January

John Henrik Clarke Day (Jan 1)

Khallid Muhammad Day (Jan 12)

George Washington Carver Day (Jan 5)

Focus: Agricultural science, self-sufficiency, and innovation.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Third Monday)

Harriet Tubman Day (Jan 29)

February

Black History Month (Whole Month)

Black Love Day (Feb 13)

Black Literacy Day (Feb 14

Akoma (Black Love / Black Marriage) Day (February 14–20)

March

Frances Cress Welsing Day ( March 18)

April

Black Women’s History Month (Whole Month)

May

Malcolm X Day (May 19)

African Liberation Day (May 25)

June

Black Music Month (Whole Month)

Juneteenth (June 19)

July

Assata Shakur Day (July 16)

August

Black August (Whole Month)

Black Family Month (Whole Month)

Marcus Garvey Day (August 17)

Nat Turner Rebellion Anniversary (August 21)

September

Black Reading Month (Whole Month)

October

Maafa Month (Whole Month)

Hoodoo Heritage Month (Whole Month)

November

Black Solidarity Day (First Monday)

Gye Nyame (Fourth Thursday / Friday after Thanksgiving)

Umoja Karamu (Fourth Sunday)

December

DR Ben Day - Dec 31

Kwanzaa (December 26 – January 1).