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  • Remapping Black Germany: New Perspectives on Afro-German History, Politics, and Culture

    Remapping Black Germany collects thirteen pieces that consider the wide array of issues facing Black German groups and individuals across turbulent periods, spanning the German colonial period, National Socialism, divided Germany, and the enormous outpouring of Black German creativity after 1986.

  • From ADEFRA to Black Lives Matter: Black Women’s Activism in Germany

    BLM organizers such as Wacker, Biedermann, Apraku, and Mayen are also building upon a tradition of Black women’s radical activism in Germany. For example, Fasia Jensen was a Black German political songwriter and peace activist who remained active in left-wing internationalist and anti-racist circles in the post-1945 period.

  • Berlin marks Black History Month but the struggle goes on

    Berlin marks Black History Month but the struggle goes on Deutsche Welle 2012-02-16 Anne Thomas Berlin has become more diverse and the situation for Afro-Germans has improved, but it’s still hard to get a job or an apartment. Black History Month highlights the challenges faced by over 2 percent of the population. A black Portuguese…

  • Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out

    Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out Orlanda Frauenverlag (German) 1986 University of Massachusetts Press (English) 1992 ISBN: 0-87023-759-4 Likely out of print. Edited by May Opitz [Ayim] Katharina Oguntoye Dagmar Schultz Translated by Anne V. Adams Foreword by Audre Lorde