Kai Li's TABOM project

Kai Li's TABOM project I've been fascinated with my family connection to the Tabom settlers in Ghana and the idea of travelling to Brazil.

In 2009 this became a reality when I visited Sao Paulo, Rio and of course Salvador... The plan is to return to further my research..

Hi friends I hope you've been keeping well despite the current pandemic. Yesterday was Africa Day, and it was such a ple...
26/05/2020

Hi friends I hope you've been keeping well despite the current pandemic. Yesterday was Africa Day, and it was such a pleasure to be included in this list of innovative Africans, curated Paulo Rogério Nunes based in Salvador, Brazil!

I'll be updating you on future projects relating to my Tabom project in the near future (COVID19 will not steal my 2020!)

Africa Day is an annual commemoration of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, now known as the African Union) founded on the 25th May 1963.

My reflections of the Malê revolt...
28/01/2019

My reflections of the Malê revolt...

  Part of understanding who my Tabom ancestors were, and subsequently who I am, includes unravelling the past events which lead to them fleeing Brazil for their freedom back in West Africa& #82…

Nice to learn women also played a role in the Malê revolt fight for freedom! Axé!
28/01/2019

Nice to learn women also played a role in the Malê revolt fight for freedom! Axé!

Luiza Mahin
Afro-Brazilian freedom fighter

Born at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Mahin was natural leader. She became involved in revolts and uprisings of slaves in the Brazilian province of Bahia. She was a street vendor by profession but she used her business as a distributory cell for messages and leaflets in the resistance struggle. She played a central role in the significant “Revolta dos Males” (1835) and “Sabina” (1837-1838) slave rebellions.

Malê revolt
28/01/2019

Malê revolt

No dia 24 de janeiro de 1835, ou seja, há 184 anos, ocorreu a chamada “Revolta dos Malês”, na cidade de Salvador, na Bahia. Ela é considerada uma das maiores revoltas da história do estado.

A Revolta dos Malês foi resultado da instabilidade política do governo imperial brasileiro que teria início a partir dos anos de 1830. Entre os acontecimentos desse período, estão a renúncia de Dom Pedro I (1831) e a Regência Provisória que duraria até 1840, quando Dom Pedro II recebe a Declaração de Maioridade e obtém, assim, o direito a se tornar o imperador do Brasil daquela época.

Texto publicado no diário da causa operária, confira integra no link abaixo:

https://www.causaoperaria.org.br/24-de-janeiro-de-1835-acontece-a-revolta-dos-males-levante-de-escravos-em-salvador/ #.XEmrY9e8mWU.facebook

I've arrived - our Tabom ancestral home! I've shared a bit of that journey in my latest blog post. Feel free to share! A...
21/01/2019

I've arrived - our Tabom ancestral home! I've shared a bit of that journey in my latest blog post. Feel free to share! Axé!

I'm also accepting commissions for written or video content whilst in Brazil. If you know any editors that might be interested in my Tabom research or general info about blackness/African heritage in Brazil, please reach out to me [email protected]

Obrigada!

I arrived in Salvador da Bahia, the land my Tabom ancestors left close to 200 years ago for their freedom in West Africa, more specifically Accra Ghana (then the Gold Coast). I almost didn’t …

Yesterday I had an opportunity to screen the film 'Tabom In Bahia' and discuss my Tabom ancestry at Aparelha Luzia, São ...
12/01/2019

Yesterday I had an opportunity to screen the film 'Tabom In Bahia' and discuss my Tabom ancestry at Aparelha Luzia, São Paulo!... Will be sharing more from the event this week on the blog!

2019 marks 400 years since the start of the West Africa Trans Atlantic Slave Trade which which is documented to have began in 1419. 2019 marca os 400 anos do início do tráfico de escravos do oeste …

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