Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out
English translation of the German book Farbe bekennen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Showing Our Colors: 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. It is the first published book by Afro-Germans. It is the first written use of the term Afro-German. A compilation of texts, testimonials and other secondary sources, the collection brings to life the stories of black German women living amid racism, sexism and other institutional constraints in Germany. The book draws on themes and motifs prevalent in Germany from the earliest colonial interactions between Germany and black "otherness," up through the lived experiences of black German women in the 1980s. It was groundbreaking not only for the degree to which it examined the Afro-German experience, which had been generally ignored in the larger popular discourse, but also as a forum for women to have a voice in constructing this narrative. The book also acted as a source for these Afro-German women to have a platform where their stories can be heard. The stories that were told helped the development of an Afro-German community as a common theme throughout Showing Our Colors was the idea of feeling alone and as though there was no one to relate to. The discussion of this loss of connection to others helped Afro-Germans come together and unite.
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Editors | May Ayim, Katharina Oguntoye, and Dagmar Schultz |
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Country | Germany |
Language | German English |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Published | 1986 |
The book is subdivided into three chronologically organized subsections, which navigate the historical origins of German perceptions of Africa and blackness, the Brown Babies and accompanying social problems immediately following World War II in Germany, and finally anecdotes and narratives contextualized in lingering modern racism in Germany. Contributors, alongside the three editors, include Doris Reiprich, Erika Ngambi Ul Kuo, Helge Emde, Astrid Berger, Miriam Goldschmidt, Laura Baum, Ellen Wiedenroth, Julia Berger, Corinna N., Angelika Eisenbrandt, Abena Adomako, and Raya Lubinetzki.[1]