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The incredible story of Harriet Tubman-a woman whose name is synonymous with bravery, resilience, and the fight for justice. She wasn't just a historical figure; she was a revolutionary force who transformed lives and reshaped history.
You're gathered around a table, diving into a serious conversation about race. Someone brings up the uncomfortable truths of systemic racism, and suddenly, the atmosphere shifts. Things get tense. Enter Fragile Frank-the embodiment of white fragility.
White Fragility, a time piece delivered by Robin DiAngelo in her book, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. DiAngelo defines it as the shielding reactions of some White People while faced with the realities of racism and their complicity in it.
the difference between equality and equity. Equality, the idea of treating everyone the same, sounds like it would solve everything, right? But as we'll see, real fairness often requires more than just equal treatment.
Everyday phrases that white folks often say without realizing the deeper impact they carry. Addressing these phrases and understanding the reasons behind them is a good step toward being more aware and working toward being anti-racist.
This power showed up in several ways: economically, politically, socially, and even spiritually. Let's take a closer look at how each of these aspects impacted colonies and continues to leave a mark on the world today.
Equality would mean giving both women the same tools and resources as men. But for people who face intersectional oppression, equality alone isn't enough. It doesn't account for the unique, historical barriers that people of color (POCs) have faced, barriers that have limited their access to the same social, economic, and political opportunities.
It's a familiar scene in fundraising ads: a white-led organization asking for donations, or a white influencer posing with children in a global south country, highlighting their "charity" work. What we're seeing is the instrumentalization of children of color to evoke sympathy, often under the guise of "helping." But this kind of exploitation is incredibly harmful to both the children
Although France is no longer a colonial power in the traditional sense, it still has territories overseas, like Martinique and French Polynesia. Revisiting these histories through films, especially fictionalized retellings, allows us to gain empathy for people who lived through these times.

Book recommendations in English

The Kaiser's Holocaust: 

Prof. David Olusoga
On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia - the beginnings of Germany's African Empire.

Stamped From The Beginning:

Ibram X. Kendi
In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.

White Rage: 

CAROL ANDERSON
From the end of the Civil War to our combustible present, an acclaimed historian reframes the conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.

Showing Our Colors:

May Ayim, Katharina Oguntoye
Afro-German Women Speak Out is an English translation of the German book Farbe bekennen edited by author May Ayim, Katharina Oguntoye, and Dagmar Schultz.

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas
This is a highly topical and powerfully eloquent statement against racism!

Africa Is Not A Country

Dipo Faloyin
A bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story.

Book recommendations in German

Black. German. Female.

Kelly, Natasha A (Dr.)
The author questions Eurocentric concepts of knowledge, power and the body from a Black feminist perspective.

Germany Black White

Noah Sow
At school, we learn that all people are equal. At the same time, however, we learn "basic knowledge" that dates back to colonial times

Children of liberation

Marion Kraft
The causes and effects of racism in the past and present are explored and strategies for positive change are identified.

Black roots

Katharina Oguntoye
Katharina Onguntoye sheds light on the living situation of Africans and Afro-Germans in Germany from 1884 to 1950.

Being German and black

Theodor Michael Wonja
The life review of a Black German contemporary witness.

ExitRacism

Tupoka Ogette
Tupoka Ogette's handbook for understanding the origins, structures and effects of racism in Germany.

deSta in the press

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Deutschlandfunk

Historical city tour: Berlin's African Quarter

Julian Hilgers
ZDF today

African history in Berlin

Sarah Danquah
THE GUARDIAN

'Hidden in plain sight': the European city tours of slavery and colonialism

Ashifa Kassam
Berliner Zeitung

"Permanent colony" in the African Quarter

Maria Häußler
AL JAZEERA

How to pay for genocide

Shola Lawal
B.Z.

Berlin native Justice Mvemba wants to raise awareness as Miss Germany

Sabine Klier