{"product_id":"black-innovators-2027-wall-calendar-black-gold","title":"Black Innovators 2027 Wall Calendar — Black \u0026 Gold Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eHonor twelve pioneering Black innovators all year long with the \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Innovators 2027 Wall Calendar — Black \u0026amp; Gold Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e from Descendants of the Taken Ones (DTOA) • Alkebulan. Each month pairs original portrait artwork of a trailblazer with a gold-on-black 2027 date grid, plus a short line on what they built and why it still matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery month is fully dated for 2027 and marks the days that matter: US federal holidays, plus heritage and cultural observances including Juneteenth, Harriet Tubman Day, Slavery Remembrance Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Kwanzaa, Black History Month and Disability Pride Month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe twelve innovators, in order: \u003cstrong\u003eMadam C. J. Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, who built a national hair-care business and used it to create jobs; \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Banneker\u003c\/strong\u003e, self-taught astronomer and almanac author; \u003cstrong\u003eGarrett A. Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e, who patented the safety hood and an improved traffic signal; \u003cstrong\u003eGranville T. Woods\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose inventions modernized railway communication; \u003cstrong\u003eElijah McCoy\u003c\/strong\u003e, inventor of the automatic lubricator; \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Charles R. Drew\u003c\/strong\u003e, who pioneered blood plasma storage; \u003cstrong\u003eFrederick McKinley Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e, who revolutionized mobile refrigeration; \u003cstrong\u003eLewis Latimer\u003c\/strong\u003e, who improved electric-light technology; \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Christine Darden\u003c\/strong\u003e, the NASA engineer who worked to quiet the sonic boom; \u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Vaughan\u003c\/strong\u003e, NASA's first Black supervisor and a FORTRAN programmer; \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Patricia Bath\u003c\/strong\u003e, inventor of the Laserphaco Probe; and \u003cstrong\u003eMiriam E. Benjamin\u003c\/strong\u003e, who patented the Gong and Signal Chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA4 wall calendar (8.26″ × 11.69″), 13 pages — cover + 12 months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavyweight 271 g\/m² paper, printed in full color at 300 DPI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver-color metal wire binding with built-in hanging loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS federal holidays plus heritage and cultural observances marked throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on demand exclusively for DTOA Designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefer something lighter? The same twelve innovators are also available in the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/black-innovators-2027-wall-calendar\"\u003estandard edition\u003c\/a\u003e, with a warm cream date grid, and as a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/black-innovators-2027-desktop-calendar\"\u003edesktop calendar\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the sourced history behind every innovator in the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/history-library\/black-innovators-2027-calendar\"\u003eDTOA History Library\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA note on shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted calendars ship heavy, and carrier rates on them run high. Ours are flat by destination, with no surprises at checkout:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States $8.50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope $15.50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada $18.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited Kingdom $19.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan $23.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia \u0026amp; New Zealand $27.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrazil and rest of world $33.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant to keep the total lower? Our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/calendars\"\u003e2027 desktop calendars\u003c\/a\u003e are $8.50 and ship for $7.49 in the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHonoring the Past. Inspiring the Present. Empowering the Future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DTOA Designs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55128685740404,"sku":"6070623_20424","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/2442\/5588\/files\/wall-calendar-_blank_-white-8.26x11.69-front-6a7c6e22504e6.jpg?v=1786539563","url":"https:\/\/dtoadesigns.com\/products\/black-innovators-2027-wall-calendar-black-gold","provider":"DTOA Designs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}