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W1 | 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). Hawaii Lei Day; Primero de Mayo (Mexico) Holocaust Rememberance Day begins at Sundown International Bereaved Mother's Day; May Day: Law Day; Mother Goose Day; Labor Day (Barbados) Eco-friendly Sunday | 2 Happy Birthday DWAYNE JOHNSON Social Event: Our Annual Summer Challenge Theme Announced In May Holocaust Rememberance Day National Day of Prayer New Monday | 3 World Press Freedom Day Name the 1st black teacher in North America. We remember James Brown (Father of Soul) 5/3/1933-12/25/2006 Happy Birthday, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS/ANGELA BOFILL Interesting Tuesday Eid-al-Fitr | 4 National Teachers' Day Name the 1st black-owned business to host a black t.v. show Happy Birthday, MARY'actress'MCDONOUGH We remember Nick Ashford's birth today d./Adam Yauch 8/5/1964-5/4/12 Doable Wednesday | 5 Who's 1st song was "That's All Right, Mama"? Japan holiday: Children's Day and Boys' Day African World Heritage Day Europe Day (celebrated today & 5/9 yearly) Happy Birthda1y, CHRIS BROWN/ANN 'ALICE' DAVIS/ADELE/RAHEEM DEVAUGHN Urini Nal (Children's Day - S Korea) We remember Johnnie Taylor Anticipating Thursday Cinco de Mayo | 6 We remember George 'Gooper Pyle' Lindsey Library Day, USA Provider Appreciation Day, global UK: King Charles Coronation (2023) National Travel & Tourism Week (5/6 - 12) Happy Birthday, GABOUREY SIDIBE/GEORGE CLOONEY/LYNN WHITFIELD/ROMA DOWNEY/TOM BERGERON Pleasant Friday | 7 Happy Birthday, LYNN WHITFIELD! TV Special: Movie and TV Awards (MTV) We remember music producer Andre Harell (d. 2020). Name the 1st black to own a television station Investment Saturday | |||
W2 | 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) Eco-friendly Sunday Mother's Day | 9 Happy Birthday, BILLY JOEL/ROSARIO DAWSON/AUDRINA PATRIDGE John Brown (1800) Sir James Barrie (1860) 1st Cartoon Published (1754) We remember, Vidal Sassoon 1/17/1928-5/9/2012; Ottavio Missoni; musician Little Richard (d.2020) Europe Day New Monday | 10 We remember rapper Craig Mack (b.), singer Betty Wright (d. 2020) Military Spouse Appreciation Day Peace Day Happy Birthday, CHARISE/BONO Name 1st black to have a school named in their honor Interesting Tuesday | 11 Happy Birthday, State of MINNESOTA/We acknowledge Min. LOUIS FARRAKHAN Name 1st black founder/owner of black cable network Doable Wednesday | 12 Happy Birthday, KIM FIELDS/EMILY VANCAMP/MALIN AKERMAN Children's Day/Boys' Day Anticipating Thursday | 13 Happy Birthday, DARIUS RUCKER/STEVIE WONDER/LARI WHITE/ROBT PATTINSON/STEPHEN COLBERT Tulip Day We remember Doris 'actress' Day (d. 2019). Pleasant Friday | 14 Happy Birthday, CATE BLANCHETT/SHANICE"singer" WILSON/MARK ZUCKERBERG We remember B.B. King aka King of Blues b. 9/16/25 Investment Saturday | |||
W3 | 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day International Day of Families Popular Christian Occurrence: Pentecost We remember Jackie Shane (b. 1940). L. Frank Baum (1856) Eco-friendly Sunday | 16 We remember Chuck Brown (8/22/36-5/16/12), Doug Dillard, "batgirl actress" Yvonne Craig Happy Birthday, JANET JACKSON/TORI SPELLING/SOMMORE New Monday | 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 Interesting Tuesday | 18 Happy Birthday TINA FEY/ROB BASE GINYARD International Museum Day We remember "singer" Jerry Vale; Ken "Eddie Haskell" Osmond d. 2020. Doable Wednesday | 19 Anniversary of Duke and Duchess of Sussex (UK, Harry & Meghan) Black Rodeo, Little Rock Ak DAY OF MALCOLM X'S BIRTH, 1925. Happy Birthday, GRACE JONES We remember Paul comedian Mooney. (d.2021) Anticipating Thursday | 20 What is a Qu'ran? Antoinette Blackwell (1825) Happy Birthday, CHER/BUSTA RHYMES Blue Jean product Birthday We remember Robin Gibb (12/22/1949-5/20/2012) Pleasant Friday | 21 International Tea Time Minister Malcolm X pilgrimage to Mecca - 1964 New Name: Malik el Shabazz Happy Birthday, MR. T/RON ISLEY We remember Notorious 'B.I.G.' Smalls 5/21/1972-3/9/1997 Investment Saturday Armed Forces Day | |||
W4 | 22 Happy Birthday, GINNIFER GOODWIN/NAOMI CAMPBELL National Maritime Day Lag BaOmer What religious organization was the 1st to distribute Holy Bible in hotels? Eco-friendly Sunday | 23 Happy Birthday, State of SOUTH CAROLINA/MAXWELL/DREW CAREY We remember Moms Mabley d. 5/23/1975, b. 3/19/1897 New Monday Victoria Day (Canada) | 24 Happy Birthday, PATTI LABELLE/BOB DYLAN/GARY'actor' BURGHOFF We remember Queen Victoria (1819) National Shoe Week We remember Tina Turner (d. 2023); Hal Jackson, 11/3/?-5/24/12 Interesting Tuesday | 25 (View celebrities that have served our country) 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 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 Doable Wednesday | 26 Happy Birthday, PAM GRIER/LENNY KRAVITZ/LAURYN HILL/OCTAVIA SPENCER We remember John Wayne (1907), Miles Davis Anticipating Thursday | 27 Happy Birthday, LOUIS GOSSETT, JR/TODD BRIDGES/ANDRE 3000 We remember Carrie Smith (8/25/1941-5/27/2012) Julia Ward Rowe (1819) Pleasant Friday | 28 We remember Gary Coleman (2/8/1968-5/28/2010), Maya Angelou (4/4/1928-5/28/2014) Happy Birthday, JAHEIM/GLADYS KNIGHT Investment Saturday | |||
W5 | 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? Eco-friendly Sunday | 30 We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson (9/12/1951-5/30-2010) Happy Birthday, WYNONNA JUDD/RALPH CARTER/CEELO GREEN New Monday Memorial Day | 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 Interesting Tuesday | 1 June is also National Immigrant Heritage Month Happy Birthday, State of KENTUCKY and TENNESSEE. 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 Hosted Theme: MEN APPRECIATION 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 Doable Wednesday | 2 We remember Rue McClanahan (2/21/1934-6/2/2010), Kathryn Joosten d., Richard 'Family Feud Host' Dawson Happy Birthday, CORNEL WEST/KIKI SHEPARD/WAYNE BRADY/DENNIS HAYSBERT/JERRY MATHERS 5th Philadelphia Roots Picnic, 6/2-6/3 Queen Elizabeth's 70th Jubilee (6/2 - 6/5): International (UK). Anticipating Thursday | 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 Pleasant Friday | 4 1st Baptist Church,1665,US Happy Birthday, ANGELINA JOLIE/RUSSEL BRAND Investment Saturday | |||