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:6b34b98d-fd96-4934-bb3e-21df9c74311f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d901ca4a-b37f-401d-afe5-9751ca0515f9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:authors,festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7cef96fe-fb8f-47d0-b5a1-5c20d28b0c77@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:949f0219-93bb-4222-9048-b93c985d7b91@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:Black August,African American,political prisoners,George Jacks on,liberation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:043a5000-71cc-4fef-aef5-f6f5a9556df8@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:emancipation,freedom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37ea515d-5220-4b62-98b1-55bb2fb04986@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:emancipation,freedom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8ab16b58-7451-4556-907d-dcbf5362594d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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:6f076288-a6ef-48fe-b994-e110232df7ef@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9a734a9d-924a-49a8-bb6d-147f6c05120f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb8511e1-b0d0-4d44-bc9a-a2b2d91b5530@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:572c7e5f-50ca-4c4b-95ef-5391cdea2b9c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:727c2673-90d0-4c64-a886-334a37951b71@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f82c95f5-2e61-4216-85a4-b891902ce411@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a777f5a4-28fc-4154-beac-f02bc1b208f2@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:391be3ff-c346-4f6b-b310-5b4be5edf46b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:literacy,authors,diaspora,bookstores END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0487c7f7-d5ab-4bdc-add5-3d7c92a38908@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1be61a72-84bc-4431-a0fb-3ef630a61873@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d6e1fe2f-48dc-4be3-996f-f17719d56a3c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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:327bdb39-da43-40b1-bca7-6844e8de181b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e7bd830e-a841-460c-96e6-2ae6f5609c55@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aa18e365-4b6b-4335-8c89-331b8da1bd31@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f0064dc3-e75d-474b-b7e5-9bbf24a50fb0@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8a08bc76-8538-435a-ae6b-907cc3b971f1@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:18ee8c22-2968-4ff7-863a-7467b64e1499@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:Haiti,Bois Caiman,Vodou,revolution,Boukman,Cecile Fatiman END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77ef2ece-2da7-44ef-9bd0-9517e96ba88d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:df5759ac-329f-45a2-9f35-50bc548733b4@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aa49ebf3-0fc2-49bf-ac8b-af8c3bd57904@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:7d0408e6-7c46-480f-a006-8a30779c2ada@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Birthday: Marcus Mosiah Garvey (b. 1887) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Marcus Mosiah Garvey. (1887–1940)\nR egion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7d0408e6-7c46- 480f-a006-8a30779c2ada LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7d0408e6-7c46-480f-a006-8a30779 c2ada CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7d0658e8-e823-47e1-a72b-962bec33ae59@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11a95e80-68ee-469b-b999-ccbd4d875171@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:716930bd-33d2-4395-9a91-ccca43185134@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260818 SUMMARY:Birthday: Marcus Mosiah Garvey (b. 1887) DESCRIPTION:Auto-generated from scholar profile.\nSource: /scholar/marcus -garvey\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/716930bd-33d2-4395-9 a91-ccca43185134 URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/716930bd-33d2-4395-9a91-ccca431 85134 CATEGORIES:scholar:marcus-garvey,auto-generated END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b2fb80e6-a8e6-4b6d-89ab-11b01c29463a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f3b7d177-e64e-43d6-9d28-c3aabba6644b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62a39203-baaa-4832-8704-807cce94e93d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:harlem,books,festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5fcc5f6c-0910-4d71-82a0-d531ec4e09af@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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:20260604T130306Z 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 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR