BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Per-Ankh Archive//Calendar of the African World//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Per-Ankh — 2026-07 X-WR-CALDESC:Per-Ankh Archive — Calendar of the African World X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b129e741-756f-4ac7-bab1-62b52d44ccb8@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Trisha R. Thomas — Nappily Ever After 25th Anniversary Tour (Atla nta) DESCRIPTION:Trisha R. Thomas celebrates 25 years of Nappily Ever After at the Auburn Avenue Research Library for African American Culture and Hist ory in Atlanta\, GA.\nRegion: United States\, USA\nMore: https://www.pera nkharchive.com/events/b129e741-756f-4ac7-bab1-62b52d44ccb8 LOCATION:United States\, USA URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b129e741-756f-4ac7-bab1-62b52d4 4ccb8 CATEGORIES:book-tour,author-tour,literary,trisha-r-thomas,nappily-ever-af ter,library,african-american-history END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ec095e52-ab25-4e40-a751-f93b5f6f345f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Somalia Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Union of Somaliland and Italian Somaliland\, 1960.\nRegion: S omalia\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ec095e52-ab2 5-4e40-a751-f93b5f6f345f LOCATION:Somalia\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ec095e52-ab25-4e40-a751-f93b5f6 f345f RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8c70e0f5-3513-4d35-803d-7159294f07c9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Burundi Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Belgium\, 1962.\nRegion: Burundi\, Africa\n More: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8c70e0f5-3513-4d35-803d-71592 94f07c9 LOCATION:Burundi\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8c70e0f5-3513-4d35-803d-7159294 f07c9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:79277fc8-dd4d-412c-a375-ce16bfa61a13@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Rwanda Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Belgium\, 1962.\nRegion: Rwanda\, Africa\nM ore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/79277fc8-dd4d-412c-a375-ce16bf a61a13 LOCATION:Rwanda\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/79277fc8-dd4d-412c-a375-ce16bfa 61a13 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3020c4de-6b79-41c3-b8f7-2c1b489ba253@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801 SUMMARY:Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:Recognizes the unique mental health challenges and contributi ons of racial and ethnic minorities\; named for novelist and mental healt h advocate Bebe Moore Campbell.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www .perankharchive.com/events/3020c4de-6b79-41c3-b8f7-2c1b489ba253 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3020c4de-6b79-41c3-b8f7-2c1b489 ba253 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:mental-health,community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aa9ade9d-2bf8-4083-b37c-598324bf100a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Disability Pride Month DESCRIPTION:Annual observance every July celebrating the disability commu nity\, honoring the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26\, 1990) and uplifting disabled Black and diaspora voices\, artists\, s cholars\, and organizers.\nRegion: Global\nSource: https://en.wikipedia.o rg/wiki/Disability_Pride_Month\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even ts/aa9ade9d-2bf8-4083-b37c-598324bf100a LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aa9ade9d-2bf8-4083-b37c-598324b f100a RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:disability-pride,observance,heritage-month,accessibility,ada,a nnual END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9801f832-3b17-4e38-8e40-4a3378501bf1@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260703 SUMMARY:Birthday: Patrice Émery Lumumba (b. 1925) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Patrice Émery Lumumba. (1925–1961)\n Region: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9801f832-3b17 -4e38-8e40-4a3378501bf1 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9801f832-3b17-4e38-8e40-4a33785 01bf1 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c853d3c2-cc1d-4c56-8011-bcd8ff98c0bf@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706 SUMMARY:ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026 DESCRIPTION:Curated by Teyana Taylor\; performances by Cardi B\, Patti La Belle\, Brandy\, and Monica. The largest annual celebration of African Am erican culture and music.\nRegion: USA\, Gulf Coast\nSource: https://www. essence.com/festival\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c853d3c 2-cc1d-4c56-8011-bcd8ff98c0bf LOCATION:USA\, Gulf Coast URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c853d3c2-cc1d-4c56-8011-bcd8ff9 8c0bf CATEGORIES:essence,black-women,music,culture,new-orleans END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ce30797e-d5d2-4b88-bef7-7ba7c2ec3f60@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705 SUMMARY:Independence Day DESCRIPTION:US federal holiday. Most public libraries are closed.\nRegion : United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/ce30797e-d5d2-4b88-bef7-7ba7c2ec3f60 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ce30797e-d5d2-4b88-bef7-7ba7c2e c3f60 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:federal-holiday,library-closed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1f496022-e08f-49a4-9872-cc93729f1b9b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706 SUMMARY:Algeria Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1962.\nRegion: Algeria\, Africa\nM ore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1f496022-e08f-49a4-9872-cc9372 9f1b9b LOCATION:Algeria\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1f496022-e08f-49a4-9872-cc93729 f1b9b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9b8c01f0-6152-4c18-8657-6686bb5c6628@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706 SUMMARY:Cape Verde Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Portugal\, 1975.\nRegion: Cape Verde\, Afri ca\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9b8c01f0-6152-4c18-8657-6 686bb5c6628 LOCATION:Cape Verde\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9b8c01f0-6152-4c18-8657-6686bb5 c6628 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:884b51fe-dcb7-4776-928b-635b7a88b530@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706 SUMMARY:Anniversary: Frederick Douglass — "What to the Slave is the Fourt h of July?" DESCRIPTION:Anniversary of Frederick Douglass's 1852 Rochester address ex posing the contradiction of U.S. Independence Day celebrated amid chattel slavery. Increasingly marked across Black history and abolitionist study circles as the Fifth of July.\nRegion: USA\, North America\nSource: http s://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/speeches-african-american- history/1852-frederick-douglass-what-slave-fourth-july/\nMore: https://ww w.perankharchive.com/events/884b51fe-dcb7-4776-928b-635b7a88b530 LOCATION:USA\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/884b51fe-dcb7-4776-928b-635b7a8 8b530 CATEGORIES:douglass,abolition,black-history,fifth-of-july,commons-feature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fa162006-e3a0-4a7a-af2c-aa367aab6249@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260707 SUMMARY:CARICOM Day DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas (1973) establishing the Caribbean Community. Observed on the first Monday of Jul y across CARICOM member states.\nRegion: Caribbean\nMore: https://www.per ankharchive.com/events/fa162006-e3a0-4a7a-af2c-aa367aab6249 LOCATION:Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fa162006-e3a0-4a7a-af2c-aa367aa b6249 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,caricom,regional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:32398e96-ea11-4086-b4c9-106685ae874b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260707 SUMMARY:Malawi Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1964.\nRegion: Malawi\ , Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/32398e96-ea11-4086- b4c9-106685ae874b LOCATION:Malawi\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/32398e96-ea11-4086-b4c9-106685a e874b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60fd3101-f4c8-41ea-971a-233c4da75dd1@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260707 SUMMARY:Comoros Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1975.\nRegion: Comoros\, Africa\nM ore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/60fd3101-f4c8-41ea-971a-233c4d a75dd1 LOCATION:Comoros\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/60fd3101-f4c8-41ea-971a-233c4da 75dd1 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:72ba976d-09ea-4151-beb9-b8a62e099fcd@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260707 SUMMARY:Birthday: Bessie Head (b. 1937) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Bessie Head. (1937–1986)\nRegion: Gl obal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/72ba976d-09ea-4151-beb9 -b8a62e099fcd LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/72ba976d-09ea-4151-beb9-b8a62e0 99fcd RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6c8b5d4e-988e-4f05-97bd-8de3348817fb@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260710 SUMMARY:South Sudan Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Sudan\, 2011.\nRegion: South Sudan\, Africa \nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6c8b5d4e-988e-4f05-97bd-8de 3348817fb LOCATION:South Sudan\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6c8b5d4e-988e-4f05-97bd-8de3348 817fb RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c188da89-7a56-4d7c-ba15-1c9de228229b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711 SUMMARY:Bahamas Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1973.\nRegion: Bahamas \, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c188da89-7a56-4 d7c-ba15-1c9de228229b LOCATION:Bahamas\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c188da89-7a56-4d7c-ba15-1c9de22 8229b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:908f9141-deb3-431e-9d9a-e17d25485045@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260712 SUMMARY:Blerd City Con DESCRIPTION:Brooklyn Black nerd convention spotlighting comics\, cosplay\ , gaming\, science\, and Black speculative fiction from the New York dias pora.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.blerdci ty.com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/908f9141-deb3-431e-9d 9a-e17d25485045 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/908f9141-deb3-431e-9d9a-e17d254 85045 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,cosplay,blerd-city-con,convention,speculative-fi ction,black-creators END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a17cf30c-9156-4a14-8e3c-d977fea28dac@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260718 SUMMARY:BasquiART Camp 2026 DESCRIPTION:Summer art camp for grades 5–8 at the South Dallas Cultural C enter\, inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Daily 9 AM–4 PM. $50 registrati on. Hosted by Black History 365 Foundation (bh365give.org).\nRegion: US\, TX\nSource: https://bh365give.org\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/a17cf30c-9156-4a14-8e3c-d977fea28dac LOCATION:US\, TX URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a17cf30c-9156-4a14-8e3c-d977fea 28dac CATEGORIES:homeschool,kids,camp,arts,basquiat,black-history-365 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98347838-4039-4bff-aaf5-e5d8fae232ec@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260715 SUMMARY:Birthday: Maulana Karenga (b. 1941) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Maulana Karenga. (1941–present)\nReg ion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/98347838-4039-4b ff-aaf5-e5d8fae232ec LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/98347838-4039-4bff-aaf5-e5d8fae 232ec RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dc0dc2a3-607a-4be9-bdd3-0978d06015d9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260717 SUMMARY:Birthday: Ida B. Wells (b. 1862) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Ida B. Wells. (1862–1931)\nRegion: G lobal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/dc0dc2a3-607a-4be9-bdd 3-0978d06015d9 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/dc0dc2a3-607a-4be9-bdd3-0978d06 015d9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47dd70d1-6f6b-4293-8b25-4c9350a5d985@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260728 SUMMARY:African Women's Liberation Week DESCRIPTION:Annual week honoring the political and cultural leadership of African women.\nRegion: Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/47dd70d1-6f6b-4293-8b25-4c9350a5d985 LOCATION:Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/47dd70d1-6f6b-4293-8b25-4c9350a 5d985 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:women,liberation,africa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0201c8b8-eda8-4e33-ae12-661ea7efd5e5@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720 SUMMARY:Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) Summer Festival DESCRIPTION:From Harlem to the Hamptons — the movement continues. The HFA S Summer Festival showcases Black artists\, collectors\, and cultural wor kers across a weekend of exhibitions\, artist talks\, and community gathe rings at Duck Walk Vineyards. Artist submissions are open ahead of the fe stival\; booth spaces are limited.\nRegion: United States\, North America \nSource: https://www.hfas.org/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/0201c8b8-eda8-4e33-ae12-661ea7efd5e5 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0201c8b8-eda8-4e33-ae12-661ea7e fd5e5 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:harlem-fine-arts-show,black-art,buy-black,art-fair,hamptons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5a4f9184-518d-43b7-ba7b-56eb3701304b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260718 SUMMARY:Blerdcon DESCRIPTION:Blerdcon is the annual convention centering Blerds (Black ner ds)\, Black cosplayers\, Afrofuturists\, and the global African-diaspora geek community. Held each summer in the Washington\, D.C. area since 2017 \, it is the largest gathering of its kind — a Per-Ankh of fandom\, desig n\, gaming\, and Black speculative imagination. Check blerdcon.com for cu rrent-year dates.\nRegion: United States\, Global\nSource: https://blerdc on.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5a4f9184-518d-43b7-b a7b-56eb3701304b LOCATION:United States\, Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5a4f9184-518d-43b7-ba7b-56eb370 1304b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,cosplay,convention,afrofuturism,blerdcon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b3356148-df61-4796-af32-438f6d75029b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719 SUMMARY:Trisha R. Thomas — Nappily Ever After 25th Anniversary Tour (Teme cula) DESCRIPTION:Trisha R. Thomas celebrates 25 years of Nappily Ever After at Be Kekoa Salon in Temecula\, CA.\nRegion: United States\, USA\nMore: htt ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/b3356148-df61-4796-af32-438f6d75029b LOCATION:United States\, USA URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b3356148-df61-4796-af32-438f6d7 5029b CATEGORIES:book-tour,author-tour,literary,trisha-r-thomas,nappily-ever-af ter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:00fb9e4c-94e0-4aba-b6cb-a1284cd03eee@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719 SUMMARY:Birthday: Kadir Nelson (b. 1974) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Kadir Nelson. (1974–present)\nRegion : Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/00fb9e4c-94e0-4aba- b6cb-a1284cd03eee LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/00fb9e4c-94e0-4aba-b6cb-a1284cd 03eee RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c7d6cfe0-d9bb-4b92-ada0-f3f716f8ee5d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719 SUMMARY:Nelson Mandela International Day DESCRIPTION:UN observance on Mandela's birthday calling on people to spen d 67 minutes in service of others.\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.per ankharchive.com/events/c7d6cfe0-d9bb-4b92-ada0-f3f716f8ee5d LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c7d6cfe0-d9bb-4b92-ada0-f3f716f 8ee5d RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:mandela,un,service END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:58c5d28d-05fc-405b-bac4-339c41bda4b4@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719 SUMMARY:Black Age of Comics Convention (Chicago) DESCRIPTION:The original Black Age of Comics Convention\, founded by Turt el Onli in Chicago. The movement that seeded MECCAcon\, OnyxCon\, ECBACC\ , and BACE.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://black agecomics.com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/58c5d28d-05fc- 405b-bac4-339c41bda4b4 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/58c5d28d-05fc-405b-bac4-339c41b da4b4 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,black-age-of-comics,indie-comics,convention,turt el-onli,historic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8558cb4c-f337-4c9d-93be-916e74b21a9c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720 SUMMARY:Black Girl Book Fair Tour 2026 — Detroit DESCRIPTION:Tour stop for The Black Girl Book Fair celebrating Black wome n authors\, readers\, and book culture.\nRegion: United States\nMore: htt ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/8558cb4c-f337-4c9d-93be-916e74b21a9c LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8558cb4c-f337-4c9d-93be-916e74b 21a9c CATEGORIES:black-women-authors,book-fair,literary,indie-publishing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bdf8bd95-6a7e-4b71-b7a0-da6396f43005@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260720 SUMMARY:Wep Ronpet (Kemetic New Year) DESCRIPTION:Approximately mid-July — the ancient Kemetic new year\, align ed with the heliacal rising of Sopdet (Sirius).\nRegion: Egypt\, Africa\n More: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bdf8bd95-6a7e-4b71-b7a0-da639 6f43005 LOCATION:Egypt\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bdf8bd95-6a7e-4b71-b7a0-da6396f 43005 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:Kemet,sacred,new year END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3d05af35-208b-45b8-abf2-b918437b5613@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260722 SUMMARY:Saint Lucia Carnival DESCRIPTION:Saint Lucia's national carnival held in mid-July with J'ouver t\, mas bands\, and soca monarch competitions in Castries.\nRegion: Saint Lucia\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3d05af35- 208b-45b8-abf2-b918437b5613 LOCATION:Saint Lucia\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3d05af35-208b-45b8-abf2-b918437 b5613 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,saint-lucia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e077a5b2-8098-4545-a34d-b23098fa2622@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260721 SUMMARY:Birthday: Frantz Fanon (b. 1925) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Frantz Fanon. (1925–1961)\nRegion: G lobal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e077a5b2-8098-4545-a34 d-b23098fa2622 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e077a5b2-8098-4545-a34d-b23098f a2622 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ec48e3b3-3902-453c-ad1c-5c6a81afd908@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260722 SUMMARY:Birthday: Buchi Emecheta (b. 1944) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Buchi Emecheta. (1944–2017)\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ec48e3b3-3902-453c-a d1c-5c6a81afd908 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ec48e3b3-3902-453c-ad1c-5c6a81a fd908 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0c154772-0efb-458c-a8de-5fb24123afba@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727 SUMMARY:Jack and Jill of America — National Convention DESCRIPTION:Biennial national convention of Jack and Jill of America\, In c. — a Black family membership organization founded in 1938 dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders through service\, cultural\, ci vic\, recreational\, and social programs. The 47th National Convention (B altimore\, MD\, July 21–26\, 2026) carries the theme "Assembled in Purpos e · Charting the Course · Launching Leaders."\nRegion: United States\, No rth America\nSource: https://jackandjillinc.org/programs-events/national- convention/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0c154772-0efb-45 8c-a8de-5fb24123afba LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0c154772-0efb-458c-a8de-5fb2412 3afba RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:jack-and-jill,black-families,leadership,conference,african-ame rican END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:956b3aaf-e20a-4e37-851a-11cbc6fa34bf@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260725 SUMMARY:Wakandacon DESCRIPTION:Chicago celebration of Black excellence in tech\, gaming\, co mics\, art\, and Afrofuturism.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSo urce: https://www.wakandacon.com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ev ents/956b3aaf-e20a-4e37-851a-11cbc6fa34bf LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/956b3aaf-e20a-4e37-851a-11cbc6f a34bf RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,afrofuturism,tech,gaming,wakandacon,convention,black-cr eators END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53da74bd-44a5-4059-bacc-0a617040127b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260805 SUMMARY:Antigua Carnival DESCRIPTION:Antigua's national carnival commemorates the abolition of ens lavement in the British Caribbean\, blending mas\, calypso\, and steelpan in late July and early August.\nRegion: Antigua and Barbuda\, Caribbean\ nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/53da74bd-44a5-4059-bacc-0a61 7040127b LOCATION:Antigua and Barbuda\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/53da74bd-44a5-4059-bacc-0a61704 0127b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,antigua END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:97b432ee-b877-4278-9a8b-bcba6320d0ea@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727 SUMMARY:Cuba — Day of National Rebellion DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the 1953 Moncada Barracks attack\, a turning poi nt in modern Cuban history.\nRegion: Cuba\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www. perankharchive.com/events/97b432ee-b877-4278-9a8b-bcba6320d0ea LOCATION:Cuba\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/97b432ee-b877-4278-9a8b-bcba632 0d0ea RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,cuba,rebellion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:890144c0-6b5f-42ac-b4b9-92cce79e8f1c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727 SUMMARY:Liberia Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Declaration of independence\, 1847. First African republic.\n Region: Liberia\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/890 144c0-6b5f-42ac-b4b9-92cce79e8f1c LOCATION:Liberia\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/890144c0-6b5f-42ac-b4b9-92cce79 e8f1c RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e5ba7e17-5d89-4ccc-95ef-1023a6214679@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 SUMMARY:Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Known as "The Black Sundance" — premier showcase for African American and diasporic cinema.\nRegion: USA\, Northeast\nSource: https:// mvaaff.com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e5ba7e17-5d89-4cc c-95ef-1023a6214679 LOCATION:USA\, Northeast URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e5ba7e17-5d89-4ccc-95ef-1023a62 14679 CATEGORIES:film,black-sundance,marthas-vineyard,diaspora,cinema END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7a6a4f64-a1ec-41f9-97bc-01969d05c257@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260803 SUMMARY:National Book Club Conference / Literary Bliss DESCRIPTION:Annual gathering of book clubs and Black readers in Atlanta\, GA.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ 7a6a4f64-a1ec-41f9-97bc-01969d05c257 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7a6a4f64-a1ec-41f9-97bc-01969d0 5c257 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:book-clubs,festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:531594a2-8d19-44d3-ad04-458f696049de@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T065745Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260803 SUMMARY:Black Writers Weekend DESCRIPTION:Annual gathering of Black writers in Atlanta\, GA.\nRegion: U SA\, United States\nSource: https://blackwritersweekend.com\nMore: https: //www.perankharchive.com/events/531594a2-8d19-44d3-ad04-458f696049de LOCATION:USA\, United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/531594a2-8d19-44d3-ad04-458f696 049de RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:literary,conference,black-writers,atlanta,2026 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR