She encouraged Black German women such as May Ayim and Ika Hügel-Marshall to write and publish poems and autobiographies as a means of gaining visibility. She pursued intersectional global feminism and acted as an advocate for that movement in Germany.

Apr 25, 2020 · Blacks are Germany's most visible minority. But how they experience racism and discrimination remains largely unknown. The Afrozensus, or "Afro Census," wants to change that by asking about...

Feb 28, 2024 · In her seminars, Lorde created a much needed permission structure for Black women who for the first time were able to share with other people like them the racism they had experienced. In doing...

Nov 1, 2016 · Many Africans came to Germany from its colonies in the continent. Germany would lose its colonies as part of the treaty ending World War I in 1918│Stadt Berlin. It was not pretty. Charly Graf, for example, was born to a Black American GI and a White German woman.

Mar 29, 2017 · Black people have been living in Germany for around 400 years, and today there are an estimated one million Germans with dark skin. But they still get asked the often latently racist question,...

Jan 17, 2018 · This emphasis demonstrated how Black German women’s praxis of Black women’s internationalism foregrounded an intersectional approach; involved the interplay of the global, national, and local; and entailed forging affective connections to Black women and women of color in Germany and elsewhere.

Nov 27, 2018 · In Germany, Black people are typically referred to as Afro-Germans (Afrodeutsche) or Black Germans (Schwarze Deutsche). Some historians claim that the first, sizable influx of Africans came to Germany from Germany's African colonies in the 19th century.

Nov 5, 2021 · After a deadly racist attack, Awet Tesfaiesus considered leaving Germany. Instead, she ran for Parliament with a “courage to change” slogan and won. Awet Tesfaiesus was elected this September...

Generation ADEFRA – Schwarze Frauen in Deutschland (Black Women in Germany) is a Berlin-based German cultural and political organization for Black women and other women of color. Founded in 1986, it is considered the first grassroots activist group for Afro-German women.

Apr 27, 2020 · More than 1 million people of African descent live in Germany, according to estimates. And anti-discrimination advocates want to better understand their lives and experiences of racism. Gyamerah came up with the idea that will now result in Germany’s first Afrozensus. The survey could help shed light on what it's like to be black in Germany ...