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