1921, in Laurel Hill, North Carolina, grows up to become a clergyman and serve as mayor of Fairmont, North Carolina.
(From: Who's Who among African Americans and Ebony Successful 1000, page 179)

Beryl McBeurnie, born November 2, 1917-2000, in Woodbrook, Trinidad, becomes a Trinidadian folk dancer, instructor and administrator. .
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

James Lesesne Wells, born November 2, 1902-1993, in Atlanta, Georgia, grew up to become an artist, educator and photographer. His father was Baptist minister, and his mother, a teacher.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

William McKinley Menchan, born November 2, 1898, in Levy County, Florida, grows up to become an educator and a writer. He authored a book entitled "Introduction to Child Development," in 1969.
(From: www.rootsweb.com, an Internet source)


Edward M. Bannister, born November 2, 1826-1901 in Nova Scotia, Canada, grew up to become a painter. He became one of the first African Americans to receive national recognition. In 1876, Bannister's painting "Under the Oaks," took first prize medal at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. To this day, no one has found the painting, the sketches or the medal for it. For more information, go to African American Registry.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source, and St. James Guide to Black Artists)

Reggie Wells, born November 3, 1980, in Texas, grows up to become a professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet source)

Joe Hall, born November 3, 1979, who resides in Lakewood, California, grows up to become a professional football player for the Kansas City Chiefs.
(From: www.nfl.com, an Internet source)

Hanik Milligan, born November 3, 1979, in Coconut Creek, Florida, grows up to become a professional football player for the San Diego Chargers.
(From: www.chargers.com, an Internet source)

Damien Woody, born November 3, 1977, in Beaverdam, Virginia, grew up to become a professional football player for the New England Patriots.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet source)

Kelly Herndon, born November 3, 1976, in Bedford, Ohio, becomes a professional football player for the Denver Broncos.
(From: www.denverbroncos.com, an Internet source)

Darren Sharper, born November 3, 1975, in Richmond, Virginia, becomes a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers.
(From: www.nfl.com, an Internet source)

Tariq Abdul-Wahad, born November 3, 1974, in Maisons Alfort, France, grows up to become a professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors.
(From: www.cnnsi.com, an Internet source)

Kym Hampton, born November 3, 1962, in Louisville, Kentucky, grew up to become a professional basketball player for the New York Liberty.
(From: www.wnba.com, an Internet sports source)

Jeffrey Banks, born November 3, 1953, in Washington, D.C., becomes a fashion designer and businessperson.
(From: Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 17, page 8)

Larry Lee Herndon, born November 3, 1953, in Sunflower, Mississippi, grows up to become a professional baseball player and coach. He played for the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers.
(From: Who's Who among African Americans, 16th Edition)

Larry Holmes, born November 3, 1949, in Cuthbert, Georgia, grows up to become a heavyweight-boxing champion, from 1978 to 1985.
(From: Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 20)

Harry T. Edwards, born November 3, 1940, in New York City, New York, grew up to become a federal judge for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, under President Jimmy Carter's administration.
(From: African American Almanac, page 460, and)

Louis Sullivan, born November 3, 1933, in Atlanta, Georgia, becomes a politician, the highest-ranking African American in the Bush Administration. He presided over the Department of Health and Human Services. He played a major role in the establishment of Morehouse School of Medicine, the third medical school at a historically Black institution in the United States.
(From: Notable Black American Men, page 1092, and Notable Black American Scientists,
page 289)

Lois Mailou Jones, born November 3, 1905-1998, in Boston, Massachusetts, grew up to become a painter and educator.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source, Ebony Successful 1000, page 248, and Notable Black American Women, Book 1)

John Baxter Taylor, Jr., born November 3, 1882-1908, in Washington, D.C., grows up to become an athlete, winning an Olympic gold medal in 1908, in the 4x400 meter relay.
(From: Black Olympian Medalists, page 111-112)

Lucy Jefferson, born November 3, 1866-1953, in Jackson, Mississippi, grew up to become a civic leader, philanthropist, entrepreneur, clubwoman, and educator. She opened a funeral home business in 1894, which changed the treatment of the Black dead.
(From: Notable Black American Women, Book 1)

Dwaine Carpenter, born November 4, 1976, in Pinehurst, North Carolina, becomes a professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet source)

Mikki Moore, born November 4, 1975, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, grew up to become a professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet sports source)

Orlando Pace, born November 4, 1975, in Sandusky, Ohio, grows up to become a professional football player for the St. Louis Rams.
(From: www.nfl.com, an Internet source)

Lorenzen Wright, born November 4, 1975, in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up to become a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet source)

Victor Riley, born November 4, 1974, in Lexington, South Carolina, grew up to become a professional football player for the New Orleans Saints.
(From: www.espn.com, an Internet source)

Sean "Puffy" Combs, born November 4, 1970, raised in Mt. Vernon, New York, the birthplace of actor Denzel Washington, grows up to become a nationally recognized music producer and hip-hop/rap artist.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

Harry Elston, born November 4, 1938, in Dallas, Texas, becomes an R&B singer, founding member of the group called "Friends of Distinction."
(From: All Music Guide, an Internet source)

Mildred L. McDaniel, born November 4, 1933, in Atlanta, Georgia, grows up to become an Olympic athlete, becoming the first African American female to set an Olympic and World's record in the high jump category. She won an Olympic gold medal for high jumping, in the 1956 Olympics.
(From: Almanac of Famous People, 7th Edition)

Robert B. Blackwell, born November 4, 1924, in Meridian, Mississippi, grew up to become a public official and mayor of Highland Park, Michigan from 1968 to 1972 (or 1967 to 1975), and again from 1980 to 1988.
(From: Who's Who among African Americans, 16th Edition)

Clyde Ferguson, born November 4, 1924-1983, in Wilmington, North Carolina, grows up to become an ambassador to Uganda, and some consider him the "founding father" of Affirmative Action.
(From Contemporary Authors, Online, an Internet source)

Eileen Jackson Southern, born November 4, 1920-2002, in Chicago, Illinois, grows up to become a musicologist. In childhood, she developed as a pianist and became partial to the music of Beethoven, Bach, and Debussy. She met Black composers such as R. Nathaniel Dett.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

Memphis Willie "B" Borum, born November 4, 1911, in Shelby County, Tennessee, becomes a blues harmonica player.
(From: All Music Guide, an Internet source)

Walter M. Booker, born November 4, 1907-1988, in Little Rock, Arkansas, grew up to become a biologist, physiologist, and pharmacologist. He served 20 years as the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology of the College of Medicine, at Howard University, in Washington, D.C.
(From: Notable Black American Scientists, page 35)

Francis J. Grimke, born November 4, 1850-1937, on a plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, grew up to become a Presbyterian minister, and civil rights activist.
(From: Notable Black American Men)


Jean Du Sable, born November 4, 1750-1888, in St. Marc (Sainte-Dominguez), (now Haiti,) becomes an exploration pioneer, trader and founder of a settlement, which later became Chicago.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

JaJuan Dawson, born November 5, 1977, in Gibson, Louisiana, grows up to become a professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, and the Houston Texans. He began his football career at Tulane College.
(From: www.nfl.com, an Internet source)

Eric Thomas, born November 5, 1977, in Miami, Florida, grows up to become a professional football player. He played for college teams such as North Carolina State.
(From: an Internet source)

Phillip Crosby, born November 5, 1976, in Bessemer City, North Carolina, grew up to become a professional football player for the Buffalo Bills.
(From: www.si.com, an Internet source)

Kedra Holland-Com, born November 5, 1974, in Houston, Texas, becomes a professional basketball player for the Sacramento Monarchs and the Detroit Shock.
(From: www.wnba.com, an Internet source)

Jerry Stackhouse, born November 5, 1974, in Kingston, North Carolina, grows up to become a professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers.
(From: Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 30)

Astou Ndiaye-Diattal, born November 5, 1973, in Kaolock, Senegal, grew up to become a professional basketball player for the Detroit Shock.
(From: an Internet sports source)

Mark West, born November 5, 1960, in Petersburg, Virginia, grows up to become a professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Indiana Pacers.
(From: Who's Who among African Americans, 16th Edition)

Lloyd Moseby, born November 5, 1959, in Portland, Arkansas, grows up to become a professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
(From: Baseball card collection)

Gloria Anderson, born November 5, 1938, in Altheimer, Arkansas, grew up to become a chemist, educator and college administrator.
(From: Notable Black American Scientists, page 12)

Ike Turner born Izear Luster Turner, Jr., on November 5, 1931, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, becomes a pop musician. He was half of the singing team of Ike and Tina Turner.
(From: All Music Guide, an Internet source)

Arthur Johnson, PhD, born November 5, 1925, in Americus, Georgia, grows up to become Executive Secretary for the Detroit Branch, NAACP, in 1950. During his tenure, he facilitated the desegregation of major civil institutions, which included schools, businesses, and hospitals. She served until 1964.
(From: www.med.umich.ed, an Internet source)

Barbara Watson, born November 5, 1918-1983, in New York City, New York, and grows up to become the first Black woman to serve as an assistant secretary of state under President Jimmy Carter's administration, in 1977, and an ambassador to Malaysia, in 1981.
(From: Notable Black American Women, Book 2)

Theodore McNeal, born November 5, 1905-1982, in Helena, Arkansas, becomes a union organizer and politician. He became the first African American elected to the Missouri State Senate.
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source)

Etta Moten Barnett, born November 5, 1901(02), in San Antonio, Texas, grows up to become a singer, community activist, actress, and arts patron. She received a personal invitation to sing at the White House from President and first lady, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Some reference sources indicate her birth took place in Weimar, Texas.
(From: Notable Black American Women, Book 1)

Willis Richardson, born November 5, 1889(99)-1977, in Wilmington, North Carolina, grows up to become a playwright. In 1925, he received first prize in the Crisis Contest Awards, for "The Broken Banjo."
(From: African American Registry, an Internet source Notable Black American Men, page 1010, and Black Writers, page 485)

Rene Maran, born November 1887-1960, in Port-au-Prince, Martinique, West Indies, becomes a novelist, poet, biographer, critic and government official.
(From: African Authors, page 503)

Albert E. Meyzeek, born November5, 1862-1963, in Toledo, Ohio, grows up to become an educator and a civil rights activist. A champion of civil right causes, Meyzeek helped establish a colored branch of the YMCA, opened libraries, and fought to end segregation in education and in public facilities in Louisville, Kentucky.
(From: Notable Black American Men, page 806)