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W1 | 30 Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) International Jazz Day National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day EcoFriendly Sunday | 1 We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) It's National Military Appreciation Month; Older Americans Month; Mental Health Awareness Month; National Small Business Month. Hosted Theme: Women Appreciation Month. It is also the beginning of my summer-hours activities (May - August, yearly). Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown New Monday | 2 Holocaust Rememberance Day Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON National Day of Prayer Interesting Tuesday Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. | 3 World Press Freedom Day We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006 Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL Name the 1st black teacher in North America. Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 4 Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH National Teachers' Day It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! Anticipating Thursday | 5 Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day African World Heritage Day We remember Johnnie Taylor Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) In Theatres: Guardians of the Galaxy Pleasant Friday | 6 We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) Provider Appreciation Day, global UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Library Day, USA Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 7 We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! Name the 1st black to own a television station TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Monthly Blog Available: www.onlinefamilyshoppers.blogspot.com EcoFriendly Sunday | 8 Former Pres. Harry S. Truman, 1884 Fulton J. Sheen (1895) National Skilled Nursing Care Week 5/8 - 5/14. We remember Mauric Sendak, Jeanne "Katherine Chancellor" Cooper d., Dana Plato 11/7/64 - 5/8/99 d.; Happy Birthday, ROBERT "Bob" JOHNSON/ENRIQUE IGLESIAS. New Monday | 9 Europe Day 1st Cartoon Published (1754) John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. Interesting Tuesday | 10 Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Military Spouse Appreciation Day Peace Day We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 11 Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network Anticipating Thursday It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! | 12 Children's Day/Boys' Day Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Pleasant Friday In Theatres: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | 13 Tulip Day We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 14 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 EcoFriendly Sunday Mother's Day | 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day International Day of Families Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). L. Frank Baum (1856) New Monday | 16 We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE Interesting Tuesday Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. | 17 We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 18 Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD International Museum Day We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! Anticipating Thursday | 19 Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak In Theatres: Everything, Everything; Alien: Covenant Pleasant Friday | 20 What is a Qu'ran? We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Blue Jean product Birthday Antoinette Blackwell (1825) Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 21 Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz International Tea Time We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 EcoFriendly Sunday | 22 What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL National Maritime Day Lag BaOmer New Monday | 23 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 Interesting Tuesday Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. | 24 Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 We remember Queen Victoria (1819) National Shoe Week Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 25 Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM Africa (continent) Day Global Tap Dance Day We remember Ivan Van Sertima (African Historian) 1/26/1935-5/25/2009, Bill 'BOJANGLES' Robinson d.11/25/1949, Lee Chamberlin (actress and playwright),Dixie Carter (View celebrities that have served our country) Name the 1st black woman to host a weekday talk show? On this day was the last episode of the "Oprah Winfrey Show." It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! Anticipating Thursday | 26 We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER Pleasant Friday In Theatres: Baywatch; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | 27 Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Investment Saturday Ramadan Begins | |||
W5 | 28 Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) EcoFriendly Sunday | 29 John F. Kennedy (1917) Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) Why do choirs march into the church? Memorial Day (USA) New Monday | 30 We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN Interesting Tuesday Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. | 31 Happy Birthday, SHARON GLESS/BROOKE SHIELDS/CLINT EASTWOOD/singer NORMANI/actress MERLE DANDRIDGE Final Episode of New Monday Show w/ Sherlene Stevens (5/31/23) Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 1 It's National Black Music Month; DJ Month; It's National Caribbean American Heritage Month; Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month; Dairy Month; Camping Month; National Soul Food Month Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! Anticipating Thursday | 2 We remember Rue McClanahan (2/21/1934-6/2/2010), Kathryn Joosten d., Richard 'Family Feud Host' Dawson Queen Elizabeth's 70th Jubilee (6/2 - 6/5): International (UK). 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 Happy Birthday, CORNEL WEST/KIKI SHEPARD/WAYNE BRADY/DENNIS HAYSBERT/JERRY MATHERS In Theatres: Wonder Woman Pleasant Friday | 3 Maryland: Chesapeake Chamber Music's 27th Annual Festival, 6/3-17 We remember Curtis Mayfield (6/3/1942-5/26/1999), Josephine Baker, Ellen Corby, Clarence Fountain (d. 2018). 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY Happy Birthday, DENIECE WILLIAMS Investment Saturday | |||