Shalom Bnei Yisrael! The following are a list of days of remembrance remembered by BY Initiative, as times of prayer, reflection, self-evaluation, and thanksgiving on behalf of Bnei Yisrael of African-descent. The dates referenced are according to the Gregorian calendar. This list is a work in progress and will be updated as more information for additional territories becomes available:
| Date | Territory Day of Remembrance | Description |
|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Haiti Jour de l’Indépendance | Commemoration of the anniversaries of Haitian Independence and the Emancipation of all enslaved Africans in Haiti on January 1, 1804. |
| Jan (3rd Mon) | USA Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Annual commemoration of the birthday of the late American minister, activist and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observed on the third Monday of each January. |
| Feb 18 | Peru Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Peru on February 18, 1854. |
| Mar 22 | Puerto Rico Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Puerto Rico on March 22, 1873. |
| Mar 24 | Venezuela Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Venezuela in March 24, 1854. |
| Apr 27 | France Abolition de l’Esclavage | April 27 | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in the French colonial empire on April 27, 1848. |
| May 13 | Brazil Lei Áurea | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Brazil on May 13, 1888. |
| May 21 | Colombia Día de la Afrocolombianidad | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Colombia on May 21, 1851. |
| May 21 | Panama Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Panama on May 21, 1851. |
| Jun 19 | USA Juneteenth | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of last enslaved Africans in the United States of America on June 19, 1865. |
| Jun 25 | Ecuador Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Panama on June 25, 1851. |
| Jul 1 | Netherlands Keti Koti | Officially Dag der Vrijheden | Day of Freedom. Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in the Netherlands and former Dutch colonial empire on July 1, 1863. |
| Jul 3 | USVI Emancipation Day | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in the former Danish colonial empire (including the US Virgin Islands) on July 3, 1848. |
| Aug 1 | The Commonwealth August Mawnin’ | Annual commemoration of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in the former British colonial empire on August 1, 1834. |
| Aug 17 | Jamaica Marcus Garvey Day | Annual commemoration of the birthday of the late Jamaican activist, civil rights leader, and entrepreneur Marcus Mosiah Garvey, born on August 17, 1887. |
| Oct 7 | Cuba Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud | Commemoration of the anniversary of the Emancipation of enslaved Africans in Cuba in on October 7, 1886. |
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