In 1665, Princess Aqualtune Ezgondidu Mahamud da Silva Santos led 10,000 men into the Battle of Mbwila; between the Kingdom of Kongo and the Kingdom of Portugal. It is estimated that 5,000 men died in the war. The surviving members of the Kongo army were captured and sold as slaves in Brazil amongst other places. … More Princess Aqualtune Ezgondidu Mahamud
One of these days when the word HAPPINESS has no limit as you are surrounded by smiling and happy people and you end with them like friends or a family after sharing point of views and experiences about the African history of slavery and colonialism in Portugal and also from their different countries: Belgium, Netherland, … More Chapter 14th: African Lisbon Tour
At any moment that I feel I am going to meet people who want to make changes in the world by changing the narrative of our own history I am always excited because we all believe WE can do It and WE JUST DO. Every week the African Lisbon Tour gathers tenth of people from … More Chapter 13. 2019, African Lisbon Tour
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday addressing “structural racism” in Europe against Europeans of African descent. The resolution calls for “reparations for crimes against humanity during European colonialism.” The document was written by the British Labour MEP Claude Moraes and was inspired by the racist behavior allegedly experienced by Italian socialist MEP Cécile … More EU PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR ‘REPARATIONS FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY’ TO AFRO-EUROPEANS
This chapter was something special. Sandra is Portuguese, she took the tour a few days ago. A week later she was back with her son because she wanted him to hear and understand the “other history” of Portugal regarding its slavery and colonial past. Paula was 2 y.o when she moved to Portugal and most of … More Chapter 12 #africanlisbontour
Sharpeville massacre, (March 21, 1960), incident in the black township of Sharpeville, near Vereeniging, South Africa, in which police fired on a crowd of blacks, killing or wounding some 250 of them. It was one of the first and most violent demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa.The Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC), a splinter group of the … More 21 march 1960 -Remember Sharpeville and take actions
45 years ago, the Portuguese former colonies were still not independent. The struggle for the liberation of these countries were led by leaders who were ready to go against all odds and sacrify their lives for their people. Today we portray for you EDUARDO MONDLANE at the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination. Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane (20 June … More Celebrating an Hero: Eduardo Mondlane
Almost 3 years ago, the Portuguese Newspaper “O Público” dedicated a page to the “African Lisbon Tour”. Today Jan 14th, the history is repeated again. We invite you to check out the press release by clicking the link below. https://www.publico.pt/2019/01/14/p3/reportagem/naky-percorre-lisboa-africana-historia-silenciou-1856934 Yes, It is in Portuguese so google translator may help you to understand a bit … More Your tour in “O Publico” Portuguese newspaper
Sept 15th 2018 At the call of some 60 organizations, the great mobilization against racism and police brutality in Portugal has kept all its promises. The population made the trip to the meeting place: Largo de São Domingos, where different panelists took turns exposing their views on the topic and the real challenges faced by blacks, … More Mobilization against Racism & Police brutality in Portugal.
