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W1 | 30 Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day International Jazz Day National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) Eco-friendly Sunday | 1 We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown It's National Military Appreciation Month; Older Americans Month; Asia Pacific American Heritage Month; Mental Health Awareness Month International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) Hosted Theme: Women Appreciation Month. It is also the beginning of my summer-hours activities (May - August, yearly). New Monday | 2 Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May National Day of Prayer Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Holocaust Rememberance Day Interesting Tuesday | 3 Name the 1st black teacher in North America. World Press Freedom Day We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006 Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL Doable Wednesday | 4 Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show National Teachers' Day Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 Anticipating Thursday National Day of Prayer | 5 Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) We remember Johnnie Taylor African World Heritage Day Pleasant Friday | 6 Library Day, USA UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON Provider Appreciation Day, global National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Investment Saturday National Nurses Day | |||
W2 | 7 Name the 1st black to own a television station TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Eco-friendly 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 John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) Europe Day Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE 1st Cartoon Published (1754) Interesting Tuesday | 10 Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Peace Day Military Spouse Appreciation Day Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Doable Wednesday | 11 Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN Anticipating Thursday | 12 Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Children's Day/Boys' Day Pleasant Friday Naitional Military Spouse Day | 13 Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT Tulip Day We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). 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 Eco-friendly Sunday National Mother's Day | 15 L. Frank Baum (1856) Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). International Day of Families Peace Officers Memorial Day 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 | 17 Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 Doable Wednesday | 18 Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. International Museum Day Anticipating Thursday | 19 Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Pleasant Friday | 20 Antoinette Blackwell (1825) We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES What is a Qu'ran? Blue Jean product Birthday Investment Saturday Armed Forces Day | |||
W4 | 21 We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz International Tea Time Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY Eco-friendly Sunday | 22 Lag BaOmer National Maritime Day Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? New Monday Victoria Day (Canada) | 23 We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY Interesting Tuesday | 24 Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF National Shoe Week We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 We remember Queen Victoria (1819) Doable Wednesday | 25 Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM Name the 1st black woman to host a weekday talk show? On this day was the last episode of the "Oprah Winfrey Show." (View celebrities that have served our country) 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 Africa (continent) Day Anticipating Thursday | 26 We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER Pleasant Friday Buddha's Birthday | 27 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Investment Saturday | |||
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) Eco-friendly Sunday Pentecost | 29 Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN John F. Kennedy (1917) We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) Why do choirs march into the church? New Monday Memorial Day | 30 Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Interesting Tuesday | 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 Doable Wednesday | 1 Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH 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 Anticipating Thursday | 2 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 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). Happy Birthday, CORNEL WEST/KIKI SHEPARD/WAYNE BRADY/DENNIS HAYSBERT/JERRY MATHERS Pleasant Friday | 3 We remember Curtis Mayfield (6/3/1942-5/26/1999), Josephine Baker, Ellen Corby, Clarence Fountain (d. 2018). Maryland: Chesapeake Chamber Music's 27th Annual Festival, 6/3-17 Happy Birthday, DENIECE WILLIAMS 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY Investment Saturday | |||