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W1 | 26 Boxing Day/St.Stephen's Day (Global) Happy Birthday, KENDRA JOHNSON/KIANA DANCIE/KORYN HAWTHORNE Kwanzaa begins (Umoja/Unity)(African American Tradition) We remember Bernie Wilson d. 12/26; Teena Marie (d.) dob 3/5/56 Eco-friendly Sunday | 27 We remember Yusef Lateef; Carrie Fisher. Kwanzaa: (Kujich Aquilia/Self-Determination) Happy Birthday, JOHN AMOS World Bank Created (1945) New Monday | 28 Festival of Fools, Spain We remember Debbie Reynolds; Charles Neville (b. 1938). Happy Birthday, DENZEL WASHINGTON/JOHN LEGEND/SETH MEYERS National Quilter's Day Kwanzaa: (Ujima/Collective Work/Responsibility) Interesting Tuesday | 29 Andrew Johnson (1808) Woodrow Wilson (1856) Kwanzaa: (Ujamaa/Cooperative Economics) Happy Birthday, MARY MOORE/TED DANSON Doable Wednesday | 30 Happy Birthday, TYRESE/SHERYL LEE RALPH/ANDRA DAY Kwanzaa: (Nia/Purpose) Who created the new age of American music with this song, "Rock Around the Clock". We remember Barbara Walters (d.2022) Anticipating Thursday | 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 Pleasant Friday | 1 Happy Birthday MORRIS CHESTNUT/AARON NEVILLE Happy New Year, NORTH AMERICA- A new beginning, a new year. IT'S MENTORSHIP MONTH: Goals & Aspirations Ntl Hobby Month TV Special: Rose Parade (11 a.m. EST, ABC Channel) Kwanzaa Ends Today - Imani/Faith; (Karamu/Feast) We remember Fred 'drummer' White (d. 2022) Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 2 Happy Birthday, CUBA GOODING JR/TAYE DIGGS National Buffet Day Jan - Feb Mimosa Holiday, Yugoslavia We remember Harold Bradley (b. 1926) Happy Birthday, State of GEORGIA Eco-friendly Sunday | 3 William Tucker, 1st African American child born in NORTH AMERICA. (1624) Happy Birthday, State of Alaska New Monday | 4 We remember, Gregory 'actor' Sierra (d.2021). Happy Birthday, State of UTAH/JEANNIE MAI Interesting Tuesday | 5 Happy Birthday, BRADLEY COOPER National Whipped Cream Day Doable Wednesday | 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 Anticipating Thursday | 7 Who created the Wall Street Journal? Click here to find out. 1st US President Election (1789) We remember Sidney Poiter (d. 2022); Adam "Eight is Enough" Rich (d. 2023). Ethopia's Christmas Day celebration Pleasant Friday | 8 We remember Elvis Presley 1/8/35-8/16/77; Denise Lasalle 7/16/39 - 1/8/2018. Happy Birthday, R. KELLEY; CYNTHIA ERIVO. Name the person who created a bronze image of Martin Luther King. Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 9 Happy Birthday, JOHN LEGEND/EARL GRAVES SR Former Pres. Richard Nixon, 1913 Happy Birthday, State of CONNECTICUT We remember musician 5th Ward Weebie (d. 2020). Eco-friendly Sunday | 10 Happy Birthday, ROD STEWART We remember David Bowie New Monday | 11 Congress passed the right for blacks to vote, who was asked to enforce ruling? Happy Birthday, KIM COLES/MARY J. BLIGE/NAOMI JUDD We remember Claude Nobs National Milk Day Interesting Tuesday | 12 Name the 1st black to sing @ presidential inauguration Happy Birthday, KIRSTIE ALLEY/ISSA RAE Doable Wednesday | 13 St. Knut's Day, Sweden We rememberTeddy Pendergrass 1950-2010. Happy Birthday, PATRICK DEMPSEY Traditionally the coldest day of the year. Anticipating Thursday | 14 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) We remember Conrad Brian (d. 2013) 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 Pleasant Friday | 15 Strawberry Ice Cream Day Happy Birthday, LISA "LISA/CULT JAM" VELEZ/REGINA KING Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr National Holiday Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 16 Happy Birthday, DEBBIE ALLEN/KATE MOSS/SADE Rev. Dr. Martin L. King Day Take down Dec. holiday decor at sunset. Free African Americans enlisted into U.S. service - 1776 We remember "singer" Aliyah. Ntl Good Teen Day Eco-friendly Sunday | 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 New Monday | 18 What year was prayer taken out of the public schools? Happy Birthday, ESTELLE/JASON SEGEL/ANGELA WINBUSH Interesting Tuesday | 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 Happy Birthday, DOLLY PARTON/SHAWN WAYANS 1st Black Audience @ White House,1862 Doable Wednesday | 20 ETHIOPIA, AFRICA: Festival of Timket 2024 How did DC get its name? National Day of Patriotism We remember DeForest'Dr. McCoy'Kelley. World Religion Day Happy Birthday DJ ?UESTLOVE; MARGARET AVERY National DJ Day Anticipating Thursday | 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 Pleasant Friday | 22 Happy Birthday, DJ JAZZY JEFF Chinese New Year We remember Sam Cooke 1/22/1931–12/11/1964 Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 23 1st premiere of Roots by Alex Haley - 1977 Thomas Dorsey "Father of Gospel" d. born 7/1/1899 TV Special: Producers Guild of America Awards National Pie Day (Food) Happy Birthday, LE'ANDRIA JOHNSON Eco-friendly Sunday | 24 We remember James Farentino Happy Birthday, NEIL DIAMOND; AARON NEVILLE; TATYANA ALI National School Choice Week (1/24-30) New Monday | 25 National Irish Coffee Day Thank Your Mentor Day We remember Etta "singer" James; Mary Tyler actress Moore; Cindy actress Williams (d.2023) Happy Birthday, ALICIA KEYES, JENIFER LEWIS Interesting Tuesday | 26 We remember Robert Hegyes Happy Birthday, ANITA BAKER/KIRK FRANKLIN/State of MICHIGAN/TYE TRIBBET/ELLEN DEGENERES/ANGELA DAVIS National Spouses Day AUSTRALIA DAY REPUBLIC DAY (INDIA) Doable Wednesday | 27 Leontyne Price's Metropolitan Opera deput - 1961 Happy Birthday, actor/comedian JOHN WITHERSPOON National Chocolate Cake Day We remember MOZART (1756) Anticipating Thursday | 28 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). Birth of Richard Bartha, African American Sculptor - 1901 Pleasant Friday | 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 Investment Saturday | |||
W6 | 30 Former Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, 1882 Name 1st black to design a US coin. Death of Gandhi of India Happy Birthday, CHRISTIAN BALE/JODY WATLEY We remember producer Fred Silverman (d. 2020), Cindy Williams (d. 2022). Eco-friendly Sunday | 31 King Stitt d. 1/31/2012 Happy Birthday, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/KERRY WASHINGTON New Monday | 1 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) 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 Islam Faith: Hijab Day Happy Birthday, LAURA MARLING, BIG BOI National Freedom Day Interesting Tuesday Chinese New Year | 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 Happy Birthday, SHAKIRA/CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Where was the 1st African Day parade? CANDLEMAS DAY or End of Christmas-Epiphany Season Doable Wednesday | 3 Happy Birthday YOUNG M.A We remember Ben Gazzara; Maurice White; Dennis Edwards (b. 1943). co-producer Gene Reynolds (d. 2020); actor Kirk Douglas (d. 2020). Where is the 1st statue of a black and for whom? Anticipating Thursday | 4 Thank-A-Letter Mail Carrier Day We remember Rosa Lee Parks (1913); Unofficial Rosa Parks Day; Conrad Brian (b. 1923) Happy Birthday JEREMY RENNER, TABITHA BROWN, NICOLLE WALLACE Pleasant Friday | 5 We remember actor Kevin Conway (d. 2020); Christopher Plummer (d. 2021) Name the two students who created a world wide religion Name the creator of Kwanzaa in America. Happy Birthday, BOBBY BROWN Investment Saturday | |||