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| January 1st – 31st - is Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month | |
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| January 1st – Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary & Haitian Independence Day | |
| January 5th – George Washington Carver Day | |
| Every 3rd Monday in January (January 18th) - MLK day | |
| February 1st – 28th - Black History Month | |
| February 4th – Rosa Parks Day | |
| February 13th - Black Love Day | |
| February 14th – Frederick Douglas Day | |
| February 20th – World Day of Social Justice | |
| March 10th - Harriet Tubman Day | |
| March 21st – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | |
April 16th – Emancipation Day |
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April 22nd – 25th – Tijungu Festival |
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Every Last week in April - Pan-African Week |
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May 17th – Anniversary of the School Desegregation Ruling |
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May 19th - Malcolm X Day |
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May 25th – African Liberation Day / Africa Freedom Day |
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June 13th – African New Year |
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June 19th - Juneteenth National Freedom Day |
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July 16th – 27th - African Women’s Liberation Week (11 Day Celebration) * |
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July 18th – Nelson Mandela International Day |
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July 19th – Maafa Commemoration Day |
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August 1st – 31st Black August |
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August 9th – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
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August 17th - Marcus Garvey Day |
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September 11th – Ethiopian New Year |
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September 17th Maafa Afrikan Holocaust (Slavery) Commemoration Day\ |
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October 2nd – Thurgood Marshall was sworn into the Supreme Court. |
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October 3rd – Frank Robinson was signed as Major League Manager. |
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October 12th - Indigenous People Day |
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October 17th – Black Poetry Day |
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November 28th - Every fourth Sunday of November - Umoja Karamu (Unity Feast) |
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December 2nd – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
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December 26th – January 1st - Kwanzaa |
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