Queens of Alkebulan 2027 Desktop Calendar

Celebrate twelve legendary African queens all year long with the Queens of Alkebulan 2027 Desktop Calendar from Descendants of the Taken Ones (DTOA). Each month pairs original portrait artwork of a great ruler with an elegant gold-on-black 2027 date grid, 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. Every page also carries a short biography of the queen.

The twelve rulers, in order: Queen Ahhotep I of Ancient Egypt, who helped defend the kingdom through war and royal transition; Queen Amanitore of Kush, remembered for temples and monumental building; Tin Hinan, honored in Tuareg tradition as founding matriarch of the Ahaggar; Queen Gudit (Yodit), who challenged established Ethiopian dynasties; Princess Yennenga, the warrior princess of Mossi tradition; Queen Idia of Benin, adviser and queen mother; Queen Amina of Zazzau, who expanded her kingdom through bold military campaigns; Empress Mentewab of Ethiopia, who ruled as queen mother and regent; Queen Nandi kaBhebhe of the Zulu Kingdom, mother of Shaka; Ndaté Yalla Mbodj of Waalo, who resisted French expansion; Rain Queen Modjadji I of the Balobedu; and Yaa Asantewaa, who led the War of the Golden Stool in 1900.

• 10″ × 5″ spiral-bound desktop calendar, 13 pages — cover + 12 months
• Matte finish, heavyweight 270 g/m² paper, printed at 300 DPI
• Black spiral binding with table-top tent card for freestanding display
• US federal holidays plus heritage and cultural observances marked throughout
• Printed on demand in the US, exclusively for DTOA Designs

Prefer something lighter? The same twelve queens are also available on warm ivory in the Ivory Edition desktop calendar.

Want them on the wall? They're also available as a 2027 wall calendar and a Black & Gold wall edition.

Read the full sourced history behind every queen in the DTOA History Library.

A note on pricing & shipping

Printed calendars ship heavy, and carrier rates on them run high — sometimes close to the cost of the calendar itself. Rather than pass that along, we lowered our 2027 desktop calendars from $9.50 to $8.50. We would rather keep our history in your hands than protect a margin.

Desktop calendar shipping: United States $7.49 · everywhere else $12.59. Rates are flat by destination and shown at checkout before you pay.

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