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W1 | 30 Former Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, 1882 We remember producer Fred Silverman (d. 2020), Cindy Williams (d. 2022). Name 1st black to design a US coin. Death of Gandhi of India Happy Birthday, CHRISTIAN BALE/JODY WATLEY 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 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 National Freedom Day William Tucker, 1st African American child born in NORTH AMERICA. (1624) Happy Birthday, LAURA MARLING, BIG BOI Interesting Tuesday Chinese New Year | 2 Where was the 1st African Day parade? CANDLEMAS DAY or End of Christmas-Epiphany Season Happy Birthday, SHAKIRA/CHRISTIE BRINKLEY 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 Doable Wednesday | 3 Happy Birthday YOUNG M.A Where is the 1st statue of a black and for whom? We remember Ben Gazzara; Maurice White; Dennis Edwards (b. 1943). co-producer Gene Reynolds (d. 2020); actor Kirk Douglas (d. 2020). Anticipating Thursday | 4 Happy Birthday JEREMY RENNER, TABITHA BROWN, NICOLLE WALLACE We remember Rosa Lee Parks (1913); Unofficial Rosa Parks Day; Conrad Brian (b. 1923) Thank-A-Letter Mail Carrier Day Pleasant Friday | 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) Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 6 Name the 1st black male to host a national talk show. WAITANGI DAY/NEW ZEALAND DAY Berlin Film Festival (2/6-16) Happy Birthday, State of MASSACHUSETTS/ZSA ZSA GABOR/MIKE'actor'FARRELL/ROBERT TOWNSEND We remember former pres. Ronald Reagan, 1911 We remember Bob Marley 2/6/1945-5/9/1981; Natalie Cole Eco-friendly Sunday | 7 Happy Birthday, GARTH BROOKS/CHRIS ROCK/ASHTON KUTCHER New Monday | 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). Interesting Tuesday | 9 Who created the National Negro Baseball League? Name the Ohio college that graduated their 1st class of black women. Happy Birthday, CAROLE KING/ALICE WALKER/RONNIE CLAIRE"CORABETH WALTON"EDWARDS William Henry Harrison (1773) Doable Wednesday | 10 Who created Father's Day? Happy Birthday ROBERTA FLACK/EMMA ROBERTS/YARA SHAHIDI Anticipating Thursday | 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 Pleasant Friday | 12 We remember Al Jarreau. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday Happy Birthday, ARSENIO HALL/ELLE VARNER How did Chicago get its name? Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 13 Happy Birthday, BEN POWERS World Radio Day Name the 1st woman to make an album. 1ST Public School Opened (1635) Family Day (Canada) Eco-friendly Sunday | 14 First African-American record created by Mamie Smith Happy Birthday, State of ARIZONA and OREGON; HEART EVANGELISTA We remember Florence Henderson (d. 2016); actress Esther Scott (d. 2020). TV Special: British Academy Film Awards (BBC) VALENTINE'S DAY New Monday | 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 Interesting Tuesday | 16 We remember "singer" Leslie Gore; "singer: James Ingram (b.1952); actress Kellye Nakahara (d. 2020) Nationally: Caregivers' Day Happy Birthday, ICE-T/LAVAR BURTON/LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS Doable Wednesday | 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? Anticipating Thursday | 18 We remember Maria von Trapp (2014). Happy Birthday DAY 26/JOHN TRAVOLTA/CHANTE MOORE President's Day Pleasant Friday | 19 International Friendship Day Name the artist who designed the official portrait of Bill Clinton. Happy Birthday, SMOKEY ROBINSON We remember Lou Myers (TV actor, Vernon Gaines). Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 20 World Day of Social Justice Name the 1st black group to be on the Billboards 100 chart. Happy Birthday, SIDNEY POITIER, RIHANNA, CINDY CRAWFORD We remember Nancy Wilson (birthday). Eco-friendly Sunday | 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 New Monday Presidents' Day | 22 George Washington's Birthday Happy Birthday, DREW BARRYMORE National Pretty Brown Girl Day We remember, producer Bud Yorkin; model B. Smith (d. 2020). Name the 1st black musician award show. Who sang her 1st solo in New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit? Interesting Tuesday | 23 Happy Birthday, NIECY NASH Doable Wednesday | 24 Financial Health: Working People's Day We remember actor Ben Cooper (d. 2020); actor Diana Serra Cary (d. 2020). Heritage Day (Canada) National TV Turnoff Week begins. Anticipating Thursday | 25 Name the 1st two rap records. We remember daytime soap writer Lee Phillip Bell (d. 2020). Happy Birthday, RASHIDA JONES/SALLY JESSY RAPHAEL Pleasant Friday | 26 Happy Birthday, ERYKAH BADU. We remember Fats Domino (b. 1928). ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF BIRTH, MASTER FARD MUHAMMAD Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 27 We remember Elizabeth Taylor 2/27/1932-3/23/2011; Leonard Nimoy (actor Mr. Spock); Marian Anderson; Nathanial Taylor (d. 2019). Happy Birthday, CHILLI of TLC Name the 1st lady to place black art in the White House. Eco-friendly Sunday | 28 Happy Birthday, TASHA SMITH Feb. 29 We remember Davy Jones; deceased Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (b.1931) New Monday | 1 Hosted Theme: USA: White American Appreciation Month 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 Interesting Tuesday Mardi Gras; Pancake Day | 2 Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess; DANIEL CRAIG. We remember Johnny 'actor' Brown (d. 2022) Doable Wednesday Ash Wednesday (faith-based) | 3 Happy Birthday, State of FLORIDA/DARNELL WILLIAMS/JESSICA BIEL Dolls' Festival (Japan) Financial Health: Employee Appreciation Day We remember Steve Bridges d./Ronnie Montrose/Bobby Rogers 2/19/1940-3/3/13/David Ogden d. National American Anthem Day Anticipating Thursday | 4 The Ultimate Wedding: How old was Princess Diana when she married? Name the 1st gospel singer to receive a Walk of Fame Star Happy Birthday, State of VERMONT/KIMORA LEE SIMMONS Pleasant Friday | 5 Crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama (1965): Anniversary Name the 1st black dance band. We remember Teena Marie d.12/26/10,b.3/5/56; President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela 7/28/54-3/5/13; Dean 'actor' Stockwell (b.) Investment Saturday | |||