The Annual

Culture-
Forward ™
Calendar
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The numbers don’t lie.
We are the pulse of the culture.
In 2020, we reminded you that Black people are the #1 early adopters that drive conversion
amongst other demographics with a buying power of over $1.2 trillion, according to Nielsen.
Even more, Black people lead social media consumption of content across multiple
platforms. #BlackTwitter, anyone?

Since then, we have been on a quest to explore the impact of diverse populations in America.
Here’s a snapshot of what we found:

• As of 2021, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, AAPI and Native Americans account
for over $4 trillion in total spending power within the U.S.
• Accompanied by $1.4 trillion in LGBTQ+ spending, minority groups are essential to the
American economy while still being under-served.
• According to United States Census Data, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, AAPI and
Native Americans now represent more than 40% of the population of the United States,
and a whopping 70% of the world.

It is no surprise that the term People of the Global Majority is becoming increasingly popular,
replacing far flung tongue twisters like POC, BIPOC and BBIWOC.

presented by
In recent years, brand teams have become more equipped with robust data assert- Jenelle S. Coy
ing that consumer behavior is shifting to a more values-driven approach. This means Founder & Managing Director
there is a desire for more than just “diverse” packaging or tokenism. Matthew Snyder
Senior Advisor
But in a world where fast-food chains have rap battles, how can brands confidently
Dr. Melissa Speight Vaughn
and authentically have nuanced conversations with new audiences while striking the Senior Advisor
right tone?
Blayne Connolly
Director
The Annual Culture-Forward™ Calendar, in its second year, demonstrates that there is
nothing “minor” about the contributions of so-called minorities. The Culture-Forward™ Tamarah Lawrence
Calendar helps brand teams to keep track of: Director
• Iconic Dates for Black, Hispanic, AAPI, Native Americans, and the LGBTQ+ Com- Megan Cuesta
munity Director
• Iconic Dates in Music, Film & Sports
Lauren Smith
• Upcoming Release Dates for Entertainment Projects Account Manager
• Independence Days of African, Caribbean, Latin American and Asian Nations
• Widely-commemorated Dates in Civil Rights History Alex Weiss
Account Manager
• National Holidays
• A complete list of 2022 political caucuses, primaries, debates and election days. Xavier Griffin
Senior Account Executive
Reach consumers online in a thoughtful way by staying up-to-date on dates relevant Olivia Donohue
to diverse audiences, past and present. Use this calendar in print or digital format for Senior Account Executive
inclusive social media management, event planning, campaign planning, launches
Lauren Smith
and all of your culture-forward™ marketing needs. Senior Account Executive

We hope this calendar is a catalyst for more authentic conversations between consum- Ayana Fennell
Account Executive
er and brand, culture and corporate.
Chelsea Cooper
presented by Assistant Account Executive
 July
Independent Retailer Month | National Blueberry Month | National Contract Sewing
Month | National Anti-Boredom Month | National Baked Bean Month | National Cell
Phone Courtesy Month | National Culinary Arts Month | National Grilling Month | Nation-
al Hemp Month | National Ice Cream Month | National Picnic Month | National Peach
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3

Independence of Algeria
Missy Elliot Medgar Evars
Carl Lewis D’Angelo releases his debut album,
Michelle Howard The Civil Rights Act is signed into Brown Sugar (1995).
law. (1964)
The CROWN Act is signed into law.
Somali (2019)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cape Verde Argentina

Lucy Diggs Slowe Venezuela Mario Lopez Mary McLeod Bethune
Dalai Lama Eid al-Adha
(July 9 to 13) Bahamas.
United States Malawi
Tia & Tamera Mowry Comoros Naomi Osaka wins the ESPY Award for
Best Female Athlete. (2021)

Shazam for iPhone debuts the launch of

Apple’s App Store. (2008)

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

São Tomé and Principe The formation of #BlackLivesMatter NAACP National Convention be- Missy Elliot releases her debut
(2013) gins in Atlantic City, New Jersey studio album, Supa Dupa Fly. Ida B. Wells Barnett Diahann Carroll
(1997)

The Real premieres on TV

starring Adrienne Bailon as a
cohost. She is the first Latina
host of a daytime talk show
in the U.S.

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Nelson Mandela Alice Dunbar
The Seneca Falls Convention, the
first women’s rights convention in
the United States, is held. (1848)
Japanese American, Norman Jordan Peele releases horror Poetic Justice, starring Janet
Frantz Fanon Mineta is sworn in as the first Asian film, Nope, starring Daniel Jackson and Tupac Shakur, opens Alexandre Dumas
Sandra Oh American to serve in a presidential Kaluuya and Keke Palmer. in theaters. (1993) Jennifer Lopez
Carlos Santana cabinet. (2000) (2022) Amelia Earhart
Colombia Continued from July 20: International Self-Care Day
• National Urban League Annual
Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes Conference begins in Wash-
the first person to walk on the moon. ington, DC
(1969)

“Waiting to Exhale” premieres in

theaters. (1999)

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Liberia
Beyoncé makes her film debut
Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin
Powers in Goldmember. (2002)
Rep. Maxine Waters’ quote, “Re-
claiming my time” became a viral
meme on social media. (2017)
Prince stars in the film Purple
Rain. (1984)
Lollapalooza: Chicago, Illinois Lil Nas X makes history as the Eid al-Adha
begins. first artist with a 17-week run on
the Billboard Hot 100 with his
First episode Wild ‘N Out premiers. hit “Old Town Road” breaking
(2005) Mariah Carey’s record for “One
Sweet Day.” (1996)

July is National Ice Cream Month! Did you know that Black Americans pioneered ice cream in the United States?
• Augustus Jackson, a Black Philadelphian, was dubbed the Father of Ice Cream because he revolutionized the ice cream making process using salt to make the ice melt slower. His ice cream making process and
recipes revolutionized ice cream in Philadelphia.
• Alfred Cralle invented the ice cream scoop. Cralle was also the first Black inventor to hold a solo patent.
 August
National Dog Month Black Business Month Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Family Fun Month Get ready for Kindergarten Month Happiness Happens Month Interna-
tional Peace Month MedicAlert Awareness Month Motorsports Awareness Month
National Back to School Month National Brownies
ontNational Crayon Collection Month National Eye Exam Month National Goat Cheese
Monday
1 2
Benin
MTV makes its debut. (1981)
The Mexican American Legal De-
fense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
opens. (1968)
8 9
The Notorious B.I.G. releases his
debut solo single, “Juicy.” (1994)
15
Maxine Waters
India
National Liberation Day of Korea
Woodstock Music Festival opens
in Bethel, New York, attracting over
400,000 attendees. (1959)
22
The Haitian Revolution, a successful
insurrection by self-liberated slaves
against French colonial rule in
Saint-Domingu, begins. (1791)
29
Michael Jackson
Outkast wins Video of the Year for
single “Hey Ya!” at the MTV Video
Music Awards. (2004)
at Brunch Month National Catfish
National Breastfeeding Month | National Black Business Month | Black August
Tuesday Wednesday
3 4
James Baldwin Edward Blyden
Primary Elections: Arizona, Kansas, National Black Women’s Equal Pay
Michigan, Missouri, Washington Day
Apple becomes the first trillion-dollar
public company in the world, beating
Amazon. (2018)
10
Whitney Houston Ecuador
Juanes
Continued from August 9:
International Day of the World’s • Betty Boop, makes her TV debut
Indigenous Peoples. inspired by Black Harlem Jazz
singer, Esther Jones (1930)
Primary Elections: Connecticut, Minnesota, • President Richard Nixon becomes
Vermont, Wisconsin the first and only President to resign
while in office. (1974)
16 17
Bia (rapper) Marcus Garvey
Gabon
The Watts Riots of 1965
Primary Election: Wyoming
23 24
Continued from August 25:
Kobe Bryant • The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
is released. Hill is the first solo
The first picture of Earth from the moon is
act to have her first album and
taken. (1966) single debut at No. 1 on both the
Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts.
Primary Election: Florida
Hill wins five Grammy Awards, in-
cluding Album of the Year, making
her the first hip hop artist to win
this award. (1998)
30 31
Trinidad & Tobago
Lisa Ling
Malaysia
Thursday
44th President of The United
States Barack H. Obama
Primary Election:
Tennessee
Super Fly debuts in theaters, accom-
panied with a hit soundtrack by
Curtis Mayfield. (1972)
Forbes declares Rihanna the wealthi-
est female musician in the world, with
a fortune of $1.7 billion. (2021)
11
Chad
The Watts Riots of 1965
Airbnb is founded (2008)
The National Association of Asian
American Professionals (NAAAP)
Leadership Convention begins in
Washington, DC
18
The 19th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution is ratified, granting wom-
en the right to vote. (1920)
25
Althea Gibson
Uruguay
Mary J. Blige releases single “Real
Love,” her first Top 10 hit on the
Billboard Hot 100. (1992)
Amelia Earhart completes her trans-
continental flight. (1932)
Friday
5 6
Burkino Faso
American Bandstand hosted by
Dick Clark premieres. (1957)
Forbes declares Beyoncé and
Jay-Z the highest-paid celebrity
couple, with earnings of $78
million. (2012)
12
Eid al-Adha
19
“The Breaks” by Kurtis Blow
makes history as first rap single
certified Gold. (1980)
26
Thalia
Mother Theresa
Women’s Equality Day
Congress passes the 19th
Amendment, granting women the
right to vote. (1920)
Saturday
Jamaica
Bolivia
Voting Rights Act of 1965 is
passed
The U.S. drops an atomic bomb
on Hiroshima, Japan in WWII.
(1945)
Hamilton, the hip-hop inspired
musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda,
opens on Broadway. (2015)
13
Central African Republic
Primary Elections: Hawaii, Alaska
The Pan-African flag of the
Pan-Africanism movement is
formally adopted. (1920)
Michael Phelps ends his Olympic
swimming career with his 23rd
gold medal win at the Rio de
Janeiro Olympics. (2016)
20
27
Bronner Brothers Int’l Hair Show
Miami, FL
Continued from August 28:
• Senator Barack Obama accepts
the Democratic Nomination for
President, making him the first
Black man to win this nomina-
tion. (2008)
Sunday
7
Ralph Bunche
Côte d’Ivoire.
“Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m
Proud)” became an anthem
of the Civil Rights Movement.
(1968)
14
Ervin “Magic” Johnson
The White House releases its
inaugural playlist on Spotify fea-
turing Obama’s favorite songs
for the summer. (2015)
21
Usain Bolt
Hawaii becomes the 50th state.
(1878)
The American Bar Association
is founded. (1878)
28
The March on Washington
(1963)
Upcoming Event: MTV Video
Music Awards
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
delivered his “I Have A Dream”
speech at the March on Wash-
ington. (1963)
 September
National Dog Month Black Business Month Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Family Fun Month Get ready for Kindergarten Month Happiness Happens Month Interna-
tional Peace Month MedicAlert Awareness Month Motorsports Awareness Month
National Back to School Month National Brownies at Brunch Month National Catfish
ontNational Crayon Collection Month National Eye Exam Month National Goat
National Hispanic HeritageCheese
Month
National Yoga Awareness Month

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 4

Zendaya Upcoming Event: Richard Wright

Padma Lakshmi Salma Hayek Library of Congress National Book Beyonce
Festival
Vietnam
Colin Kaepernick knelt during the Washington D.C. Google is founded. (1998)
anthem during the 49ers’ road
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
game. (2016) Made in America Festival Made in America Festival
opens in Cleveland. (1995)
Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Labor Day Donald Glover’s TV series, “Atlan- “The Oprah Winfrey Show” The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuts on
ta,” premieres on FX. (2016) premieres. (1986) NBC. (1999) Taraji P. Henson

West Indian Day Parade Ethiopian New Year

Primary Election: Massachusetts Travis Scott and Afropunk Festival
Brooklyn, NY McDonald’s introduce the “Travis Brooklyn, NY
Scott Meal.” This is the first meal Afropunk Festival
named for a celebrity since the Brooklyn, NY
McJordan in 1992. (2020)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Jesse Owens
Mae Carol Jemison is the first
African American woman to travel in
space. (1992)
Alain Locke
Tyler Perry
Primary Election: Delaware, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Institute Leadership Conference
Washington, DC
Nas
Total Request Live (TRL) pre-
mieres on MTV. (1998)
Continued from August 13:
• Lil Mama crashes Jay-Z and
Alicia Keys’ performance of
“Empire State of Mind” at the
2009 MTV VMA’s.
Hispanic Heritage Month South Korean survival series, “Squid
Lila Downs Game,” was released on Netflix. Jada Pinkett Smith
Brandy and Monica perform “The Since its debut, subscribers have
Mexico “Rush Hour” starring Jackie Chan
Boy Is Mine” live at the MTV Video watched over 2.1 billion hours of
Music Awards. (1998) the hit drama, which is equivalent to and Chris Tucker premieres. The
Sugarhill Gang’s “Rappers Delight” film grosses over $244 million
about 239,700 years of viewership.
makes history as the first rap song to worldwide.(1998)
At 17 years old, Soulja (2021)
chart on the Hot 100. (1979)
Boy becomes the youngest artist
to write, produce and perform a
#1 Hot 100 hit with “Crank That
(Soulja Boy).” (2007)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Sanaa Lathan
St. Kitts and Nevis
National Voter Registration Day
Iota Phi Theta est. 1963
RuPaul wins the Emmy for
Outstanding Competition
Series for the 4th year in a row,
making him the most-awarded
Black artist in Emmys history
with 11 wins. (2021)
Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Kwame Nkrumah Mali
Morton Billy Porter
First Day of Autumn
Belize
National Business Women’s Day
International Day of Peace
Jharrel Jerome becomes the first
Afro-Latino actor in history to win
an Emmy for his role in When
They See Us. (2019)
Congress approvs the legislation
formally authorizing the Peace
Corps.(1961)
Mary Church Terrell Guinea-Bissau Will Smith
The National Museum of African Sandra Day O’Conner is sworn in
Rolling Loud New York begins
American History and Culture opens as the first woman Supreme Court
in Washington D.C. (2016) Justice. (1981)
Continued from August 22:
• Billy Porter becomes the first
openly gay Black man to win
the Emmy for Best Lead Actor
in a Drama Series. (2019)

26 27 28 29 30

National Black MBA Association
44th Annual Conference begins
Atlanta, GA
Stevie Wonder releases Songs in
the Key of Life (1976)
Rosh Hashana
Botswana
National Starbucks Day
Mary J. Blige hosts her new Apple
Music show, “The 411,” inviting Hil-
lary Clinton as her first guest. (2016)
 October
Adopt A Senior Pet Month Aviation History Month Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month Epilepsy Awareness Month Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month Historic Bridge Awareness Month Lung Cancer
Awareness Month Movember Military Family Month Filipino American History Month | AIDS Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Global Diversity Awareness Month

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2

Nigeria Gandhi

Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Guinea

Florida. (1971)
Overflow for October 2:
• 2022 United States Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce National
Conference in Phoenix, AZ
Soul Train premieres. (1971)
30th Anniversary of Whitney Houston’s “I’m Your
Baby Tonight”.
Thurgood Marshall is sworn into the Supreme
Court. (1967)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Tessa Thompson
Mary McLeod Bethune opens her
first school for African-American
students in Daytona Beach,
Florida. (1904)
Lesotho Maya Lin: Artist and architect Fannie Lou Hamer Elijah Muhammed Bruno Mars Jharrel Jerome
of the Vietnam Memorial in Wash-
ington, D.C. National Diversity Day Toni Morrison becomes the first Black
woman to win the Nobel Prize for Uganda
Miami Caribbean Carnival begins Literature. (1993)
Google acquires YouTube. (2006)
Pitbull trademarks his signature yell,
“EEEEEEEYOOOOOO,” which is Miami Caribbean Carnival ends
featured in most of his hits. (2019)

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Continued from October 14: Henry Lewis

Frederick D. Patterson
World Mental Health Day
Indigenous People’s Day
Cardi B Equatorial Guinea Arna Bontemps Usher • The first National March on Wash- Naomi Osaka
Ashanti ington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
“Saturday Night Live” premieres. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ludacris, Public Enemy and Mase is held in Washington, D.C. (1979) Million Man March (1995)
(1975) perfrom at “Race to the Polls”, a • Mahatma Gandhi begins his
voter awareness concert at New hunger strike to protest religious Black American athletes, Tommie Smith and
York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. violence. (1932) John Carlos, raise Black Power fists during the
(2004) national anthem at the 1968 Olympics.

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Chuck Berry
Wyclef Jean Terry McMillan
Al Green’s infamous ‘Grits
Incident’ occurs – he takes this
as a sign from God to focuses on
gospel & preaching. (1974)
The U.S. embargo of Cuba begins
as the State Department prohibits
shipment of all goods except
medicine and food. (1960)
Enolia Pettigen McMillan
Snoop Dogg
Doja Cat
Celia Cruz Shaggy Pele
The Supremes’ A’ Go-Go become the Apple unveils the first iPod. (2001)
first girl group with a #1 album in the
U.S. knocking The Beatles’ Revolver
out of the Top 200. (1966)

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Comedy talk show, Patriot Act with

Drake Mahalia Jackson St. Vincent and the Hasan Minhaj, starring comedian Gabrielle Union, Tracee Ellis-Ross Nia Long
Grenadines Hasan Minhaj debuts on Netlfix.
The Wiz musical featuring Michael This show makes Minhaj the first The National Organization for Women Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller album is certi-
Jackson and Diana Ross debuts. Indian-American host of a weekly (NOW) was founded to advocate for fied “Double Diamond.” (1984)
(1978) comedy talk show. (2018) women’s rights. (1966)
31 – Halloween

Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” is #1 on the

Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, surpassing
Elvis Presley’s record of 11 consecutive weeks
in 1956. (1992)
 November
Adopt A Senior Pet Month Aviation History Month Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month Epilepsy Awareness Month Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month Historic Bridge Awareness Month Lung Cancer
Awareness Month Movember Military Family Month Native American Heritage Month
Black Catholic History Month

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 4 5 6

Barack Obama wins the 2008

Antigua and Barbuda
Día de los Muertos
Day of the Dead
Apple announces the launch
of iTunes Latino within the U.S.
iTunes Store, exclusively featur-
ing Latin music, TV shows,
podcasts and more (2006)
American Film Institute Festival Panama William Bells Brown
presidential election, becoming the
Los Angeles, CA first Black United States President.
American Film Institute Festival
Día de los Muertos Los Angeles, CA
Day of the Dead
Public Broadcasting
Service (PBS) is
established. (1969)

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Veteran’s Day Sigma Gamma Rho est. 1922
SZA Dorothy Dandridge Whoopi Golderg
Dinner Party premieres on VH1
(2016). YouTuber James Wright Chanel records
2022 Midterm Elections First issue of Rolling Stone AfroTech Conference
Angola his iconic review of Patti LaBelle’s sweet Austin, TX
Magazine. (1967) potato pie. The video becomes a viral
sensation and gains over 6.5 million Michelle Obama’s memoir, Be-
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) viewers. (2015) coming is published. 15 days after
its release, it set the record for the
highest-selling book published
in the U.S. in 2018.

In 2020, the audiobook edition of

Becoming would go on to win The
Grammy Award for Best Spoken
Word Album.

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Michael Jackson’s “Black Or White”
music video debuts simultaneously on
MTV, BET and Fox. (1991)
The Bernie Mac Show premieres
(2001).
NBC launches. (1926) Shirley Chisholm becomes the
first Black woman ever elected RuPaul Ann Curry President Joe Biden
Drake’s Take Care is released to the U.S. House of Represen- Ming-Na Wen
(2011). tatives. (1968) Omega Psi Phi est. 1911 Apollo 12 lands on the moon. (1969)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Popular K-Pop group BTS makes
history as the first Asian act to win
the Artist of the Year award at the
2021 American Music Awards.
(2021)
10th Anniversary of Kanye West’s
MBDTF (2012)
Continued from November 22: Whitney Houston stars in her first
• Nicki Minaj’s debut album, Scott Joplin Tina Turner Jimi Hendrix
film role, The Bodyguard, where
Pink Friday is released. The she sings the iconic ballad “I Will
album is a success, becom- Thanksgiving Black Friday
Always Love You.” The ballad hits
ing the second highest sales #1 three days after the movie’s
debut for a female rapper Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
New York, NY
debut. (1992)
since Lauryn Hill (2010).

28 29 30

Shirley Chisholm
Gordy Berry Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Chrissy Teigen
Colman Domingo Chadwick Boseman

Cyber Monday Barbados

Rockefeller Center Christmas

Tree Lighting in New York, NY
 December
International Sharps Injury Prevention Awareness Month Learn a Foreign Language
Month National Car Donation Month National Pear Month Bingo’s Birthday Month
National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month National Human Rights Month
National Tie Month National Write A Business Plan Month Operation Santa Paws
Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4

Frederick Douglass publishes

Richard Pryor Lucy Liu the first issue of The North Star, Jay-Z
Robert F. Smith one of the leading abolitionist
newspapers of the 19th century. Alpha Phi Alpha est. 1906
Rosa Parks Day (1847)

World AIDS Day

Michael Jackson’s Thriller album is

released. (1982)

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

In Alabama, the Montgomery bus
boycott begins in response to the arrest
of Rosa Parks. (1955)
13th Amendment is ratified which Hanukkah Begins The Billboard Social 50, a
abolishes slavery in the United Reginald Lewis Nicki Minaj Tanzania social media popularity chart
States. (1865) Diego Rivera World Human Rights Day for music artists, is launched.
Quinta Brunson’s new series “Abbott Rihanna is the first artist to
Elementary” premieres on ABC. (2021) Stacey Abrams
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reach #1 on the chart. (2010)
receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
American journalist, Michele
(1964)
Norris, becomes the first African
American female host on NPR.
(2002)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Wilma Mankiller becomes the
Kenya Principal Chief of the Cherokee
Nation, making her the first woman
elected to serve in this position. (1985)
Green Monday | Free Shipping Day
Mariah Carey’s single “All I Want Hanukkah Ends
William A. Hinton for Christmas Is You” reaches #1
on the Billboard Hot 100 for the
first time, 25 years after its release.
(2019)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Super Saturday Steve Harvey announces the Christmas Day

wrong winner at the 2015 Miss
Universe Pageant on NBC.
Carter G. Woodson
Steven Yeun Arthur W. Mitchell Madam C.J. Walker Ricky Martin
Quinta Brunson Jean-Michel Basquiat Dreamgirls premieres in
Christmas Eve theaters featuring Beyoncé,
First Day of Winter Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Mur-
Chinese New Year celebrating phy and Jamie Foxx. (2006)
The 94th Oscars shortlists are the beginning of a new year on the
announced. traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese
calendar.
Hawaii Admission Day

26 27 28 29 30 31 January 1, 2023

KWANZAA begins KWANZAA ends

New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day

John Legend LeBron James, Laila Ali

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s

Bahamas Junkanoo Festival begins Rockin’ Eve 2022” will air live Bahamas Junkanoo Festival
on ABC at 8 pm.
DeFord Bailey, Sr., a harmonica ends
player, makes history as the first Black
performer on the Grand Ole Opry in
Nashville, Tennessee. (1924)
 January
Cervical Health Awareness Month Hot Tea Month International Creativity Month It’s OK to
Be Different Month National Bath Safety Month National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Blood Donor Month National Braille Literacy Month National Get Organized
Month National Hobby Month National Mentoring Month National Oatmeal Month Na-
tional Soup Month
Monday Tuesday
2 3
Janet Jackson
Mazie Hirono becomes the first
elected female senator from Hawaii
and the first Asian-American woman
elected to the Senate. (2013)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez assumes
office at age 29, making her the
youngest woman to ever serve in the
U.S. Congress. (2019)
9 10
The SCLC est.1957
Sean Paul
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
est.1914
16 17
Debbie Allen, Sade Michelle Obama
Martin Luther King Day The Jeffersons premieres on CBS
(1975)
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority est. 1920
23 24
ROOTS premieres on ABC. 2023 Oscars nominations are
(1977) announced.
30 31
Mahatma Gandhi was assas-
2023 Grammy Awards
sinated in New Delhi, India, by
a religious fanatic. Gandhi had
Beyoncé wins six Grammys and
ended British rule in India through
makes history for receiving the most
nonviolent resistance. (1948)
wins in one night out of any female
artist. (2010)
Wednesday Thursday Friday
4 5 6 7
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity est. Following then-President Trump’s defeat
1911 in the 2020 presidential election, a mob
of his supporters attacked the Capitol
77th Annual Building in Washington, D.C.
Golden Globe Awards
According to the House select com-
mittee investigating the incident, the
attack was the culmination of a 7-part
plan by President Trump to overturn the
election. (2021)
11 12 13
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority est. 1913
Mary J. Blige Issa Rae
Sheila Jackson Lee “Baby Shark” becomes the first video
to reach 10 billion views on YouTube.
(2022)
18 19 20
Kamala Harris is sworn in as the first
Elijah Cummings woman and first person of color vice
Sundance Film Festival begins
president of the United States. (2021)
25 26 27
BET is launched by then owner Destiny’s Child’s hit single, “Independent
Robert L Johnson. (1980) Bessie Coleman Women Part I” tops the US Hot 100 for
the 11th consecutive week, setting a
62nd Annual Grammy Awards new record for an all-girl group.
Saturday
Zora Neale Hurston
14
Sansford & Son premiers on NBC
starring Redd Foxx. (1972)
21
The Concorde supersonic jet began
passenger service with flights from
London to Bahrain and Paris to
Rio de Janeiro, cruising at twice
the speed of sound (Mach 2) at an
altitude up to 60,000 feet. (1976)
28
Janet Jackson’s documentary is
released. Janet reflects on the in-
famous 2004 Super Bowl incident
with Justin Timberlake. (2022)
Sunday
1
Haiti
New Year’s Day
President Abraham Lincoln
issues the Emancipation Procla-
mation. (1863)
8
President Lyndon Johnson
declares War on Poverty during his
State of the Union message before
Congress. (1964)
Prince Harry and Meghan, the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex,
announce their decision to “step
back as ‘senior’ members” of the
British royal family. (2020)
15
Martin Luther King Jr.
Regina King, Pitbull
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority est.
1908
22
Lunar New Year (China)
29
Oprah Winfrey
Sundance Film Festival ends
 February
National Cancer Prevention Month National Fasting February National Self Check Month
National Enrolled Agents Month Free and Open Source Software Month American Heart
Month An Affair to Remember Month Black History Month Canned Food Month Creative
Romance Month
Black History Month

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 4 5

Janet Jackson’s breast is briefly Chinese Lantern Festival

exposed by Justin Timberlake
during the Super Bowl Halftime
Show. (2004)
Sixteen minutes before it was
scheduled to land, the Space Shut-
tle Columbia broke apart in flight
over west Texas, killing all seven
crew members. (2003)
Shakira Daddy Yankee Rosa Parks
Groundhog Day Beyoncé performs at the Super Facebook is founded by Mark
Bowl Halftime Show, reuniting with Zuckerberg. (2004)
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headline Kelly and Michelle. (2013)
the first all Latin Super Bowl Halftime
show. (2020)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Outkast wins Album of the Year at
Bob Marley Chris Rock the Grammy Awards for “Speak-
erboxxx/The Love Below,” making
them the first Hip-Hop act to win
this award. (2004)
New York Fashion Week begins
Brandy Gucci Mane
National Foundation Day (Japan) The NAACP est. 1909
Nelson Mandela is released from Super Bowl LVII 2023
prison after 27 years. (1990) Glendale, AZ

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Dr. Dre presents his hip-hop Super
Bowl Halftime Show featuring Snoop
Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Kend-
rick Lamar, and Eminem. (2022)
Valentine’s Day 2023 NBA All-Star Game
Megan Thee Stallion Koffee Michael Jordan Toni Morrison Salt Lake City, UT
Morehouse College est.
1867 New York Fashion Week ends “Black Panther” directed by Ryan Coogler
debuts in theaters. The film grosses $1.3 Brazil’s Carnival de Rio begins Gambia
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival billion and is the first Academy Award win
begins for a Marvel
Cinematic Universe film. (2018)

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

British girl-group, The Spice Girls, Jordan Peele’s horror film “Get TLC releases their first single, “Ain’t
Rihanna Nina Simone reach #1 on the Hot 100 with hit W.E.B. DuBois Out” premieres in theaters. (2017) 2 Proud 2 Beg,” which hits the Top Erykah Badu
John Lewis single “Wannabe.” 10 on the Hot 100 and R&B charts.
President’s Day (1992) NASA renames its DC headquarters af-
Mardi Gras Black family classic The Proud Family ter NASA’s first Black woman engineer,
reboot airs on Disney+, 17 years after Mary W. Jackson. (2021)
Malcolm X (d.1965) Brazil’s Carnival de Rio ends its Disney Channel debut. (2022)
In a historic TV moment, Oscar
Trinidad and Tobago ends Dominican Republic‘s Santo Domingo announcers incorrectly award La La
Carnival begins Land with the Oscar for Best Picture.
It was soon declared that the real win-
ner was Moonlight (Barry Jenkins), the
first LGBTQ film to win Best Picture at
the Academy Awards. (2017)

27 28

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic‘s Santo

Domingo Carnival ends

Jamie Foxx wins an Oscar for Best

Actor for his film Ray. (2005)
 March
Asset Management Awareness Month Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month En-
dometriosis Awareness Month Irish-American Heritage Month Multiple Sclerosis Aware-
ness Month National Athletic Training Month National Brain Injury Awareness Month
National Breast Implant Awareness Month National Caffeine Awareness Month
Women’s History Month

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 4 5

Howard University A women’s suffrage march in Wash-

Lupita Nyong`o
President Kennedy signs executive
order establishing the Peace Corps.
(1961)
est. 1867 ington D.C. is attacked by angry
onlookers while police stand by. The
march occurs the day before Wood-
row Wilson’s inauguration. (1913)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ghana
Employee Appreciation Day
Dred Scott v. Sandford, known as ‘The
Dred Scott Decision’ rules that all people
of African descent, free or enslaved, are
not United States citizens and have no
right to sue in federal court. (1857)
“We Are the World” single is released International Women’s Day Harriett Tubman The Supremes receive a star on the
to benefit African famine. (1985). Bad Bunny Hollywood Walk of Fame. (1994( Tammy Duckworth
Claire Boothe Luce
Def Comedy Jam first episode aired. Run-DMC release their debut
(1992) single, “It’s Like That.” (1983)
SXSW Festival begins
Austin, Texas 95th Academy Awards

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Simone Biles
Beyoncé made history during the
2021 Grammy Awards by breaking
the all-time record of most Grammy
wins ever by a female artist. Beyoncé
achieved her 28th Grammy Award.
(2021)
Kendrick Lamar releases his third St. Patrick’s Day SXSW Festival ends
studio album To Pimp A Butterfly, Jhené Aiko Queen Latifah Austin, Texas
debuting at #1. (2015)
Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The
Dock Of The Bay” makes history as
the first posthumous #1 hit. (1968)

2023 March Madness begins

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Spike Lee
Namibia
First Day of Spring
Debi Thomas becomes the first
African American woman to win the
National Cherry Blossom Festival
World Figure Skating Championship.
begins in Washington, D.C.
(1986)
Start of Ramadan Usher’s Confessions makes history Diana Ross
as the first R&B album to sell 1.1 Dorothy Height Aretha Franklin Ari Lennox
million copies in its first week. Elaine L. Chao
(2004) Halle Berry becomes the first African
American woman to win a Best
Actress Oscar for the 2001 film
“Monster’s Ball”. (2022)

The film Selena starring Jennifer Swizz Beatz and Timberland com-
Lopez debuts in theaters. (1997) pete in the first Verzuz battle. (2020)

27 28 29 30 31

Mariah Carey Ralph Lauren releases a nostalgic
Julia Alvarez Morehouse and Spelman Colleges
Collection. This collection is Ralph
Lauren’s the first-ever collaboration
with college institutions. (2022)
The Congressional Black Caucus
is established by 13 members of Cesar Chavez
Congress. In 2022, the CBC has 57
members and represents over 20 International Transgender Day of
million Americans. (1971) Visibility
 April
National TAR Syndrome Awareness Month National Brunch Month National Afternoon
Tea Month National Alcohol Awareness Month English Language Month Esophageal
Cancer Awareness Month Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month National
Month of Hope National Canine Fitness Month National Financial Literacy Month National
Internship Awareness Month Distracted Driving Awareness Month National Child Abuse
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2

Gil-Scott Heron Marvin Gaye

April Fools Day

Congress established the first U.S. Mint
Google launches Gmail. (2004) at Philadelphia. (1792)

Sister, Sister makes it debut on ABC,

starring identical twins Tia and Tamera
Mowry. (1994)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Eddie Murphy
John Willis Menard
Bad Bunny is the first winner of the
“Best Música Urbana Album” at the
2022 Grammy Awards.
Apple releases iPad. (2010)
Maya Angelou
Microsoft is founded. (1975)
Continued from April 3:
• Kanye matched Jay-Z for the
most Grammy awards won by
a rapper, each with 24 Grammy
Awards. (2022)
Cardi B’s debut album Invasion
Pharrell of Privacy is released. It
becomes the first female rap
album to win Best Rap Album
Senegal
at the 2019 Grammys and the
first album in history to have
every song certified Platinum of
higher by the RIAA. (2018)
Ellen Ochoa becomes the first
Billie Holiday Hispanic female astronaut to go to Li Nas X
space. (1993)
World Health Day The Civil War ends. (1865)
Continued from April 7:
Good Friday • Opening of the National Museum Easter
of Women in the Arts in Wash-
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to ington, D.C., the first museum
serve on the United States Supreme devoted to women artists. (1987)
Court. (2022)

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Jackie Robinson signs to the Brook-
lyn Dodgers. (1947)
2023 White House Easter Egg Roll
Summer Walker
Spelman College est. 1881
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
becomes the first human in space.
(1961)
Jennifer Lopez is named People
magazine’s Most Beautiful
Person. (2011)
Beyonce makes history as the first
Black woman to headline Coachella.
(2018).
Prince plays his final concert, hs last
song is “Purple Rain.” (2016).
At 21 years old, Tiger Woods makes
history as the youngest golfer to win
the Masters Tournament (1997).
Tax Day
Selena
A virtual Tupac Shakur performs at
Coachella. (2012) Kendrick Lamar makes history as the
first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize, with his
Mary J. Blige’s single, “Be Without album DAMN. (2018)
You” remains #1 on the R&B chart for
15 weeks, breaking Mariah Carey’s
record of 14 weeks. (2006)

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

2023 March Madness ends
J Balvin is announced as a headliner
at the 2019 Lollapaloooza festival,
making him the first Latino to
achieve this. (2019)
Ashanti hits #1 on the Hot 100 Nicki Minaj goes to #1 in the U.S. Earth Day
James McCune Smith Ali Wong George Lopez - Dev Patel (Actor)
for her single “Foolish.” (2002) with Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded -
becoming the first female rapper with Eid al-Fitr
Prince hits #1 in the U.S. with End of Ramadan a #1 album since Eve in 1999. (2021) YouTube launches (2005).
“Kiss.” (1986)
Eid al-Fitr

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Ray Charles performs “Georgia On
My Mind” at a ceremony where it is
named the official song of Georgia.
(1979)
Kanye West tweets praise for Trump, Multiracial elections are held for Togo Apple launches the iTunes store.
earning him love from POTUS and the first time in South Africa. With South Africa (2003) Duke Ellington
criticism from fans. (2018) approximately 18 million Black
South Africans voting, Nelson
Mandela is elected president. 2023 NFL Draft 2023 NFL Draft 2023 NFL Draft
(1994)
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Celiac Disease Awareness Month Correct Your Posture Month International Drum Month A
Jewish American Heritage Month Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month Global H
Employee Health And Fitness Month National Asparagus Month National Dental Care
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | Mental Health Awareness Month
N
Awareness Month National Stroke Awareness Month National Military Appreciation M
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Star Wars Day Cinco de Mayo

Met Gala The Rock James Brown J. Balvin

U.S. Special Operations Forces kill Ethiopia National Day of Prayer (US)
Osama bin Laden during a raid in
Abbottabad, Pakistan. (2011) Solange Knowles attacks Jay-Z in Japanese tech giant Sony is
an elevator. (2014) founded by Masaru Ibuka and
Akio Morita. (1946)

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Nelson Mandela becomes South Mother’s Day

Enrique Iglesias Rosario Dawson Africa’s first Black president. (1994) Lana Condor Hazel Harrison Stevie Wonder
Kiyoshi Kuromiya The series finale of Moesha airs.
World Red Cross Day Kendrick Lamar releases his highly (2001)
Drake earns his first #1 record as a International Nurses Day anticipated fifth album, Mr. Morale &
lead artist with “One Dance.” (2016) the Big Steppe. (2022)

In an interview with ABC, Obama Karine Jean-Pierre is appointed

becomes the first sitting U.S. pres- as White House Press Secretary,
ident to publicly support same-sex making history as the first Black
marriage. (2012) person and openly LGBTQ+ per-
son to serve in this role. (2022)

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Brown v. Board of Education of To-

Janet Jackson peka, ruled that separating children Malcolm X Toussaint L’Ouverture Biggie Smalls
in public schools on the basis of race
was unconstitutional. (1954) Billionaire Robert F. Smith
announced during Sunday’s com- Cuba
mencement speech at Morehouse
College in Atlanta that he and his
family would pay off the entire
graduating class’s student debt.
(2019)

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

National Wine Day “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and

Naomi Campbell Eritrea Lauryn Hill Daddy Yankee featuring Justin
Harvey Milk Bieber tops the Hot 100, becoming
the first #1 on the chart sung mostly
Guyana
in Spanish since “Macarena” in
1996. (2017)

29 30 31

South Korean thriller, Parasite, wins
Laveme Cox four awards at the 92nd Academy
Awards and is the first non-English
Memorial Day language film to win the Academy
Award for Best Picture. (2019)
Director Bong Joon-ho becomes
the second Asian filmmaker to
receive an Academy Award for
Best Director. (2019)
The Tulsa Race Massacre begins
when mobs of white residents,
some of whom had been deputized
and given weapons by city officials,
attack black residents and destroy
homes and businesses of the Green-
wood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(1921)
 June
National Give a Bunch of Balloons Month National DJ Month African-American Music
Appreciation Month National Zoo and Aquarium Month LGBTQIA Pride Month Men’s
Health Month National Accordion Awareness Month National Adopt a Cat Month
National Fresh Fruit and VegetablesAfrican
MonthAmericanNational Candy
Music Appreciation Month
Month | LGBTQIA National
Pride Month Camping
Month National Caribbean American Month
National National
Indigenous History Month Country Cooking
| National Caribbean Month National
American Month

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 4

Katya Echazarreta becomes the

Morgan Freeman
The word “stan” is added to the
Oxford American Dictionary. (2017)
Cornel West
American Indian Citizenship Day
South Korean band BTS becomes
the first K-pop band to top the U.S.
albums chart when Love Yourself:
Tear debuts at #1. (2018)
Josephine Baker first Mexican-born woman and
Curtis Mayfield one of the youngest women in
space. (2022)
Forbes declares Jay-Z a billionaire,
making him the first rapper to achieve
this. (2019)

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

National Association of Black Prince Kanye West Hattie McDaniel

Accountants National
Convention & EXPO
New Orleans, LA
Spike Lee’s film Jungle Fever
debuts in theaters. (1991(
World Ocean’s Day The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is signed
into law on June 10 by John F. Kenne-
Shakira lands her first #1 hit in the dy as part of his New Frontier Program.
U.S. with her single “Hips Don’t Lie,” The law amends the Fair Labor Stan-
ft. Wyclef Jean. (2006) dards Act, aimed at abolishing wage
disparity based on sex. (1963)

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Jay-Z becomes the first rapper Father’s Day

Philippines inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Tupac Shakur
Fame. (2017)
65th Annual National Puerto Rican
Day Parade Santana’s hit album Supernatural
New York, New York is released. The album wins nine
Grammy Awards including the
Album of the Year, making Carlos
Santana the first Hispanic artist to
win it. (1999)

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Kayla Lewis coins the term “On

Phylicia Rashad Lionel Richie Fleek.” (2014). Wilma Rudolph Mindy Kaling Mozambique

Dominican author Elizabeth Aceve-
do becomes the first writer of color
to win the Carnegie Medal for the
novel, The Poet X. (2019)
JUNETEETH
BET Awards National Indigenous Peoples Day Beyoncé releases her first solo album, Flagmaker Gilbert Baker
Dangerously in Love. (2003) creates the Rainbow Flag,
First Day of Summer it would become a universal
symbol the for the LGBTQ com-
munity. (1978)

26 27 28 29 30

Eid al-Adha
Madagascar Djibouti Kwame Ture Lena Horne
Stonewall riots begin in New York
Obergefell v. Hodges rules that City. (1969)
States cannot keep same-sex Seychelles The Democratic Republic of
couples from marrying and must the Congo
The first Pride parade is held in
recognize their unions. (2015) Eid al-Adha
New York City. (1970)
Apple’s new device, the iPhone, is
released, integrating music into a
phone for the first time. (2007)
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