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Keynote Speaker: Noah Sow

The Black German Cultural Society, Inc. (BGCS), is excited to announce its 1st Annual Convention to be held from August 19 to 21, 2011, at the German Historical Institute (GHI) in Washington, DC.

With the theme of “Strengthening Transatlantic Connections,” the convention will host guests and presenters from our international community in Germany and the United States.

Our keynote speaker will be Noah Sow, the acclaimed journalist, musician, producer and author of “Germany Black & White” (2008), who will speak about “Geteilte Geschichte: The Black Experience in Germany and the US.”

For More information and to register, please visit our Convention Website!

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In diesem Brief wird ein oft verdecktes Stück deutscher Nachkriegsgeschichte sichtbar.

In den Jahren nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg kamen in Deutschland viele Kinder zur Welt, die aus Beziehungen zwischen Schwarzen Soldaten der Alliierten und weißen deutschen Frauen stammten. Dass man diese Kinder nicht gerade willkommen hieß, lassen bereits die rassistischen Bezeichnungen der damaligen Zeit erahnen.

Deutschland und die USA berieten über Möglichkeiten, afrodeutsche Kinder in die Staaten auszusiedeln, damit amerikanische Paare sie adoptieren konnten.
Ihre Kinder zur Adoption freizugeben, wurde von deutscher Seite auch jenen Müttern nahe gelegt, die ihre Kinder selbst aufziehen wollten. Gerade „solche“ Kinder – so die scheinheilige Begründung – hätten es in den USA viel leichter, weil sie wegen der dortigen Bevölkerungsstruktur unter „ihresgleichen“ wären und besser integriert werden könnten. Die Wahrheit ist eine andere: Der Rassenwahn des Nationalsozialismus lag erst wenige Jahre zurück, und dem Adenauerstaat war an einer Auseinandersetzung darüber nicht gelegen. In einem Deutschland, das sich grundsätzlich als weiß verstand, passten Schwarze Babys nicht ins Bild. MEHR….

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by A. Rahman Satti

An uplifting fly-on-the-wall documentary that portrays the monumental time of change during the Obama campaign that led up to his presidency in 2008.

This film interweaves complex cultural questions with the director’s biographical legacy and becomes a source of renewed inspiration reconciling the personal and universal dream for a better world.

We follow filmmaker Satti, born to a German mother and Sudanese father and raised behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany, as he embarks on a quest following the Obama campaign to find hope again.

On this epic journey, Satti encounters varied and charismatic people that give us deep insights into the political expectations that led to the Barack Obama Presidency.

Satti’s initial skepticism is often overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and spirit of the American people; nevertheless he dares to ask: “Can we really resurrect our lost hopes and dreams?”.

DVD AVAILABLE NOW!!!

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The Civil Rights Struggle, African American GIs, and Germany

Our research project explores the connection between the U.S. military presence abroad and the advancement of civil rights in the U.S. We investigate the role that African-American GIs played in carrying the civil rights movement to Germany, which was host to the largest contingent of U.S. troops deployed outside the U.S.

Between 1945 and the end of the Cold War, some 15-20 million American soldiers, families and civilian employees lived in Germany. Between 2-3 million of those Americans were African American. By giving voice to their experience and to that of the people who interacted with them, we will expand the story of the African-American civil rights movement beyond the boundaries of the U.S.

This digital archive has three main goals: First, it will gather and preserve materials on an important, but little known chapter of American and African-American history as well as transatlantic relations after the Second World War. Second, it will make these materials available world wide and free of charge to scholars and teachers in the humanities. Third, it will foster the growth of a community of scholars, teachers, and students who are engaged in teaching and learning about the African-American civil rights movement and its reverberations outside the U.S.

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FULL STORY HERE!

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Hans-Jürgen Massaquoi was born in Hamburg 1926 as child of the German
nurse Bertha Baetz with the son of the Liberian Consul. After some
years of wealth in the grandfather´s consular mansion, the father´s
family moved back to Liberia. …

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