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W1 | 30 National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day National Hair Stylist Appreciation Day (Year 2024) Happy Birthday, State of LOUISIANA/WILLIE NELSON/CLORIS LEACHMAN/CHRISTINA HENDRICKS/DAMON DASH International Jazz Day EcoFriendly Sunday | 1 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 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; Asia Pacific American Heritage Month; Mental Health Awareness Month New Monday | 2 Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Holocaust Rememberance Day Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON National Day of Prayer Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. Interesting Tuesday | 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 Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 4 National Teachers' Day Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH 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 Anticipating Thursday It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! | 5 Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) We remember Johnnie Taylor African World Heritage Day Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN In Theatres: Guardians of the Galaxy Pleasant Friday | 6 National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) Provider Appreciation Day, global Library Day, USA We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 7 We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Name the 1st black to own a television station Monthly Blog Available: www.onlinefamilyshoppers.blogspot.com EcoFriendly Sunday | 8 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. National Skilled Nursing Care Week 5/8 - 5/14. Former Pres. Harry S. Truman, 1884 Fulton J. Sheen (1895) New Monday | 9 Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) Europe Day We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) 1st Cartoon Published (1754) 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 Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN 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 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 EcoFriendly Sunday Mother's Day | 15 We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost Peace Officers Memorial Day L. Frank Baum (1856) International Day of Families 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 Family Bond Paper, available after 7 p.m. Interesting Tuesday | 17 N.Y. Stock Exchange Established (1792) We remember Dennis Hopper 5/17/36-5/29/20; Donna Summers 12/31/48-5/17/12 Happy Birthday, BOB SAGET Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 18 International Museum Day We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD Anticipating Thursday It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! | 19 DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) In Theatres: Everything, Everything; Alien: Covenant Pleasant Friday | 20 What is a Qu'ran? Antoinette Blackwell (1825) We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Blue Jean product Birthday Investment Saturday | |||
W4 | 21 We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 International Tea Time Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY 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 National Shoe Week 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) Doable Wednesday It's Facebook Wednesday, Dear FB Audience Family! | 25 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." Happy Birthday, IAN MCKELLEN; LESLIE UGGAM It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! Anticipating Thursday | 26 Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Pleasant Friday In Theatres: Baywatch; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | 27 Julia Ward Rowe (1819) Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Ramadan Begins 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) EcoFriendly Sunday | 29 John F. Kennedy (1917) Why do choirs march into the church? Happy Birthday, State of WISCONSIN/RHODE ISLAND/LATOYA JACKSON/REBBIE JACKSON/MELANIE BROWN We remember Doc Watson d.; Gavin 'actor' MacLeod (d. 2021) New Monday Memorial Day (USA) | 30 Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) 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 Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION MONTH Happy Birthday, JADAKISS/HEIDI KLUM/MORGAN FREEMAN/MARK CURRY 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 June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month We remember Jean "TV Name Edith Bunker" Stapleton/Ann "TV Name Alice of The Bradys" Davis Anticipating Thursday It's Twitter Thursday, Dear Twitter Audience Family! | 2 Happy Birthday, CORNEL WEST/KIKI SHEPARD/WAYNE BRADY/DENNIS HAYSBERT/JERRY MATHERS 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 In Theatres: Wonder Woman Pleasant Friday | 3 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY 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 Investment Saturday | |||