BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Per-Ankh Archive//Calendar of the African World//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Per-Ankh — 2026-12 X-WR-CALDESC:Per-Ankh Archive — Calendar of the African World X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:153e0a3e-d23b-4acc-9ed2-0809f41e10e9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261202 SUMMARY:Rosa Parks Day DESCRIPTION:State observance in OH\, OR\, and TX honoring civil rights le ader Rosa Parks.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive .com/events/153e0a3e-d23b-4acc-9ed2-0809f41e10e9 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/153e0a3e-d23b-4acc-9ed2-0809f41 e10e9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:civil-rights,memory END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1329d5a7-989f-4ecb-a214-044199fe79c7@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261203 SUMMARY:International Day for the Abolition of Slavery DESCRIPTION:UN observance marking the 1949 adoption of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons.\nRegion: Global\nMore: https: //www.perankharchive.com/events/1329d5a7-989f-4ecb-a214-044199fe79c7 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/1329d5a7-989f-4ecb-a214-044199f e79c7 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:un,abolition,justice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d6472477-ab4c-4f36-b5de-72459011528c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261214 SUMMARY:Computer Science Education Week DESCRIPTION:Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek\, December 7–13\, 2 026) is an annual call to action to inspire students to learn computer sc ience and to advocate for equity in computing education\, held each year during the week of Grace Hopper's birthday (December 9\, 1906)\, inventor of the first compiler. Founded in 2009 by the Association for Computing Machinery\, it is now led by the Computer Science Teachers Association\, and the Hour of Code — in 2026 the Hour of AI — invites every classroom t o take one hands-on computing step during the week.\n\nFor the African di aspora\, computing is a heritage discipline\, not a new arrival. Kemetic scribes worked precise mathematics centuries before the Rhind Mathematica l Papyrus was written down\; the Ishango bone of Central Africa ranks amo ng the oldest mathematical artifacts known. In our own era\, Dorothy Vaug han led NASA's West Area Computing unit and taught herself FORTRAN\; Kath erine Johnson verified the orbital paths that carried astronauts to the M oon and back\; Mary Jackson and Annie Easley computed the flight paths an d energy systems of the space age\; Dr. Gladys West's calculations shaped the satellite geodesy behind GPS\; Clarence 'Luzzy' Ellis became the fir st African American to earn a doctorate in computer science (1969) and he lped pioneer transactional databases\; Dr. Mark Dean co-created the IBM P C architecture and the color-graphics adapter\; and today Dr. Joy Buolamw ini and Dr. Timnit Gebru keep computing honest about who it serves. Durin g CSEdWeek\, homes and classrooms across the diaspora can sit at the mach ine and continue that lineage — because the next compiler\, the next algo rithm\, and the next guardian of truth in code can come from any of our c hildren.\nRegion: Global\nSource: https://www.csedweek.org/about\nMore: h ttps://www.perankharchive.com/events/d6472477-ab4c-4f36-b5de-72459011528c LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/d6472477-ab4c-4f36-b5de-7245901 1528c CATEGORIES:csedweek,stem,computing,hour-of-code,black-computing,education ,kemet,ishango END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2b4df6a5-fa2f-46e9-a664-21368ba3f682@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261210 SUMMARY:Tanzania Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom (Tanganyika)\, 1961.\nRe gion: Tanzania\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/2b4d f6a5-fa2f-46e9-a664-21368ba3f682 LOCATION:Tanzania\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/2b4df6a5-fa2f-46e9-a664-21368ba 3f682 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6f6ede07-ac20-4718-ad49-b20b0ffe6a9f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261211 SUMMARY:Human Rights Day DESCRIPTION:UN observance commemorating the 1948 adoption of the Universa l Declaration of Human Rights.\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankh archive.com/events/6f6ede07-ac20-4718-ad49-b20b0ffe6a9f LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6f6ede07-ac20-4718-ad49-b20b0ff e6a9f RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:un,human-rights END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71d9ab21-74c0-4756-a532-b36e4842884c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213 SUMMARY:Kenya Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1963.\nRegion: Kenya\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71d9ab21-74c0-4756-a 532-b36e4842884c LOCATION:Kenya\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71d9ab21-74c0-4756-a532-b36e484 2884c RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c9b111ac-3978-4acb-863f-350623008f10@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261213 SUMMARY:Birthday: Jacob H. Carruthers (b. 1930) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Jacob H. Carruthers. (1930–2004)\nRe gion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c9b111ac-3978-4 acb-863f-350623008f10 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c9b111ac-3978-4acb-863f-3506230 08f10 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a1cd8225-51f7-44bd-bbd7-2b3292a3397e@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261214 SUMMARY:Black Girl Book Fair Tour 2026 — Baltimore 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/a1cd8225-51f7-44bd-bbd7-2b3292a3397e LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a1cd8225-51f7-44bd-bbd7-2b3292a 3397e CATEGORIES:black-women-authors,book-fair,literary,indie-publishing END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3e04bc7e-596c-4c9a-8059-f1df4821040b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261220 SUMMARY:Birthday: Jacqueline Woodson (b. 1963) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Jacqueline Woodson. (1963–present)\n Region: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3e04bc7e-596c -4c9a-8059-f1df4821040b LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3e04bc7e-596c-4c9a-8059-f1df482 1040b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ac75fb2b-7603-4de9-9e79-c55e61af6d09@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261220 SUMMARY:Birthday: Carter G. Woodson (b. 1875) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Carter G. Woodson. (1875–1950)\nRegi on: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ac75fb2b-7603-4de 9-9e79-c55e61af6d09 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ac75fb2b-7603-4de9-9e79-c55e61a f6d09 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5a34d526-70d3-4084-b1e5-4580c94a5627@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261222 SUMMARY:Birthday: Clive Y. Thomas (b. 1938) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Clive Y. Thomas. (1938–2016)\nRegion : Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5a34d526-70d3-4084- b1e5-4580c94a5627 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5a34d526-70d3-4084-b1e5-4580c94 a5627 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2aa1e1b8-ac5d-4231-a08c-d9d725201210@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261223 SUMMARY:Birthday: Chancellor Williams (b. 1893) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Chancellor Williams. (1893–1992)\nRe gion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/2aa1e1b8-ac5d-4 231-a08c-d9d725201210 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/2aa1e1b8-ac5d-4231-a08c-d9d7252 01210 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6b58890e-a05d-4cff-b8bb-a8301269f8d9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261225 SUMMARY:Libya Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Italy via UN resolution\, 1951.\nRegion: Li bya\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6b58890e-a05d-4 cff-b8bb-a8301269f8d9 LOCATION:Libya\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6b58890e-a05d-4cff-b8bb-a830126 9f8d9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c4a325d9-49de-477a-b771-0a6560968735@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261225 SUMMARY:Christmas Eve DESCRIPTION:Many US public libraries close early or operate on reduced ho urs.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharc hive.com/events/c4a325d9-49de-477a-b771-0a6560968735 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c4a325d9-49de-477a-b771-0a65609 68735 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:library-closed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c7a00985-fb4d-4a3f-932f-be6562f88d35@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226 SUMMARY:Christmas Day DESCRIPTION:US federal holiday. Most public libraries are closed.\nRegion : United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/c7a00985-fb4d-4a3f-932f-be6562f88d35 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c7a00985-fb4d-4a3f-932f-be6562f 88d35 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:federal-holiday,library-closed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5f29c9b5-28ba-4023-9f15-c78e1373cc95@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226 SUMMARY:Christmas Day (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:Public holiday in Grenada.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSour ce: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5f29 c9b5-28ba-4023-9f15-c78e1373cc95 LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5f29c9b5-28ba-4023-9f15-c78e137 3cc95 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:grenada,christmas,caribbean,public-holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6f2de0cf-8650-4961-b4ea-3f319f523f8e@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261231 SUMMARY:AfroFuture Festival (Detty December) DESCRIPTION:Formerly Afrochella — flagship celebration of African culture \, music\, art\, and fashion during Ghana's Detty December season.\nRegio n: Ghana\, West Africa\nSource: https://afrofuture.com\nMore: https://www .perankharchive.com/events/6f2de0cf-8650-4961-b4ea-3f319f523f8e LOCATION:Ghana\, West Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6f2de0cf-8650-4961-b4ea-3f319f5 23f8e CATEGORIES:afrofuture,afrochella,ghana,detty-december,african-music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a089eb4b-8cfd-4509-bcfe-7b0505bb342f@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Junkanoo (Bahamas) DESCRIPTION:Junkanoo street parades on Boxing Day and New Year's Day in N assau and across the Bahamas — a centuries-old Afro-Bahamian masquerade t radition with goatskin drums\, cowbells\, and brass.\nRegion: Bahamas\, C aribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a089eb4b-8cfd-4509- bcfe-7b0505bb342f LOCATION:Bahamas\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a089eb4b-8cfd-4509-bcfe-7b0505b b342f RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,bahamas,junkanoo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e1ccc1de-e81a-472b-8809-733dcdae69c3@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227 SUMMARY:Boxing Day (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:Public holiday in Grenada.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSour ce: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e1cc c1de-e81a-472b-8809-733dcdae69c3 LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e1ccc1de-e81a-472b-8809-733dcda e69c3 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:grenada,boxing-day,caribbean,public-holiday END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a3def2f2-d25d-4525-912a-551fcb4f6c4c@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Kwanzaa DESCRIPTION:December 26 – January 1 — a week-long celebration of African heritage\, unity\, and culture created by Maulana Karenga in 1966.\nRegio n: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ev ents/a3def2f2-d25d-4525-912a-551fcb4f6c4c LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a3def2f2-d25d-4525-912a-551fcb4 f6c4c RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:culture,heritage,kwanzaa-imani,liberation,unity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:83d7fe81-9a3d-4444-9655-d4baf0517be8@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227 SUMMARY:Junkanoo begins DESCRIPTION:Bahamian and broader Caribbean street parade and cultural fes tival rooted in African diaspora traditions.\nRegion: Caribbean\nMore: ht tps://www.perankharchive.com/events/83d7fe81-9a3d-4444-9655-d4baf0517be8 LOCATION:Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/83d7fe81-9a3d-4444-9655-d4baf05 17be8 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean,bahamas,carnival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a4e2c889-2d49-492a-8028-f9a53863f9bc@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261230 SUMMARY:Birthday: Cheikh Anta Diop (b. 1923) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Cheikh Anta Diop. (1923–1986)\nRegio n: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a4e2c889-2d49-492a -8028-f9a53863f9bc LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/a4e2c889-2d49-492a-8028-f9a5386 3f9bc RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:37e235ec-9cad-4550-ae53-4d9a33dfb956@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:Birthday: Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan (b. 1918) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan. (1918–2015 )\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/37e235ec-9 cad-4550-ae53-4d9a33dfb956 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/37e235ec-9cad-4550-ae53-4d9a33d fb956 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bb57b138-5806-4362-ac6d-2c68219829b6@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20261102T001919Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:New Year's Eve DESCRIPTION:Many US public libraries close early or operate on reduced ho urs.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharc hive.com/events/bb57b138-5806-4362-ac6d-2c68219829b6 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bb57b138-5806-4362-ac6d-2c68219 829b6 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:library-closed END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR