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W1 | 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). | 29 National Corn Chip Day and Puzzle Day 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). | 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). | 31 Happy Birthday, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/KERRY WASHINGTON King Stitt d. 1/31/2012 | 1 William Tucker, 1st African American child born in NORTH AMERICA. (1624) National Freedom Day Islam Faith: Hijab Day Hosted Theme: Honoring Married Couples Month; It's National African American History Month; Reggae Month 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 Happy Birthday, LAURA MARLING, BIG BOI | 2 Happy Birthday, SHAKIRA/CHRISTIE BRINKLEY 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 | 3 Where is the 1st statue of a black and for whom? 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). | |||
W2 | 4 Thank-A-Letter Mail Carrier Day Happy Birthday JEREMY RENNER, TABITHA BROWN, NICOLLE WALLACE We remember Rosa Lee Parks (1913); Unofficial Rosa Parks Day; Conrad Brian (b. 1923) | 5 Name the two students who created a world wide religion Happy Birthday, BOBBY BROWN Name the creator of Kwanzaa in America. We remember actor Kevin Conway (d. 2020); Christopher Plummer (d. 2021) | 6 We remember Bob Marley 2/6/1945-5/9/1981; Natalie Cole Happy Birthday, State of MASSACHUSETTS/ZSA ZSA GABOR/MIKE'actor'FARRELL/ROBERT TOWNSEND Name the 1st black male to host a national talk show. WAITANGI DAY/NEW ZEALAND DAY We remember former pres. Ronald Reagan, 1911 Berlin Film Festival (2/6-16) | 7 Happy Birthday, GARTH BROOKS/CHRIS ROCK/ASHTON KUTCHER | 8 We remember Gary Coleman 2/8/1968-5/28/2010; actress Paula Kelly (d. 2020); actor Robert Conrad (d. 2020), singer & humanitarian Mary Wilson (d. 2021). | 9 Who created the National Negro Baseball League? Name the Ohio college that graduated their 1st class of black women. William Henry Harrison (1773) Happy Birthday, CAROLE KING/ALICE WALKER/RONNIE CLAIRE"CORABETH WALTON"EDWARDS | 10 Who created Father's Day? Happy Birthday ROBERTA FLACK/EMMA ROBERTS/YARA SHAHIDI | |||
W3 | 11 We remember Thomas Edison (d. 1847); Whitney Houston (d. 2012); Paula Kelly (d.2020) Happy Birthday, BRANDY NORWOOD/JENNIFER ANISTON/BURT REYNOLDS/TAYLOR LAUTNER/KELLY ROWLAND/SHERYL CROW/JAZZ RAYCOLE | 12 Happy Birthday, ARSENIO HALL/ELLE VARNER Abraham Lincoln's Birthday We remember Al Jarreau. How did Chicago get its name? | 13 Happy Birthday, BEN POWERS Family Day (Canada) World Radio Day 1ST Public School Opened (1635) Name the 1st woman to make an album. | 14 TV Special: British Academy Film Awards (BBC) VALENTINE'S DAY Happy Birthday, State of ARIZONA and OREGON; HEART EVANGELISTA First African-American record created by Mamie Smith We remember Florence Henderson (d. 2016); actress Esther Scott (d. 2020). | 15 We remember Denise "Vanity" Matthew. Happy Birthday, JANE' actress' SEYMOUR/AMBER 'actress' RILEY National Flag of Canada Day Name the 1st black actress to play the role of Queen Sheba | 16 Happy Birthday, ICE-T/LAVAR BURTON/LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS We remember "singer" Leslie Gore; "singer: James Ingram (b.1952); actress Kellye Nakahara (d. 2020) Nationally: Caregivers' Day | 17 Name the King of Rock & Roll. What does "X" mean? We remember Ethel Ennis. (d. 2019); singer and actress Ja' Net Dubois (d. 2020). Happy Birthday PARIS HILTON/CHANTE MOORE/JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT What is the meaning of Assalaamu Alaikum? | |||
W4 | 18 President's Day We remember Maria von Trapp (2014). Happy Birthday DAY 26/JOHN TRAVOLTA/CHANTE MOORE | 19 Happy Birthday, SMOKEY ROBINSON We remember Lou Myers (TV actor, Vernon Gaines). Name the artist who designed the official portrait of Bill Clinton. International Friendship Day | 20 Name the 1st black group to be on the Billboards 100 chart. We remember Nancy Wilson (birthday). World Day of Social Justice Happy Birthday, SIDNEY POITIER, RIHANNA, CINDY CRAWFORD | 21 Minister Malik (Malcolm X) death - 1965 We remember Rue McClanahan 2/21/1934-6/2/2010/; Nina Simone (b.); Jackie Shane (d.2019); politician John Lewis (b.) Happy Birthday, TYNE DALY/KELSEY GRAMMER | 22 We remember, producer Bud Yorkin; model B. Smith (d. 2020). George Washington's Birthday Name the 1st black musician award show. Who sang her 1st solo in New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit? National Pretty Brown Girl Day Happy Birthday, DREW BARRYMORE | 23 Happy Birthday, NIECY NASH | 24 We remember actor Ben Cooper (d. 2020); actor Diana Serra Cary (d. 2020). Financial Health: Working People's Day Heritage Day (Canada) National TV Turnoff Week begins. | |||
W5 | 25 Name the 1st two rap records. We remember daytime soap writer Lee Phillip Bell (d. 2020). Happy Birthday, RASHIDA JONES/SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL | 26 Happy Birthday, ERYKAH BADU. ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BIRTH, MASTER FARD MUHAMMAD We remember Fats Domino (b. 1928). | 27 Happy Birthday, CHILLI of TLC We remember Elizabeth Taylor 2/27/1932-3/23/2011; Leonard Nimoy (actor Mr. Spock); Marian Anderson; Nathanial Taylor (d. 2019). Name the 1st lady to place black art in the White House. | 28 Happy Birthday, TASHA SMITH Feb. 29 We remember Davy Jones; deceased Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (b.1931) | 1 It is National Keep America Beautiful Month; Youth Art Month; National Craft Month; Music In Our School Month; Women's History Month; Ntl.Nutrition Month; Irish American History Month Happy Birthday, State of OHIO/NEBRASKA/JUSTIN BEIBER/HARRY BELAFONTE/LUPITA NYONGO Hosted Theme: USA: White American Appreciation Month | 2 We remember Johnny 'actor' Brown (d. 2022) Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess; DANIEL CRAIG. | 3 We remember Steve Bridges d./Ronnie Montrose/Bobby Rogers 2/19/1940-3/3/13/David Ogden d. National American Anthem Day Dolls' Festival (Japan) Happy Birthday, State of FLORIDA/DARNELL WILLIAMS/JESSICA BIEL Financial Health: Employee Appreciation Day | |||