Black Heritage Tours - Amsterdam

Name: Black Heritage Tours - Amsterdam
Address: Dam Square 3/7, Amsterdam, 1012, NL
Telephone: +31621322299
Price range: ££
Rating: 4.6

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Black Heritage Tours - Amsterdam

A unique walk & boat tours about the 'hidden histories' of the African Diaspora from the 17th centur
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Experience Amsterdam from an "Afrikacentric'" point of view on board a vintage cal boat as we locate and explore the presence of the African Diaspora from the 16th century to the present. The tour is about the African Diaspora, but is for everyone who wants to know more about the presence and experiences of the people of African descent.

03/04/2024

Thank you , for sharing our stories to make the work we do more visible!
Read full article: Link in Bio
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/02/hidden-in-plain-sight-the-european-city-tours-of-slavery-and-colonialism

05/03/2024

Greetings from in Amsterdam! You may not have heard much from us but we are here going strong for over 10 years, offering group tours from 6 up to 45 people! We are proud of being part of the movement making hidden history more visible through tours, lectures and ‘history theatre performances with ! Thank you to all our partners, friends and families!
We look forward to sharing this amazing journey with you all! Contact us for more information at [email protected] 💝

13/02/2024

Unfortunately, due to an unforeseen major winter storm in the Northeast United States, it will no longer be possible for Tiya Miles to join us in Amsterdam for our scheduled event on February 15th.

Ticketholders will be personally notified and refunded. We are working to secure a new date for this program in the coming months, and will keep you informed with any updates. Reposted via

01/06/2023

📣Join us today (June 1) at 14:00 (2pm) for the Memre Walka (Memorial Walk)!
It is the official kick-off of Keti Koti month, leading up to 1 July (Emancipation Day of slavery in the Dutch empire). This year is the 150th year of the 10 additional years (1863-1873) called the transitional period, which was imposed on the enslaved who were forced to keep working, even though slavery was ‘legally abolished’.

Program:
14:00 meet in front of the Royal Palace
14:30 - Ancestral walk begins
-Along the 1.5km (approx 1 mile) route we will stop at a few locations and share a related history of the site! (Duration: 50-60 min).
The walk ends at the Mayor’s house (Herengracht 502)
15:30 the program (libation ceremony by Winti Priestess Nana Miriam Markelo and guest reflections)
Multiple languages: Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Papiamentu, English.. 🇸🇷🇨🇼 🇳🇱 🇺🇸 🇦🇼 🇸🇽 🇩🇪🇬🇭
Attire: Wear your traditional cultural attire; colors: blue, white and/or Black
Theme: Time for reparations and healing

19/04/2022

A beloved friend and mentor, Christopher Moore has taken his rightful place at our ancestral table! While I’m deeply saddened by our loss, I’m even more grateful to have learned so much from him. He was a quiet power, always generous with sharing his vast knowledge and love of Black history!

Chris was a journalist, playwright, historian, curator, storyteller and Senior Researcher for the N.Y. Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and author and co-author of several works including ‘The Black New Yorkers: 400 Years of African American History’.
He was the son of a Native American mother from the Lenape people and a Black father. In 1991 he broke the story on the excavation of human remains in lower Manhattan which would become an important site of memory: the African Burial Ground. His mother had asked him to find out if there were family members buried there, which triggered him to follow the process of excavation, a process the media ignored. Only after this story did New York start to look at itself as a city that had a connection with the history of slavery.
In 2016, while in NYC doing site visits and research for our 2nd co-authored book: Dutch NY Histories, he took and I on a private tour in lower Manhattan, and welcomed, Gloria Wekker and to join us. He shared, not only his depth of knowledge about Black & Native Americans from New York’s Dutch colonial history (New Netherland), but also weaving in stories about his Dutch and Indigenous ancestors! Of course he wrote the introduction to our guide ‘Dutch New York Histories’.
Here’s to a real one hero! We love you Chris, thank you for shining a bright light on this hidden and shared history. Your work will not be forgotten. ❤️

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29/01/2022

📣 News we can use to learn! 📣

National Geographic is launching a powerful new podcast, INTO THE DEPTHS, on Jan. 27, 2022, that uncovers the deep history of the transatlantic slave trade as it follows National Geographic Storyteller, Tara Roberts () and a group of Black divers who are dedicated to finding and helping to document slave shipwrecks. The podcast series trailer is now available on Apple Podcasts and wherever podcasts are found, as well as at http://natgeo.com/intothedepths.
The series begins with Tara sharing her journey alongside divers, marine archeologists, descendants of shipwrecks, and historians as they investigate the lost stories of the slave trade. Her purpose? To expand the historical record and honor the estimated 1.8 million unsung souls who perished during the Middle Passage.
Throughout the journey, Tara meets up with her family, friends, spiritual advisers, and a poet to help tell the stories of these ancestors while delving into her own roots and challenging her own assumptions about home and belonging.
The podcast will also be accompanied by a cover story in the March issue of National Geographic magazine, available online on Feb. 7, and a National Geographic documentary special, CLOTILDA: LAST AMERICAN SLAVE SHIP, premiering Monday, Feb. 7, 10pm (EST) on National Geographic and available to stream next day on Hulu. https://nationalgeographicpartners.com/2022/01/national-geographic-dives-into-the-untold-history-of-the-transatlantic-slave-trade-with-new-podcast-into-the-depths-launching-jan-27/

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27/11/2021

Thrilled to do our first live performance at with the entire team!

Contrary to the global media’s alarming reports about the ‘new variant’ we felt safely protected by our ancestors and all the guests who held the space for us share our gift 💝

22/11/2021

🎬 World Premiere 🎥 FUTURE FOR THE PAST UTRECHT🔸️AFTERMOVIE
Looking back at performing Future for the Past 2021 in Utrecht shows another amazing journey! The team are thankful we had the honor to share these 'hidden stories’ with you! We are also very proud and grateful to have worked with the most amazing artists, creative team, partners and performers (a.k.a. The Golden Mole Gang)!

Together we brought these stories to life!!

partners:

Artists/creative team:
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21/11/2021

The history of South Africa (or any other African nation) did not begin with Slavery! Thus, when you do start the narrative with slavery, you begin with violence, pain, and erasure!

If we begin talking about ‘history’ by learning about its first inhabitants (visit the ‘Cradle of Humankind’) we would understand “..all of humanity shares an African heritage. We are one diverse (group of living beings) across the globe, with our roots in Africa.”. However, chattel slavery disrupted the natural order of the land and its people!
We went back to The Castle of Good Hope with the SoM team, where we met our guide Sonwabilie Maxebengula. For 3 1/2 hours (generally 3+ hrs is not recommended, lol) he meticulously narrated not only the story of the Castle, but more importantly the ‘history before European recorded history’ of the first San and Khoi people. It was one of the best, most comprehensive tours I’ve ever experienced!
When we learn a more ‘complete history’ about So Africa’s earliest people: the San (hunter-gathers), and the Khoikhoi (pastoral herders), we learn that when the Portuguese first arrived they attempted to kidnap children, but were met with fierce resistance that resulted in the Battle of Salt River in 1510, between a crew of a Portuguese fleet and the indigenous ǃUriǁʼaekua (Goringhaiqua) The battle resulted in a massacre of Portuguese forces and a victory for the ǃUriǁʼaekua. The Portuguese abandoned their initial ambitions in the area and moved on to colonize other African nations.
What’s often reported in the ‘Dutch colonial reflections’, is that Jan van Riebeeck, (the first Commander of the Cape colony) was sent to the Cape to set up a ‘refreshment / supply station’ for ships passing en route from the The Netherlands to the Dutch colonies in Indonesian archipelago, and to maintain its monopoly over the spice trade. The truth is the VOC needed labor to build and maintain the settlement, thus the Cape quickly became a full colony…
It was great to see the instillation by that challenges the ‘colonial gaze’
Of course there’s so much more to share, but IG space allowed is limited, so to be continued..

19/11/2021

SA team visited the the Bo-Kaap area and Iziko . We came to explore Bo-Kaap’s early history and learn more about the lived experiences of its residents which is important to include in our narrative.
Bo-Kaap is known as the center of Cape Malay culture. It’s also known for the brightly colored homes and cobble stoned streets. The area contains the largest concentration of pre-1850 architecture in South Africa, and is the oldest surviving residential neighborhood in Cape Town.
Starting in 1760, landowner Jan de Waal built several small “huurhuisjes” (rental houses) on this land, which he ‘leased’ to the enslaved. The first three are at 71 Wale Street (now the Bokaap Museum, which is the oldest house in the area still in its original form). They highlight the cultural contribution made by early Muslim settlers.
Under the Dutch East India Company, Muslims were not allowed their own places of worship, so prayer meetings were held in private homes.
Auwal Mosque was the first mosque built in 1794, during the time of the first British occupation.
Skilled Muslim laborers called ‘Mardijkers’ moved to the Cape from Southeast Asia and lived in the Bo-Kaap. Enslaved were initially taken by force from Malaysia, Indonesia, hence the name “Malay”. The majority of the new inhabitants arrived from 1658 onwards as enslaved, political exiles and convicts from East Africa and South East Asia (India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka).
Although the center of Malay culture, until the implementation of the Apartheid Group Areas Act, its residents also included: Indians, Filipinos, Africans, Portuguese and Italians.. During Apartheid, the area was not bulldozed, unlike nearby District Six; however, non-Malay residents were forcibly removed in accordance with the Group Areas Act. Many homes have been restored over the years. In 2019 the area was designated as a National Heritage Site.
Walking through the area we could see the results of gentrification. Sadly, this community is "facing a slow dissolution of its distinctive character as wealthy outsiders move in..". Ongoing activism by long-term residents continue to fight to preserve their heritage.

16/11/2021

The Sites of Memory Netherlands 🇳🇱 and South Africa 🇿🇦 creative team are finally together!!
It’s been 2 years in the making of this international exchange! Even though we were interrupted by the pandemic, we pivoted; creating new, innovative work together in our respective spaces and digitally online!
The outcome? Guests were transported between two continents, spanning 350 years of ‘intertwined and parallel histories’. We pushed the boundaries of possibilities, when it seemed impossible!
So, here we are.. our first day together in Cape Town! After checking in, we wasted no time going outside, where we immediately infiltrate and disrupt colonial spaces with our collective presence and our process of questioning, connecting, challenging, listening, learning; while creating and healing! It’s not just ‘a tour’ it’s a pilgrimage!
Today’s journey included powerful lessons by our elder/healer, Lucy Campbell. She was not only confronting and honest, but also coming from love, with a clear intention to heal us from our mental slavery caused by ‘the Mother *uckers..’, which she referred to often! Unsatisfied how colonial museums curate their own history, site after site she revealed the ‘hidden history’, with signs and symbols of the VOC (Dutch East India Co) had emblazoned on the facade of their buildings or shockingly were added in more recent years boldly in the city center as colonial nostalgia. She put in sharp focus that the past is very much alive in the present and well preserved!
After our journey she and led us in a healing & cleansing ritual at the site of the ‘slave bell tower’ inside the VOC Company Garden.
It was a good first day together! and are on their way from The NL to join us. And, next week .erasmus from Joburg and the dancers from , will join us and the Cape Town team will be complete!
‘Like’ our page to join us on this amazing journey!
is co-founded by: Jennifer Tosch (of ) and theatermaker Katy Streek Together with our phenomenal team; we make ‘History Theater’!

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10/11/2021

Our journey continues.. On our first full work day in Cape Town, So Africa. 🇿🇦 and I () walked the route preparing for performances in Cape Town 3 - 5 Dec.
It was emotional, confronting; and at times exciting, to explore these places. Some have such a violent history, but today are part of a bustling city that have been transformed into ‘places of remembrance’!

02/11/2021

Thank you Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study NIAS - KNAW for taking this amazing journey with us; and especially for sharing our young guests’ message! It means everything that even at her age, she not only got the lesson, but embodied the spirit of our intentions!

Thank you Melissa Verboeket-Acton / Maction Inspiraters for representing us so well!

01/11/2021

“The greatest insult is to be ignored.. to be in the room, but treated simply as if you don’t exist.
I am not an invisible woman
I am a woman of flesh and bone.. I’ve even been said to possess a mind; but, many people refuse to see me!

When you approach me
you only see my surroundings.. indeed everyone and anything accept me!”
[Except from documentary: Zwarte Belicht by, Tessa Boerman (2008)]
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There are many black women and men figures in art from the renaissance period (15th & 16th centuries) that continued through the 17th century (so called, ‘Dutch Golden Age’) that were unnamed, unseen or not commented upon..

Every figure included in a painting has meaning. It is seems the artist: In the interpretation of Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem couldn’t do more to make the Black women at the center visible.. but for so long she has not been recognized.

What can we learn by exploring the historical context of the painting: ‘Bathsheba at her Toilet’ (1594, Rijksmuseum) It is referring to the Bible story of Bathsheba and David
(2 Sam 11 -12)
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I was invited by the to participate in ‘Nacht van de Geschiedenis’ (Night of History) as a guest speaker to share a new perspective on the painting by Dutch 17th c painter, Cornelius van Haarlem (1562 – 1638). By centering on the biblical narrative it helped ‘Reframe Bathsheba at her Toilet’.

Thank you Rijksmuseum for the invitation.
Note: visit the Rijks website or send with me a message to learn how you can sign up for a tour with me in the Rijksmuseum that I do focused on ‘Black Presence & Colonial History in Art’.

31/10/2021

Black Heritage Night program at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on Thurs, 28 Oct was amazing! I was honored to give the keynote address centering on women, who are often historically marginalized or ignored.
My talk was followed by a great conversations with then Hartcourt Kleinfelder (former communications officer for Dr. King) and , both hosted by . and .b gave an epic performance of the experience of ‘everyday racism’/micro aggressions in the Netherlands. Last but not least Babs, the head of the jury announced the winner of the MLK spoken word contest.
Take a break and watch, listen and learn!!
Thank you to the MLK Lecture, Black Achievements Month and VU for inviting me to be a part of a great evening!

https://vimeo.com/635083433

28/10/2021

I am really late sharing this, so please forgive me!!
If you are available join me at the the Martin Luther King Lecture, I will be speaking about the hitherto unacknowledged perspective of enslaved peoples in the nation’s history. The teaching of Dutch history focuses on events in the Netherlands and Europe, while the perspectives of enslaved peoples have been left out. I will give people a more inclusive view of our history
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is the founder of Black Heritage Tours, located in Amsterdam, and New York She is co-founder of the Sites of Memory Foundation and member of the Netherlands Mapping Slavery Project.
We will be discussing the Martin Luther King Lecture with Mitchell Esajas and Jessica de Abreu, moderated by journalist Nicole Terborg.

https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/black-heritage-night

03/08/2021

The incomparable Runoko Rashidi (center) has made his transition (2 Aug 2021 at 67) to take his rightful place at our ancestral table!

He was a mentor and friend and one of the first to experience our Black Heritage Tour in 2012! He brought his tour groups to take the journey when he later visited Amsterdam on his journey to Ghana! It’s no coincidence he passed while in Egypt doing what he loved! His legacy, love for Africa, her people and the diaspora will live on. He will always be remembered as a gentle-man and a quiet power! May he rest in peace! We know his spirit will live on in us all! 🙌🏾

Who is Runoko Rashidi?

Baba Rashidi described himself as a scholar, historian, author and a lecturer. Born in 1954. He gave countless seminars about African History, Pan-Africanism, and focused his work specifically on the global African presence, which details the movement of Africans outside Africa before and after enslavement.

Rashidi is also a highly successful author, having published collections of essays, as well as books about Black culture and Black history. He was a prolific academic writer, publishing 22 books throughout his career.
These include The Black Image In Antiquity, Black Star: The African Presence In Early Europe, as well as Uncovering The African Past.

had travelled across the world, visiting 124 countries, as well as lecturing and teaching in 67 of them. In 2005 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Amen-Ra Theological Seminary in LA.

Recently he had been researching African artefacts, and African cultural presence in museums around the world. He has also been part of the curatorial and academic board of the Pan-African Heritage Museum since 2020.

Our heartfelt condolences to his family and all who loved him around the world!

31/05/2021

For your watchlist:
This week is emotion-filled with days of remembrance! It’s important that we take time to not only acknowledge the range of our stories, to self-reflect, but also untangle the twisted ways that ‘history’ has so often attempted to erase our memories and understanding how there would be no ‘Europe’ or ‘United States of America’ without the unparalleled contributions and sacrifices of the African Diaspora!
It is the collective effort of great artists, film makers, curators, descendants, historians, storytellers, Griots and all the ‘guardians of our culture’ that continue to produce knowledge and works that preserve and honor our ancestors!
There are so many initiatives happening around the world and particularly in the media. Here are just a few that I know of and highly recommend:
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America is 4 part mini-series on Netflix. directed and produced the doc. He beautifully delves into the culinarily and colonial history of ‘African’ and ‘American’ food ways, traditions and culture! It’s really yummy! 😋
Blood on Black Wall Street: The Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre. On 30 May 1921, is 100-years since the Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Massacre. Trymaine Lee travels to the neighborhood once known as Black Wall Street, where residents say the effects of the devastating violence endured for generations, and Black Tulsans are left asking, "What does justice look like after 100 years?" Watch on www.nbcnews.com
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street, the CNN documentary celebrates the Black cultural renaissance that existed in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, and investigates the last 100 years. Check your local listings, it’s on CNN Mon, 31 May.
In Our Mothers’ Garden In Our Mothers' Gardens” directed by Shantrelle Lewis is a personal love letter of women intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and activists who trace their roots back to Sierra Leone, Puerto Rico, Antigua... They share heartwarming stories about their mothers, grandmothers, and other important women in their lives. Watch on Netflix

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Thrilled to do our first live performance at @simonstown_museum with the entire team! Contrary to the global media’s alarming reports about the ‘new variant’ we felt safely protected by our ancestors and all the guests who held the space for us share our gift 💝

🎬 World Premiere 🎥 FUTURE FOR THE PAST UTRECHT🔸️AFTERMOVIE . Looking back at performing Future for the Past 2021 in Utrecht shows another amazing journey! The @sitesofmemory team are thankful we had the honor to share these 'hidden stories’ with you! We are also very proud and grateful to have worked with the most amazing artists, creative team, partners and performers (a.k.a. The Golden Mole Gang)! Together we brought these stories to life!! partners: @wijzijndox @ssbutrecht @nancyjouwe @gemeenteutrecht @poetrycircle Artists/creative team: @benzokarim_ @toughandvulnerable @yonalukken @cyshaboschman @raph_duc @katjavdl @alejita_net @raulbalai @unomjg @tonigiselle_official @luke_dekock @jomecia @raulbalai @jarrett.Erasmus @jennifer_a_tosch @blackheritagetours @ginaalinapatilea

“The greatest insult is to be ignored.. to be in the room, but treated simply as if you don’t exist. I am not an invisible woman I am a woman of flesh and bone.. I’ve even been said to possess a mind; but, many people refuse to see me! When you approach me you only see my surroundings.. indeed everyone and anything accept me!” [Except from documentary: Zwarte Belicht by, Tessa Boerman (2008)] --- There are many black women and men figures in art from the renaissance period (15th & 16th centuries) that continued through the 17th century (so called, ‘Dutch Golden Age’) that were unnamed, unseen or not commented upon.. Every figure included in a painting has meaning. It is seems the artist: In the interpretation of Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem couldn’t do more to make the Black women at the center visible.. but for so long she has not been recognized. What can we learn by exploring the historical context of the painting: ‘Bathsheba at her Toilet’ (1594, Rijksmuseum) It is referring to the Bible story of Bathsheba and David (2 Sam 11 -12) — I was invited by the @rijksmuseum to participate in ‘Nacht van de Geschiedenis’ (Night of History) as a guest speaker to share a new perspective on the painting by Dutch 17th c painter, Cornelius van Haarlem (1562 – 1638). By centering on the biblical narrative it helped ‘Reframe Bathsheba at her Toilet’. Thank you Rijksmuseum for the invitation. Note: visit the Rijks website or send with me @jennifer_a_tosch a message to learn how you can sign up for a tour with me in the Rijksmuseum that I do focused on ‘Black Presence & Colonial History in Art’.

Bringing the fire!! 🔥

When life has given us the Coronavirus we’re making history and taking the tour journey online!! Collaborating with our university partners Black Heritage Tours and my co-founder of Sites of Memory Katy Streek are creating 360* Audio Virtual tours that you will be able to access on your computer or smart phone! It will include a ‘virtual classroom’ using @Zoom and @GoToMeeting so students and visitors can engage with the experience Live!!! It’s not going to replace the actual experience of being on the tour but until the pandemic is over let’s work together and use creative thinking to continue our work of sharing our histories with each other!! 🌍 Note: no social distancing rules were violated in making the virtual videos! 🙋🏾‍♀️

At the Bigi Spikri (march) commemorating ‘Ken Koti’ 155 years since legal abolition!

The Black-power-magic-week with Angela Davis and Gina Dent is.. over! 😢 Yet, even though there is a void in the spaces they graced our presence, I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling inspired with a renewed spirit to carry on! I was with Jessy and Mitchell (Black Archives) yesterday and we were musing over the lingering high of emotions we shared this week.. We asked each other, ‘Now what?’ ‘Where do we go from here?’ Not surprisingly, we envisioned new ideas for collaborating and work still needing to be done! Also, we’re still floating on air at the amazing acknowledgments and call to support given by Prof Davis during her opening remarks of her final keynote address, in which she reflected on her experiences this past week. The week with Angela and Gina (which they invited us to call them) was so amazing on many levels that I need more time to fully process my emotions, images to formulate the whole words needed to adequately describe its deeper meanings. However, I can say that sharing the Black Heritage Tour journey with them and 90 guests, our largest tour group to date, was definitely the highlight of the week and such an honor! However, it was eclipsed the moment Prof Davis acknowledged me and praised the tour during her opening remarks! That was an awesome! 🙋🏾 Thank you Lucien Lynch, my super badass BHAT Captain now pro Photographer, for not only capturing it on video, but also editing that moment!! And, thank you again to the Moving Together curators / organizers for including me/us in your journey! I look forward to us all continuing to work together! ✊🏾 #movingtogether #angeladavis #ginadent #blackheritagetours #theblackarchives #blackwomanmagic #movingforwardtogether