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W1 | 28 James Monroe (1758) Happy Birthday, PENE'LOPE CRUZ/JAY LENO Administrative Professional's Day Happy Birthday, My Home-State Maryland Name the 1st woman to host a t.v. variety show Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) | 29 National Pet Parents Day We remember Otis Rush (b. 1934). Happy Birthday, ERICA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/EVE 'JAN' PLUMB/DANIEL DAY-LEWIS/MASTER P/MICHELLE PFEIFFER/JERRY SEINFELD Duke Ellington (1899) Horohito (1901) Royal Anniversary: Catherine & William, UK New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 30 National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) International Jazz Day Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH Interesting Tuesday | 1 We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX It's National Military Appreciation Month; Older Americans Month; Asia Pacific American Heritage Month; Mental Health Awareness Month Hosted Theme: Women Appreciation Month. It is also the beginning of my summer-hours activities (May - August, yearly). Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Doable Wednesday | 2 Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON National Day of Prayer Holocaust Rememberance Day Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 3 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. World Press Freedom Day Pleasant Friday New Album: Enough (Fantasia) | 4 We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 National Teachers' Day Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 5 Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) 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) African World Heritage Day Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day We remember Johnnie Taylor Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) | 6 National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) Provider Appreciation Day, global Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Library Day, USA We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast Islam Faith: Ramadan begins at Sundown | 7 Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! Name the 1st black to own a television station TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Interesting Tuesday | 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. Doable Wednesday | 9 Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE Europe Day 1st Cartoon Published (1754) John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 10 Military Spouse Appreciation Day Peace Day We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Pleasant Friday | 11 Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 12 Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Children's Day/Boys' Day Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) Mother's Day | 13 We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT Tulip Day New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast | 14 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 Interesting Tuesday | 15 International Day of Families Peace Officers Memorial Day Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost L. Frank Baum (1856) We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). Doable Wednesday | 16 Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 17 N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 Pleasant Friday | 18 We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD International Museum Day Investment Saturday Armed Forces Day | |||
W4 | 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 Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) | 20 What is a Qu'ran? Blue Jean product Birthday We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Antoinette Blackwell (1825) New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast Victoria Day (Canada) | 21 International Tea Time Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY Interesting Tuesday | 22 Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Lag BaOmer National Maritime Day Doable Wednesday | 23 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 24 Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 National Shoe Week We remember Queen Victoria (1819) Pleasant Friday | 25 Africa (continent) Day Name the 1st black woman to host a weekday talk show? On this day was the last episode of the "Oprah Winfrey Show." Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM 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) Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 26 Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Eco-Friendly Sunday Christian Devotion Note by Me, available Sundays. (Available @ my Facebook page) | 27 We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) New Monday New Monday Show Live Broadcast Memorial Day | 28 We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT Interesting Tuesday | 29 Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) John F. Kennedy (1917) Why do choirs march into the church? Doable Wednesday | 30 We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN Anticipating-the-Weekend Thursday | 31 Final Episode of New Monday Show w/ Sherlene Stevens (5/31/23) Happy Birthday, SHARON GLESS/BROOKE SHIELDS/CLINT EASTWOOD/singer NORMANI/actress MERLE DANDRIDGE Pleasant Friday | 1 Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis 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 Investment Saturday | |||