BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Per-Ankh Archive//Calendar of the African World//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Per-Ankh — 2026-08 X-WR-CALDESC:Per-Ankh Archive — Calendar of the African World X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7cef96fe-fb8f-47d0-b5a1-5c20d28b0c77@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Black Books Matter Fest '26 at MahoganyBooks DESCRIPTION:MahoganyBooks presents the third annual Black Books Matter Fe st — a daylong celebration of Black literature\, authors\, and indie book selling. Saturday\, August 1\, 2026\, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Hosted by Mahog anyBooks\, the nation's leading Black-owned bookstore dedicated to Black literature.\nRegion: United States\, Mid-Atlantic\nSource: https://www.ma hoganybooks.com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7cef96fe-fb8 f-47d0-b5a1-5c20d28b0c77 LOCATION:United States\, Mid-Atlantic URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7cef96fe-fb8f-47d0-b5a1-5c20d28 b0c77 CATEGORIES:black-authors,book-festival,literary-festival,black-bookstore, mahoganybooks,indie-bookstore,conferences-books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8ab16b58-7451-4556-907d-dcbf5362594d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Toronto Caribbean Carnival (Caribana) DESCRIPTION:North America's largest Caribbean carnival — a Black diaspora street parade rooted in Trinidadian mas traditions\, anchoring Toronto's summer.\nRegion: Canada\, North America\nSource: https://torontocarnival .ca/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8ab16b58-7451-4556-907d -dcbf5362594d LOCATION:Canada\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8ab16b58-7451-4556-907d-dcbf536 2594d RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,toronto,caribana,dias pora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d272e27b-fe8a-4145-a151-572266b4b9ea@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Emancipation Day (Caribbean) DESCRIPTION:Marks the 1834 abolition of enslavement across the British Ca ribbean. Observed across Jamaica\, Trinidad & Tobago\, Barbados\, the Bah amas\, and other Caribbean nations.\nRegion: Caribbean\nMore: https://www .perankharchive.com/events/d272e27b-fe8a-4145-a151-572266b4b9ea LOCATION:Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d272e27b-fe8a-4145-a151-572266b 4b9ea RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,emancipation,abolition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37ea515d-5220-4b62-98b1-55bb2fb04986@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Emancipation Day (UK) DESCRIPTION:August 1st — marking the abolition of enslavement across the British Empire in 1834.\nRegion: United Kingdom\, Europe\nMore: https://w ww.perankharchive.com/events/37ea515d-5220-4b62-98b1-55bb2fb04986 LOCATION:United Kingdom\, Europe URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/37ea515d-5220-4b62-98b1-55bb2fb 04986 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:emancipation,freedom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6b34b98d-fd96-4934-bb3e-21df9c74311f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Benin Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Benin\, Africa\nMor e: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6b34b98d-fd96-4934-bb3e-21df9c74 311f LOCATION:Benin\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6b34b98d-fd96-4934-bb3e-21df9c7 4311f RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:043a5000-71cc-4fef-aef5-f6f5a9556df8@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Emancipation Day (Caribbean-wide) DESCRIPTION:August 1st — marking the end of enslavement across British Ca ribbean colonies\, 1834.\nRegion: Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharc hive.com/events/043a5000-71cc-4fef-aef5-f6f5a9556df8 LOCATION:Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/043a5000-71cc-4fef-aef5-f6f5a95 56df8 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:emancipation,freedom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:949f0219-93bb-4222-9048-b93c985d7b91@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Black August DESCRIPTION:African American month-long observance of Black freedom strug gle\, political prisoners\, and revolutionary history. Originated in Cali fornia prisons in the 1970s honoring George Jackson\, Jonathan Jackson\, and the August 1619 arrival of enslaved Africans.\nRegion: United States\ , North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/949f0219-93b b-4222-9048-b93c985d7b91 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/949f0219-93bb-4222-9048-b93c985 d7b91 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:Black August,African American,political prisoners,George Jacks on,liberation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d901ca4a-b37f-401d-afe5-9751ca0515f9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Black Authors Festival (Sag Harbor) DESCRIPTION:Annual festival celebrating Black authors at Sag Harbor\, NY. \nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d901 ca4a-b37f-401d-afe5-9751ca0515f9 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d901ca4a-b37f-401d-afe5-9751ca0 515f9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:authors,festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:339b7cd4-67e7-427c-8b86-0cf33993a0cc@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Ghana Emancipation Day DESCRIPTION:Ghana's Emancipation Day (August 1) links the 1834 abolition of slavery in the British Empire to the return of the African diaspora to the continent. Anchors PANAFEST observances in Cape Coast and Elmina.\nR egion: Ghana\, West Africa\nSource: https://www.ghana.travel/emancipation -day/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/339b7cd4-67e7-427c-8b8 6-0cf33993a0cc LOCATION:Ghana\, West Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/339b7cd4-67e7-427c-8b86-0cf3399 3a0cc CATEGORIES:emancipation,ghana,panafest,return,diaspora,directory-tie-in END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7d67cf92-9e28-4176-b935-2b2cf978e364@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Black Resistance Month (Black August) DESCRIPTION:Observed every August in the United States\, Black Resistance Month — long carried as Black August — holds the memory of Black freedom struggle: rebellion\, political imprisonment\, study\, fasting\, and dis ciplined care for one another. It grew out of the California prison movem ent of the 1970s and the commemoration of George Jackson\, Jonathan Jacks on\, W.L. Nolen\, Khatari Gaulden\, and the many organizers whose names n ever reached a headline.\n\nAugust carries a longer inheritance as well: the Haitian Revolution's Bois Caïman gathering (August 1791)\, the Nat Tu rner rebellion (August 1831)\, Emancipation Day across the British-coloni zed Caribbean (August 1\, 1834)\, the founding of the Universal Negro Imp rovement Association's August conventions\, and the 1965 Watts uprising.\ n\nPer-Ankh marks the month with study rather than spectacle: reading pat hways on Black political thought\, resistance histories across the U.S.\, Caribbean\, and continent\, and family-appropriate materials for young s cholars. Ma'at governs the observance — truth\, balance\, right relations hip. We name the violence honestly without turning it into entertainment\ , and we center the people who organized\, taught\, and survived.\nRegion : United States\, Global Diaspora\nSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Black_August\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7d67cf92-9e28-4 176-b935-2b2cf978e364 LOCATION:United States\, Global Diaspora URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7d67cf92-9e28-4176-b935-2b2cf97 8e364 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:black-august,black-resistance,resistance-history,political-pri soners,emancipation,heritage-month,august-observance,annual END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bf6609b1-962d-4fde-b577-80e179c09b46@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:National Black Business Month DESCRIPTION:Observed every August in the United States\, National Black B usiness Month calls for sustained patronage\, capital\, and cooperation w ith Black-owned enterprises. It was established in 2004 by engineer Frede rick E. Jordan and historian John William Templeton to confront the finan cing and contracting barriers Black business owners face.\n\nThe month si ts inside a much longer diasporic economic lineage: mutual aid societies and burial funds\, Marcus Garvey's Negro Factories Corporation and Black Star Line\, the Greenwood District in Tulsa\, Durham's Parrish Street\, C aribbean susu and West African esusu rotating-savings systems\, and the c ooperative economics W.E.B. Du Bois and Jessica Gordon Nembhard documente d as ordinary Black practice rather than novelty.\n\nPer-Ankh marks the m onth with directory work rather than promotion: Black-owned bookstores\, foodways\, farms\, presses\, and cultural institutions\, held to Ma'at — truth\, balance\, right relationship. Buying is only one part\; the deepe r practice is cooperation\, ownership\, and continuity across generations .\nRegion: United States\, Global Diaspora\nMore: https://www.perankharch ive.com/events/bf6609b1-962d-4fde-b577-80e179c09b46 LOCATION:United States\, Global Diaspora URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bf6609b1-962d-4fde-b577-80e179c 09b46 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:black-business,black-owned,cooperative-economics,heritage-mont h,august-observance,economic-sovereignty,annual END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:098298c2-3950-4b5b-949d-589c80313e30@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Women in Translation Month DESCRIPTION:Every August\, readers worldwide centre women writers read in translation. For Per-Ankh this is a month to read African and diasporic women across languages — Portuguese\, French\, Spanish\, Arabic\, Kiswahi li\, Kriolu — and to name translators as part of the work of memory.\nReg ion: Global\nSource: https://womenintranslation.org/\nMore: https://www.p erankharchive.com/events/098298c2-3950-4b5b-949d-589c80313e30 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/098298c2-3950-4b5b-949d-589c803 13e30 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:women in translation,literature,women writers,translation,global END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9a734a9d-924a-49a8-bb6d-147f6c05120f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260803 SUMMARY:Birthday: James Baldwin (b. 1924) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of James Baldwin. (1924–1987)\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9a734a9d-924a-49a8-bb 6d-147f6c05120f LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/9a734a9d-924a-49a8-bb6d-147f6c0 5120f RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6f076288-a6ef-48fe-b994-e110232df7ef@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260803 SUMMARY:Birthday: C.L.R. James (b. 1901) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of C.L.R. James. (1901–1989)\nRegion: G lobal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6f076288-a6ef-48fe-b99 4-e110232df7ef LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6f076288-a6ef-48fe-b994-e110232 df7ef RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb8511e1-b0d0-4d44-bc9a-a2b2d91b5530@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 SUMMARY:Crop Over — Grand Kadooment (Barbados) DESCRIPTION:Crop Over began as a sugar-harvest festival on Barbadian plan tations and has become a months-long celebration culminating in Grand Kad ooment\, a national mas parade.\nRegion: Barbados\, Caribbean\nSource: ht tps://www.barbados.org/cropover.htm\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com /events/cb8511e1-b0d0-4d44-bc9a-a2b2d91b5530 LOCATION:Barbados\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/cb8511e1-b0d0-4d44-bc9a-a2b2d91 b5530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,barbados,crop-over,ka dooment END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29235cc2-8563-47b3-ac21-f02e423b2091@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 SUMMARY:Niger Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Niger\, Africa\nMor e: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29235cc2-8563-47b3-ac21-f02e423b 2091 LOCATION:Niger\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29235cc2-8563-47b3-ac21-f02e423 b2091 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:572c7e5f-50ca-4c4b-95ef-5391cdea2b9c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 SUMMARY:Emancipation Day (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:First Monday in August — commemorates the abolition of enslav ement across the British Caribbean (1834).\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\n Source: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ 572c7e5f-50ca-4c4b-95ef-5391cdea2b9c LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/572c7e5f-50ca-4c4b-95ef-5391cde a2b9c CATEGORIES:grenada,emancipation,caribbean,heritage,abolition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4148a053-275c-47ef-92aa-b49cb5a0b95a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260805 SUMMARY:Birth of Barack Obama (1961) DESCRIPTION:Barack Hussein Obama II was born on 4 August 1961 in Honolulu \, Hawai'i\, to Ann Dunham of Kansas and Barack Obama Sr. of Kogelo\, Nya nza\, Kenya — a Luo economist who had come to the United States to study. Elected in 2008\, he served two terms as the forty-fourth president of t he United States\, the first African American to hold the office. The dat e is marked here as a point of record in U.S. and diasporic political his tory: a life shaped by continental African lineage\, Hawaiian and Indones ian childhoods\, Chicago's South Side organizing tradition\, and the long Black freedom struggle that made the office reachable at all. Communitie s across the United States\, Kenya\, and the wider diaspora mark the day with reflection\, service\, and civic education.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4148a053-275c -47ef-92aa-b49cb5a0b95a LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4148a053-275c-47ef-92aa-b49cb5a 0b95a RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,U.S. history,Black political history,Pan-African,Keny a,diaspora,august-observance,annual END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:727c2673-90d0-4c64-a886-334a37951b71@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260806 SUMMARY:Burkina Faso Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Burkina Faso\, Afri ca\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/727c2673-90d0-4c64-a886-3 34a37951b71 LOCATION:Burkina Faso\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/727c2673-90d0-4c64-a886-334a379 51b71 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60941190-3ad3-4cd8-ae32-30019e692062@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260806 SUMMARY:Montgomery Riverfront Confrontation (2023) DESCRIPTION:On 5 August 2023\, at the Montgomery Riverfront dock in Montg omery\, Alabama\, a Black riverboat co-captain directing a pleasure boat to clear the Harriott II's docking space was attacked by a group of white boaters. Bystanders — mostly Black families gathered for the evening — m oved in to defend him\, and the confrontation was recorded from several a ngles and carried worldwide within hours. Charges followed against severa l of the initial assailants. The site itself is layered: the same riverfr ont was a major port of the domestic slave trade\, where enslaved people were unloaded and sold within walking distance of Court Square. Commemora tion on this date centers collective defense\, the weight of place\, and the long memory of the U.S. South.\nRegion: United States\, Southern Unit ed States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/60941190-3ad3-4cd8 -ae32-30019e692062 LOCATION:United States\, Southern United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/60941190-3ad3-4cd8-ae32-30019e6 92062 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:Montgomery,Alabama,U.S. South,community defense,Black resistan ce,collective memory,black-august,august-observance,annual END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f82c95f5-2e61-4216-85a4-b891902ce411@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260807 SUMMARY:Jamaica Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1962.\nRegion: Jamaica \, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f82c95f5-2e61-4 216-85a4-b891902ce411 LOCATION:Jamaica\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f82c95f5-2e61-4216-85a4-b891902 ce411 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a777f5a4-28fc-4154-beac-f02bc1b208f2@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260808 SUMMARY:Côte d'Ivoire Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Côte d'Ivoire\, Afr ica\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a777f5a4-28fc-4154-beac- f02bc1b208f2 LOCATION:Côte d'Ivoire\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a777f5a4-28fc-4154-beac-f02bc1b 208f2 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:391be3ff-c346-4f6b-b310-5b4be5edf46b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260808 SUMMARY:Kirani Day (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:National holiday celebrating Olympic 400m champion Kirani Jam es and Grenadian athletic achievement.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSour ce: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/391b e3ff-c346-4f6b-b310-5b4be5edf46b LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/391be3ff-c346-4f6b-b310-5b4be5e df46b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:grenada,sport,caribbean,public-holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:635190f5-dc0b-42c5-9bed-c2a3e77effcf@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810 SUMMARY:Book Lovers Day DESCRIPTION:A day for readers everywhere. Per-Ankh marks it by spotlighti ng Black-owned bookstores (Marcus Books\, Bookshop.org Black-owned list) and inviting readers to add a Black author to their reading list.\nSource : https://perankharchive.com/black-bookstores\nMore: https://www.perankha rchive.com/events/635190f5-dc0b-42c5-9bed-c2a3e77effcf URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/635190f5-dc0b-42c5-9bed-c2a3e77 effcf RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:literacy,authors,diaspora,bookstores END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eff0390e-e1fa-4f04-8048-2ea97e6f388a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810 SUMMARY:South Africa — National Women's Day DESCRIPTION:Honors the 20\,000 women who marched on the Union Buildings i n Pretoria on 9 August 1956 to protest apartheid pass laws. Central to Bl ack feminist and Pan-Africanist observance.\nRegion: South Africa\, South ern Africa\nSource: https://www.gov.za/womensday\nMore: https://www.peran kharchive.com/events/eff0390e-e1fa-4f04-8048-2ea97e6f388a LOCATION:South Africa\, Southern Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/eff0390e-e1fa-4f04-8048-2ea97e6 f388a CATEGORIES:south-africa,black-women,apartheid-resistance,pan-africanism,c ommons-feature END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0487c7f7-d5ab-4bdc-add5-3d7c92a38908@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SUMMARY:Birthday: Brittney Cooper (b. 1980) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Brittney Cooper. (1980–present)\nReg ion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0487c7f7-d5ab-4b dc-add5-3d7c92a38908 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0487c7f7-d5ab-4bdc-add5-3d7c92a 38908 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1be61a72-84bc-4431-a0fb-3ef630a61873@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SUMMARY:Birthday: Anna Julia Cooper (b. 1858) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Anna Julia Cooper. (1858–1964)\nRegi on: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1be61a72-84bc-443 1-a0fb-3ef630a61873 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1be61a72-84bc-4431-a0fb-3ef630a 61873 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:327bdb39-da43-40b1-bca7-6844e8de181b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SUMMARY:Birthday: Floyd Cooper (b. 1956) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Floyd Cooper. (1956–2021)\nRegion: G lobal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/327bdb39-da43-40b1-bca 7-6844e8de181b LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/327bdb39-da43-40b1-bca7-6844e8d e181b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d6e1fe2f-48dc-4be3-996f-f17719d56a3c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SUMMARY:Carnival Monday (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:Spicemas — second Monday in August. National celebration of G renadian culture\, music\, and masquerade.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\n Source: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ d6e1fe2f-48dc-4be3-996f-f17719d56a3c LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d6e1fe2f-48dc-4be3-996f-f17719d 56a3c CATEGORIES:grenada,carnival,spicemas,caribbean,culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98279e45-65ec-4084-bd34-00983eda9a2b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 SUMMARY:Spice Mas (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:Grenada's national carnival\, famous for the Jab Jab traditio n — bodies covered in oil\, mas rooted in resistance and ancestral memory .\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even ts/98279e45-65ec-4084-bd34-00983eda9a2b LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/98279e45-65ec-4084-bd34-00983ed a9a2b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,grenada,spice-mas,jab -jab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e7bd830e-a841-460c-96e6-2ae6f5609c55@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 SUMMARY:Chad Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Chad\, Africa\nMore : https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e7bd830e-a841-460c-96e6-2ae6f5609 c55 LOCATION:Chad\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e7bd830e-a841-460c-96e6-2ae6f56 09c55 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aa18e365-4b6b-4335-8c89-331b8da1bd31@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 SUMMARY:Carnival Tuesday (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:Spicemas — second Tuesday in August. Pretty Mas parade and fi nal day of Grenada's national carnival.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSou rce: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aa1 8e365-4b6b-4335-8c89-331b8da1bd31 LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aa18e365-4b6b-4335-8c89-331b8da 1bd31 CATEGORIES:grenada,carnival,spicemas,caribbean,culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:08aeb273-7ada-4c91-b717-b2c85fee5c93@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813 SUMMARY:Birthday: Wade W. Nobles (b. 1943) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Wade W. Nobles. (1943–present)\nRegi on: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/08aeb273-7ada-4c9 1-b717-b2c85fee5c93 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/08aeb273-7ada-4c91-b717-b2c85fe e5c93 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f0064dc3-e75d-474b-b7e5-9bbf24a50fb0@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814 SUMMARY:Central African Republic Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Central African Rep ublic\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f0064dc3-e75d -474b-b7e5-9bbf24a50fb0 LOCATION:Central African Republic\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f0064dc3-e75d-474b-b7e5-9bbf24a 50fb0 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8a08bc76-8538-435a-ae6b-907cc3b971f1@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260815 SUMMARY:Birthday: Molefi Kete Asante (b. 1942) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Molefi Kete Asante. (1942–present)\n Region: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8a08bc76-8538 -435a-ae6b-907cc3b971f1 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8a08bc76-8538-435a-ae6b-907cc3b 971f1 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18ee8c22-2968-4ff7-863a-7467b64e1499@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260815 SUMMARY:Bois Caïman Ceremony Commemoration DESCRIPTION:Marks the August 1791 Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman led by Du tty Boukman and Cécile Fatiman that ignited the Haitian Revolution.\nRegi on: Haiti\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/18ee8c 22-2968-4ff7-863a-7467b64e1499 LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/18ee8c22-2968-4ff7-863a-7467b64 e1499 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:Haiti,Bois Caiman,Vodou,revolution,Boukman,Cecile Fatiman END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e27521dd-d07a-4921-85db-cd5683510624@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260815 SUMMARY:Dreamcon DESCRIPTION:RDCWorld Black creator\, anime\, gaming\, and streetwear conv ention. Signature gathering of Blerd internet culture in person.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://dreamcon.net\nMore: https ://www.perankharchive.com/events/e27521dd-d07a-4921-85db-cd5683510624 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e27521dd-d07a-4921-85db-cd56835 10624 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,anime,gaming,black-creators,dreamcon,convention,afrofut urism END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77ef2ece-2da7-44ef-9bd0-9517e96ba88d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816 SUMMARY:Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival DESCRIPTION:3rd Annual Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival — a celebrat ion of Black literary excellence with author showcases\, panel discussion s\, fireside chats\, book signings\, appetizers and refreshments. Doors o pen 11:30am\; festival runs 12–6pm. Hosted on Martha's Vineyard\, Massach usetts.\nRegion: United States\, Northeast\nSource: https://www.mvbbf.com \nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/77ef2ece-2da7-44ef-9bd0-951 7e96ba88d LOCATION:United States\, Northeast URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/77ef2ece-2da7-44ef-9bd0-9517e96 ba88d CATEGORIES:black-authors,book-festival,literary-festival,marthas-vineyard ,massachusetts,conferences-books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aa49ebf3-0fc2-49bf-ac8b-af8c3bd57904@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:One Voyage Black Culinary Festival DESCRIPTION:Luxury culinary festival celebrating Black chefs\, food tradi tions\, and diasporic cuisine.\nRegion: USA\, Multiple\nSource: https://o nevoyage.co\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aa49ebf3-0fc2-49 bf-ac8b-af8c3bd57904 LOCATION:USA\, Multiple URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aa49ebf3-0fc2-49bf-ac8b-af8c3bd 57904 CATEGORIES:culinary,foodways,black-chefs,diaspora-cuisine END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df5759ac-329f-45a2-9f35-50bc548733b4@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260816 SUMMARY:Republic of the Congo Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Republic of the Con go\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/df5759ac-329f-45 a2-9f35-50bc548733b4 LOCATION:Republic of the Congo\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/df5759ac-329f-45a2-9f35-50bc548 733b4 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11a95e80-68ee-469b-b999-ccbd4d875171@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Gabon Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1960.\nRegion: Gabon\, Africa\nMor e: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/11a95e80-68ee-469b-b999-ccbd4d87 5171 LOCATION:Gabon\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/11a95e80-68ee-469b-b999-ccbd4d8 75171 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7d0658e8-e823-47e1-a72b-962bec33ae59@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Birthday: Marcus Garvey (b. 1887) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Marcus Garvey. (1887–1940)\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7d0658e8-e823-47e1-a7 2b-962bec33ae59 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7d0658e8-e823-47e1-a72b-962bec3 3ae59 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b2fb80e6-a8e6-4b6d-89ab-11b01c29463a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Birthday: Bobby E. Wright (b. 1934) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Bobby E. Wright. (1934–1982)\nRegion : Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b2fb80e6-a8e6-4b6d- 89ab-11b01c29463a LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b2fb80e6-a8e6-4b6d-89ab-11b01c2 9463a RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1b79d189-3ef4-43a4-883d-0dd008f79264@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822 SUMMARY:Black Indie Author Day DESCRIPTION:Annual observance honouring independent Black authors who pub lish outside the major-house gatekeeping system. A day to amplify indie v oices\, support Black-owned presses\, and recognise self-publishing as a valid path of African diasporic literary sovereignty. Hosted by Sistah Gi rls Book Club.\nRegion: United States\, diaspora\nSource: https://shareeh ereford.com/category/blk-indie-authors-day/\nMore: https://www.perankharc hive.com/events/1b79d189-3ef4-43a4-883d-0dd008f79264 LOCATION:United States\, diaspora URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1b79d189-3ef4-43a4-883d-0dd008f 79264 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:literary,black-authors,indie-authors,national-day,publishing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e166b9a7-e0d4-4a36-9f74-dcc3dc750f9c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823 SUMMARY:Midwest Black Book Fair 2026 DESCRIPTION:Annual Black book fair honoring stories of resistance and upl ifting intersectional narratives of Blackness. Featuring Black authors\, vendors\, and readers across the Midwest.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://midwestblackbookfair.com\nMore: https://www.pera nkharchive.com/events/e166b9a7-e0d4-4a36-9f74-dcc3dc750f9c LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e166b9a7-e0d4-4a36-9f74-dcc3dc7 50f9c CATEGORIES:black-books,literary-festival,midwest,african-american,communi ty,book-fair END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f3b7d177-e64e-43d6-9d28-c3aabba6644b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823 SUMMARY:Birthday: Asa G. Hilliard III (b. 1933) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Asa G. Hilliard III. (1933–2007)\nRe gion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f3b7d177-e64e-4 3d6-9d28-c3aabba6644b LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f3b7d177-e64e-43d6-9d28-c3aabba 6644b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bb806bfe-5ee2-4db5-a79c-fb0ea6d9ebd3@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823 SUMMARY:OnyxCon DESCRIPTION:Atlanta annual celebration of Black creators in comics\, sci- fi\, fantasy\, animation\, gaming\, and pop culture.\nRegion: United Stat es\, North America\nSource: https://www.onyxcon.com\nMore: https://www.pe rankharchive.com/events/bb806bfe-5ee2-4db5-a79c-fb0ea6d9ebd3 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bb806bfe-5ee2-4db5-a79c-fb0ea6d 9ebd3 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,black-creators,onyxcon,convention,afrofuturism,p op-culture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0e46ba04-6133-4313-baf3-6d63d3453c2a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260824 SUMMARY:International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (UNESCO) DESCRIPTION:UNESCO-designated day marking the night of 22–23 August 1791 when enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) launched the uprising th at became the Haitian Revolution. Observed globally to honor the memory o f the transatlantic slave trade's victims and its abolition.\nRegion: Glo bal\nSource: https://www.unesco.org/en/days/slave-trade-remembrance\nMore : https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e46ba04-6133-4313-baf3-6d63d3453 c2a LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e46ba04-6133-4313-baf3-6d63d34 53c2a CATEGORIES:unesco,haitian-revolution,transatlantic,remembrance,abolition, commons-feature,directory-tie-in END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e2b45291-3969-47b4-8d74-8d5f2b3c5e94@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Black Breastfeeding Week DESCRIPTION:Observed August 25–31 each year\, Black Breastfeeding Week ce nters Black families\, birth workers\, and lactation care in the face of a racialised gap in breastfeeding support. It names nursing as ancestral practice and communal care\, carried forward by Black doulas\, midwives\, and mothers across the diaspora.\nRegion: Global Diaspora\nSource: https ://blackbreastfeedingweek.org/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/even ts/e2b45291-3969-47b4-8d74-8d5f2b3c5e94 LOCATION:Global Diaspora URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e2b45291-3969-47b4-8d74-8d5f2b3 c5e94 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:breastfeeding,black-maternal-health,families,birth-work,nation al-week END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62a39203-baaa-4832-8704-807cce94e93d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260830 SUMMARY:Black Girl Art Show — Washington\, D.C. DESCRIPTION:Washington\, D.C. stop of the Black Girl Art Show\, a nationa l traveling exhibition of Black women artists across painting\, photograp hy\, digital\, and performance. Tickets via Eventeny: https://www.eventen y.com/events/ticket/?id=23951\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSou rce: https://blackgirlartshow.com/shows/d-c/\nMore: https://www.perankhar chive.com/events/62a39203-baaa-4832-8704-807cce94e93d LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/62a39203-baaa-4832-8704-807cce9 4e93d CATEGORIES:black women artists,exhibition,washington dc,visual art,black- girl-art-show END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8ecc459a-6bda-461d-8408-9bd46c8e92c9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260830 SUMMARY:Harlem Book Fair DESCRIPTION:The nation's largest African American book fair\, including t he Phillis Wheatley Awards\, held in Harlem\, NYC.\nRegion: United States \nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8ecc459a-6bda-461d-8408-9bd 46c8e92c9 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8ecc459a-6bda-461d-8408-9bd46c8 e92c9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:harlem,books,festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5fcc5f6c-0910-4d71-82a0-d531ec4e09af@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Notting Hill Carnival (London) DESCRIPTION:Europe's largest street festival\, founded by Caribbean migra nts — especially Trinidadian — in response to racist violence in 1950s–60 s London. Two days of mas\, soca\, and sound systems.\nRegion: United Kin gdom\, Europe\nSource: https://nhcarnival.org/\nMore: https://www.perankh archive.com/events/5fcc5f6c-0910-4d71-82a0-d531ec4e09af LOCATION:United Kingdom\, Europe URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5fcc5f6c-0910-4d71-82a0-d531ec4 e09af RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,notting-hill,london,d iaspora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1b70bb84-a54f-4d40-b481-6067cdb5e1da@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Trinidad & Tobago Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Marks the 1962 independence of Trinidad and Tobago from Briti sh colonial rule.\nRegion: Trinidad and Tobago\, Caribbean\nMore: https:/ /www.perankharchive.com/events/1b70bb84-a54f-4d40-b481-6067cdb5e1da LOCATION:Trinidad and Tobago\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1b70bb84-a54f-4d40-b481-6067cdb 5e1da RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,trinidad,independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8c640bed-a2a5-4594-9b40-18c60741eaee@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260914T102602Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1962.\nRegion: Trinida d and Tobago\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8c6 40bed-a2a5-4594-9b40-18c60741eaee LOCATION:Trinidad and Tobago\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/8c640bed-a2a5-4594-9b40-18c6074 1eaee RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR