BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Per-Ankh Archive//Calendar of the African World//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Per-Ankh — 2026-10 X-WR-CALDESC:Per-Ankh Archive — Calendar of the African World X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac82269771@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Black History Month (United Kingdom) DESCRIPTION:Observed since 1987 in the UK\, celebrating the contributions of African and Caribbean communities to British society and global civil ization. Featured: Stuart Hall\, Paul Gilroy\, C.L.R. James\, Claudia Jon es\, Mary Seacole.\nRegion: Europe\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac82269771 LOCATION:Europe URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac822 69771 CATEGORIES:black history,heritage month,united kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c67cc72@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Archives Month (USA) DESCRIPTION:Annual U.S. observance celebrating the value of archives and archivists.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c67cc72 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c6 7cc72 CATEGORIES:archives,memory END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b5f241c7-3164-4507-bede-8b5c3d90b8f3@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Black History Month (UK) DESCRIPTION:Celebrated in October across the United Kingdom to honour the contributions of Black Britons and the African diaspora.\nRegion: United Kingdom\, Europe\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b5f241c7-3 164-4507-bede-8b5c3d90b8f3 LOCATION:United Kingdom\, Europe URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b5f241c7-3164-4507-bede-8b5c3d9 0b8f3 CATEGORIES:heritage,history END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d626036a2cf@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Nigeria Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1960.\nRegion: Nigeria \, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0 -b999-8d626036a2cf LOCATION:Nigeria\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d62603 6a2cf CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c16375b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:National Book Month DESCRIPTION:A month-long celebration of books and reading sponsored by th e National Book Foundation.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c1637 5b LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c1 6375b CATEGORIES:library-programming,literacy,national-book-foundation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a12156@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:Guinea Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1958.\nRegion: Guinea\, Africa\nMo re: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a 12156 LOCATION:Guinea\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a 12156 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92ff197@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004 SUMMARY:African American Literary Awards Show DESCRIPTION:Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in African Amer ican literature.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive .com/events/5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92ff197 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92 ff197 CATEGORIES:awards,authors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f1334a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 SUMMARY:Teen Read Week DESCRIPTION:A national young adult literacy initiative from the Young Adu lt Library Services Association (YALSA)\, encouraging teens to read for p leasure.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perank harchive.com/events/4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f1334a LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f 1334a CATEGORIES:library-programming,teens,young-adult,literacy,yalsa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a80661@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:Lesotho Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1966.\nRegion: Lesotho \, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f1c45823-ec6a-46dc -9d56-3504c0a80661 LOCATION:Lesotho\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a 80661 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c595e7@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012 SUMMARY:Joint Conference of Librarians of Color DESCRIPTION:Triennial gathering of the five national associations of libr arians of color — Spokane\, WA in 2026.\nRegion: United States\nMore: htt ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c595e7 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c 595e7 CATEGORIES:libraries,conference,community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcbea42e@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Birthday: Amiri Baraka (b. 1934) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Amiri Baraka. (1934–2014)\nRegion: G lobal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-952 7-d53fbcbea42e LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcb ea42e CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcacd5a06@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:Uganda Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1962.\nRegion: Uganda\ , Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac- bf95-971bcacd5a06 LOCATION:Uganda\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcac d5a06 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e22242@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012 SUMMARY:Miami Carnival DESCRIPTION:South Florida's flagship Caribbean carnival held in October\, gathering mas bands and soca artists from across the diaspora.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://miamicarnival.net/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e2224 2 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e 22242 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,miami,diaspora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f6248130@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:Equatorial Guinea Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Spain\, 1968.\nRegion: Equatorial Guinea\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bde99f6c-da60-4029-b7 6e-8007f6248130 LOCATION:Equatorial Guinea\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f62 48130 CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a01e26a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day DESCRIPTION:US federal holiday observed the second Monday in October. A g rowing number of libraries center Indigenous voices and host decolonial p rogramming.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.per ankharchive.com/events/b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a01e26a LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a0 1e26a CATEGORIES:federal-holiday,indigenous,decolonial-programming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b3e17b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 SUMMARY:Black Poetry Day DESCRIPTION:Honors Jupiter Hammon (born October 17\, 1711)\, the first pu blished African American poet. A day to read\, recite\, and teach Black p oetry across the diaspora.\nRegion: North America\nSource: https://www.af ricanamericanpoetryarchive.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b3e17b LOCATION:North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b 3e17b CATEGORIES:poetry,black-authors,literacy,jupiter-hammon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14900ca@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 SUMMARY:Jean-Jacques Dessalines Death Anniversary DESCRIPTION:Haitian national holiday commemorating the assassination of J ean-Jacques Dessalines\, founding father of Haiti\, on October 17\, 1806. \nRegion: Haiti\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ 433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14900ca LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14 900ca CATEGORIES:Haiti,Dessalines,founding fathers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556a91b6d49@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019 SUMMARY:Birthday: Ntozake Shange (b. 1948) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Ntozake Shange. (1948–2018)\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29dd3aae-2319-4051-9 f27-3556a91b6d49 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556a91 b6d49 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f6912a486@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:National Friends of Libraries Week DESCRIPTION:Annual celebration of Friends of Libraries groups and their a dvocacy for libraries.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankha rchive.com/events/e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f6912a486 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f691 2a486 CATEGORIES:libraries,advocacy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d4722a47-4644-43b3-b364-0136400c6714@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019 SUMMARY:Birthday: Ntozake Shange (b. 1948) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Ntozake Shange. (1948–2018)\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d4722a47-4644-43b3-b 364-0136400c6714 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d4722a47-4644-43b3-b364-0136400 c6714 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490ebadd@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:Romantasy BookCon DESCRIPTION:Romantasy fan convention in Orlando\, FL.\nRegion: United Sta tes\, United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/760dd793 -a968-43f3-9662-1f84490ebadd LOCATION:United States\, United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490 ebadd CATEGORIES:books,festival,romantasy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75c1cac0-4441-4403-a8b2-ce793f008393@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:National Black Book Festival DESCRIPTION:Annual celebration of Black authors and readers held in Houst on\, TX.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/75c1cac0-4441-4403-a8b2-ce793f008393 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/75c1cac0-4441-4403-a8b2-ce793f0 08393 CATEGORIES:books,festival,authors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f58166c975@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:National Black Book Festival 2026 DESCRIPTION:The National Black Book Festival brings together authors\, pu blishers\, readers\, and literary advocates in Houston\, TX. Features inc lude free workshops on writing\, publishing\, AI in authorship\, book-to- film adaptations\, and financial education\, plus a free Children's Festi val where every child receives a book. Hosted at Fallbrook Church (Brook Sports) with the Sheraton North Houston as the host hotel. A celebration of Black literary culture\, community knowledge-sharing\, and the living tradition of Black bookstores and publishers as sites of cultural self-de termination.\nRegion: United States\, Americas Diaspora\nSource: https:// www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f58166c975 LOCATION:United States\, Americas Diaspora URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f5816 6c975 CATEGORIES:Black Literature,Book Festival,Black Publishing,Children's Lit erature,National Black Bookstore Day,Literary Culture,Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:125214ed-de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a994ca@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:Zambia Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1964.\nRegion: Zambia\ , Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/125214ed-de8a-4e52- 9a8c-6e2ad2a994ca LOCATION:Zambia\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/125214ed-de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a 994ca CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8aca0ea2@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026 SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Day (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:National observance commemorating the 1983 events and restora tion of constitutional governance.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c935e2cb -798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8aca0ea2 LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8ac a0ea2 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:grenada,thanksgiving,caribbean,heritage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8dc87de@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:St. Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1979.\nRegion: St. Vin cent\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/004209fa-bf d1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8dc87de LOCATION:St. Vincent\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8d c87de CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e919cab3-b7f6-4aed-9abb-2b76dbe99cf1@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:Birthday: Ayi Kwei Armah (b. 1939) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Ayi Kwei Armah. (1939–present)\nRegi on: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e919cab3-b7f6-4ae d-9abb-2b76dbe99cf1 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e919cab3-b7f6-4aed-9abb-2b76dbe 99cf1 CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb292958-1dcc-4251-84a5-7e107c49a0c9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031 SUMMARY:National Dashiki Day DESCRIPTION:Day celebrating the dashiki as a symbol of African heritage a nd Pan-African identity.\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchiv e.com/events/cb292958-1dcc-4251-84a5-7e107c49a0c9 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/cb292958-1dcc-4251-84a5-7e107c4 9a0c9 CATEGORIES:heritage,fashion,pan-african END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69b8c3a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260604T213123Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Louisiana Book Festival DESCRIPTION:Annual book festival held at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge \, LA.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/event s/33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69b8c3a LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69 b8c3a CATEGORIES:books,festival END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR