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W1 | 30 Kwanzaa: (Nia/Purpose) Who created the new age of American music with this song, "Rock Around the Clock". Happy Birthday, TYRESE/SHERYL LEE RALPH/ANDRA DAY We remember Barbara Walters (d.2022) Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) Eco-Friendly Sunday | 31 Kwanzaa (Kuumba/Creativity); New Year's Eve We remember Donna 'singer' Summer (12/31/48-5/17/12); John Denver (12/31/1943 – 10/12/1997); Natalie 'singer' Cole; Betty 'actress' White (d.2021); Anita 'singer' Pointer (d. 2022) New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 1 TV Special: Rose Parade (11 a.m. EST, ABC Channel) We remember Fred 'drummer' White (d. 2022) Happy New Year, NORTH AMERICA- A new beginning, a new year. Happy Birthday MORRIS CHESTNUT/AARON NEVILLE Kwanzaa Ends Today - Imani/Faith; (Karamu/Feast) IT'S MENTORSHIP MONTH: Goals & Aspirations Ntl Hobby Month Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. | 2 Happy Birthday, State of GEORGIA Happy Birthday, CUBA GOODING JR/TAYE DIGGS Jan - Feb Mimosa Holiday, Yugoslavia We remember Harold Bradley (b. 1926) National Buffet Day Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 3 William Tucker, 1st African American child born in NORTH AMERICA. (1624) Happy Birthday, State of Alaska It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! Anticipating Thursday | 4 Happy Birthday, State of UTAH/JEANNIE MAI We remember, Gregory 'actor' Sierra (d.2021). Pleasant Friday | 5 National Whipped Cream Day Happy Birthday, BRADLEY COOPER Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 6 Happy Birthday, State of NEW MEXICO/JULIE CHEN The cutting of "Le Gateau des Rois" ends Canadian festive holiday FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY/Little Christmas Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) | 7 We remember Sidney Poiter (d. 2022); Adam "Eight is Enough" Rich (d. 2023). Ethopia's Christmas Day celebration Who created the Wall Street Journal? Click here to find out. 1st US President Election (1789) New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 8 Name the person who created a bronze image of Martin Luther King. We remember Elvis Presley 1/8/35-8/16/77; Denise Lasalle 7/16/39 - 1/8/2018. Happy Birthday, R. KELLEY; CYNTHIA ERIVO. Interesting Tuesday | 9 Happy Birthday, JOHN LEGEND/EARL GRAVES SR Former Pres. Richard Nixon, 1913 We remember musician 5th Ward Weebie (d. 2020). Happy Birthday, State of CONNECTICUT Doable Wednesday | 10 Happy Birthday, ROD STEWART We remember David Bowie Anticipating Thursday | 11 Happy Birthday, KIM COLES/MARY J. BLIGE/NAOMI JUDD Congress passed the right for blacks to vote, who was asked to enforce ruling? National Milk Day We remember Claude Nobs Pleasant Friday | 12 Name the 1st black to sing @ presidential inauguration Happy Birthday, KIRSTIE ALLEY/ISSA RAE Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 13 We rememberTeddy Pendergrass 1950-2010. St. Knut's Day, Sweden Traditionally the coldest day of the year. Happy Birthday, PATRICK DEMPSEY Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) Eco-Friendly Sunday | 14 Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick inducted into New Jersey's Hall of Fame (2014) We remember Conrad Brian (d. 2013) Happy Birthday, LL COOL J/JASON BATEMAN National Dress Up Your Pet Day 2nd Sunday (January): End of our Global December Festive Holiday-Traditions theme activity. Theme should really end Feb. 3, yearly after Candlemas Day (Feb. 2) New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 15 Strawberry Ice Cream Day Happy Birthday, LISA "LISA/CULT JAM" VELEZ/REGINA KING Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr National Holiday Interesting Tuesday | 16 Ntl Good Teen Day Free African Americans enlisted into U.S. service - 1776 Happy Birthday, DEBBIE ALLEN/KATE MOSS/SADE Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Day We remember "singer" Aliyah. Take down Dec. holiday decor at sunset. Doable Wednesday | 17 We remember Benjamin Franklin National Racial Healing Day Happy Birthday, STEVE HARVEY; JAMES EARL JONES; BETTY WHITE; Former 1ST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA; JIM CARREY; RAY J; TRAVIS GREENE Anticipating Thursday | 18 What year was prayer taken out of the public schools? Happy Birthday, ESTELLE/JASON SEGEL/ANGELA WINBUSH Pleasant Friday | 19 National Popcorn Day We remember John Johnson, Jean'actress'Stapleton, Olivia "actress" Cole 11/26/42 - 1/19/18d, James Ingram (d. 2019); musician and composer Jimmy Heath Organization of the first Baptist Church at Savannah, GA - 1788 1st Black Audience @ White House,1862 Happy Birthday, DOLLY PARTON/SHAWN WAYANS Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 20 ETHIOPIA, AFRICA: Festival of Timket 2024 National Day of Patriotism We remember DeForest'Dr. McCoy'Kelley. Happy Birthday DJ ?UESTLOVE; MARGARET AVERY How did DC get its name? World Religion Day National DJ Day Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) | 21 We remember actor Telly Savalas, Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Kaye Ballard (d. 2019) National Hug Day Happy Birthday, RICHARD GUTIERREZ, BILLY OCEAN. New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast Rare Super Blood Moon | 22 We remember Sam Cooke 1/22/1931–12/11/1964 Happy Birthday, DJ JAZZY JEFF Chinese New Year Interesting Tuesday | 23 1st premiere of Roots by Alex Haley - 1977 National Pie Day (Food) TV Special: Producers Guild of America Awards Thomas Dorsey "Father of Gospel" d. born 7/1/1899 Happy Birthday, LE'ANDRIA JOHNSON Doable Wednesday | 24 Happy Birthday, NEIL DIAMOND; AARON NEVILLE; TATYANA ALI We remember James Farentino National School Choice Week (1/24-30) Anticipating Thursday | 25 We remember Etta "singer" James; Mary Tyler actress Moore; Cindy actress Williams (d.2023) National Irish Coffee Day Thank Your Mentor Day Happy Birthday, ALICIA KEYES, JENIFER LEWIS Pleasant Friday | 26 Happy Birthday, ANITA BAKER/KIRK FRANKLIN/State of MICHIGAN/TYE TRIBBET/ELLEN DEGENERES/ANGELA DAVIS We remember Robert Hegyes National Spouses Day AUSTRALIA DAY REPUBLIC DAY (INDIA) Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 27 Happy Birthday, actor/comedian JOHN WITHERSPOON Leontyne Price's Metropolitan Opera deput - 1961 We remember MOZART (1756) National Chocolate Cake Day Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) Eco-Friendly Sunday | 28 We remember daytime soap actress Marj Dusay (d. 2020), Cicely Tyson (d.2021). Birth of Richard Bartha, African American Sculptor - 1901 Happy Birthday, ANTHONY HAMILTON/THE DREAM/J-COLE/RAKIM/RICK ROSS/ALAN ALDA/MONIFA CARTER New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 29 Name the 1st person to sing gospel @ the Apollo Theater National Corn Chip Day and Puzzle Day Happy Birthday, OPRAH WINFREY/ADAM LAMBERT/TOM SELLECK/JUDY NORTON TAYLOR/CHARLIE WILSON/State of KANSAS/SARA GILBERT. We remember, James Ingram (d. 2019). Interesting Tuesday | 30 Happy Birthday, CHRISTIAN BALE/JODY WATLEY Name 1st black to design a US coin. Death of Gandhi of India We remember producer Fred Silverman (d. 2020), Cindy Williams (d. 2022). Former Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, 1882 Doable Wednesday | 31 King Stitt d. 1/31/2012 Happy Birthday, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/KERRY WASHINGTON We remember Harold Bradley (d. 2019). Anticipating Thursday | 1 Islam Faith: Hijab Day Happy Birthday, LAURA MARLING, BIG BOI We remember Langston Hughes d.1967; Rick James d. 2004; Don Cornelius d. 2012; Sherman Hemsley d. 2012; Dennis Edwards d. 2018; Marc 'Simpsons' writer Wilmore d. 2021; Lisa Marie Presley d. 2022 Hosted Theme: Honoring Married Couples Month; It's National African American History Month; Reggae Month William Tucker, 1st African American child born in NORTH AMERICA. (1624) National Freedom Day In Theatres: Miss Bala Pleasant Friday | 2 We remember Sylvia "Soul Food" Woods 2/2/1926-7/19/2012, Dennis "Tempations" Edwards 2/3/1943 - 2/2/2018; Danny 'James Brown's Emcee' Ray Where was the 1st African Day parade? CANDLEMAS DAY or End of Christmas-Epiphany Season Happy Birthday, SHAKIRA/CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Investment Saturday | |||