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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) National No Phone Zone Day; International Jazz Day International Jazz Day Eco-friendly Sunday | 1 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) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown 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) We remember Chris "Kross" Kelly; Happy Birthday, TINA CAMPBELL (MARY/MARY)/HEIDI KLUM/DJ REFLEX New Monday | 2 Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Holocaust Rememberance Day National Day of Prayer Interesting Tuesday | 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 | 4 Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show National Teachers' Day 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 African World Heritage Day Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? We remember Johnnie Taylor Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Pleasant Friday | 6 Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Library Day, USA National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) Provider Appreciation Day, global Investment Saturday National Nurses Day | |||
W2 | 7 We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Name the 1st black to own a television station Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) Eco-friendly 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 1st Cartoon Published (1754) Europe Day We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) Interesting Tuesday | 10 Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO Military Spouse Appreciation Day We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Peace Day 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 Children's Day/Boys' Day Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Pleasant Friday Naitional Military Spouse Day | 13 Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Tulip Day Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 14 We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG Eco-friendly Sunday National Mother's Day | 15 L. Frank Baum (1856) International Day of Families Peace Officers Memorial Day We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost New Monday | 16 Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig 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 | 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 Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Pleasant Friday | 20 Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Antoinette Blackwell (1825) Blue Jean product Birthday What is a Qu'ran? We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Investment Saturday Armed Forces Day | |||
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 Eco-friendly Sunday | 22 Lag BaOmer National Maritime Day What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL 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 We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 We remember Queen Victoria (1819) National Shoe Week Doable Wednesday | 25 Africa (continent) Day 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 Anticipating Thursday | 26 Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Pleasant Friday Buddha's Birthday | 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 | |||
W5 | 28 We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT Eco-friendly Sunday Pentecost | 29 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) John F. Kennedy (1917) New Monday Memorial Day | 30 We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN Interesting Tuesday | 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 | 1 Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. 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 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 We remember Rue McClanahan (2/21/1934-6/2/2010), Kathryn Joosten d., Richard 'Family Feud Host' Dawson 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 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 Maryland: Chesapeake Chamber Music's 27th Annual Festival, 6/3-17 Happy Birthday, DENIECE WILLIAMS We remember Curtis Mayfield (6/3/1942-5/26/1999), Josephine Baker, Ellen Corby, Clarence Fountain (d. 2018). 50th Dramatists Guild Fund Celebration, NY Investment Saturday | |||