Reclaiming History

At first glance, it seems that Germany has nothing to do with the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. But in his search for the invention of the Hutu and Tutsi racial concept, Samuel ends up in Germany. Here, so-called scientists have turned a way of life into a "race" and thus introduced a hierarchy - with fatal consequences.

"We are one people!" - Who is "we" within the people? 

Crowd at the Brandenburg Gate during the celebrations for the fall of the Berlin Wall, surrounded by graffiti and lights.

"We are one people!" - a cry that symbolized freedom and hope 35 years ago. But who could actually find themselves in this "we"? Who had reason to be happy about reunification? And who was transformed - literally overnight - from "indispensable" to invisible?

Right-wing infiltration and the colonial tradition of the Berlin Palace?

Berlin Palace with magnificent façade and dome, blue sky with clouds in the background.

The controversial debates about the Humboldt Forum / Berlin Palace building complex continue. Right-wing infiltration and colonial traditions - a recurring déjà vu of socio-economic-historical amnesia emerges with these topics. It is a phenomenon of "innocent" oblivion. The forgotten history of Christian symbolism at the Berlin Palace/Humboldt Forum We live in the legacy of colonialism and [...]

African history in Berlin

The history of German colonialism lies hidden in the African quarter of Berlin's Wedding district.