Speaking to students at Morgan State University´s Global School of Journalism & Communications in Baltimore, MA Baltimore, MA. In February 2018 I had the great opportunity to speak to the students of Morgan State University´s School… Continue reading “Speaking to students at Morgan State University´s Global School of Journalism & Communications in Baltimore, MA”…
Screening of „And we were Germans“ by the US Helsinki Commission in the Halls of Congress in Washington, DC. Washington, DC. February 20th, 2018. The US Helsinki Commission had invited me to screen my documentary on Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi and… Continue reading “Screening of „And we were Germans“ by the US Helsinki Commission in the Halls of Congress in Washington, DC.”…
A Black German Survivor of the Holocaust & Barack Obama When Barack Obama visits the German concentration camp at Buchenwald this Friday, he might meet prisoner no. 40489 – one… Continue reading “A Black German Survivor of the Holocaust & Barack Obama”…
We are President! In Germany black people are also celebrating „their“ president-elect. But what does Obama’s triumph mean for Black Germans? Here are… Continue reading “We are President!”…
Black. And German. by Jeannine Kantara It happened again the other day. „You have lovely hair! Mind if I touch it…?“ The hand… Continue reading “Black. And German.”…
Barack Obama in the German Media by Jeannine Kantara Last summer an American friend and journalist came to visit us in Berlin. I asked him whether… Continue reading “Barack Obama in the German Media”…