BHM Calendar

For Black History Month this year, I am inspired to do a calendar of African kingdoms/nations, royalty, and gods/goddesses. It hasn't gone unnoticed that African and African descent excellence is often dismissed, erased, and/or stolen. Meanwhile, those of us in the African diaspora are expected to find excellence in the rules established by whiteness. This "calendar" will feature the good, the bad, and the ugly of the diverse CONTINENT of Africa. Keep in mind that this calendar is incredibly simplistic; do your research.

Feb. 1st

mel_88 from Pixabay.com

God: Allah

Kingdom/Nation: Mali Empire

Royalty: Mansa Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire

Feb. 2nd

Ian Lindsay from Pixabay.com

God: Apedemak, lion headed god of war - worshipped by the Meroe people of Nubia

Kingdom/Nation: Kush, Nubia

Royalty: Queen Shanakhdakheto or Shanakdakhete - earliest known ruling queen of Nubia, said to have absolute power and no king

Feb. 3rd

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Goddess: Oya (Orisha), goddess of wind and storms, warrior, and patron of the Niger River - worshipped by the Yoruba people

Kingdom/Nation: Oyo Empire

Royalty: Alaafin and Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, death day: April 22nd, 2022

Feb. 4th

Simon Berger from Pixabay.com

God: Nyami Nyami, god of the Underworld and patron god of the Zambezi River - worshipped by the Tonga people

Kingdom/Nation: Kingdom of Zimbabwe

Royalty: Prince Nyatsimba Mutota

Feb. 5th

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Goddess: Bastet

Kingdom/Nation: Egypt

Royalty: Pharaoh Hatshepsut

Feb. 6th

Gordon Johnson from Pixabay.com

God: Allah

Kingdom/Nation: Zazzau

Royalty: Queen Aminatu or Amina

Feb. 7th

Fifaliana Joy from Pixabay.com

Goddess: Rafara, goddess of motherly love and devotion - of the Merina people

Kingdom/Nation: Kingdom of Madagascar/Merina

Royalty: Queen Ranavalona the First

Feb. 8th

Goddess: Oshun (orisha) - associated with qualities such as water, purity, love, and sensuality