Warum wir gehen
Ich erinnere mich noch an das letzte Mal, als ich sie sah, bevor sie ging. Wir waren seit der weiterführenden Schule befreundet. Wir waren auf einem Treffen bei jemandem zu Hause, und sie war da,… Read More »Warum wir gehen
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Cultural Identity and Integration
Explore how immigration affects cultural identities. You can write about topics like biculturalism, the immigrant identity crisis, and how immigrants blend or hold onto their heritage in new countries.
„Afrikaner hatten keine Geschichte.“
Letzte Woche sah ich auf TikTok ein Video, dass meine Aufmerksamkeit erregte – ein Mann sprach mit der Art von Selbstsicherheit, die nie hinterfragt, was einem beigebracht wurde. Er erklärte, Afrikaner hätten keine Schriftsprache gehabt,… Read More »„Afrikaner hatten keine Geschichte.“
Why We Leave
EN DE EN I remember the last time I saw her before she left. We had been friends since secondary school. We were at a gathering at someone’s house, and she was there but you… Read More »Why We Leave
“Africans Had No History”
I was on TikTok last week when a video caught my attention, a man talking with the kind of confidence that comes from never having had to question what you were taught, explaining that Africans… Read More »“Africans Had No History”
The Russian, The Spy Glasses, and What They Exposed About Us
The videos showed up on my timeline a few days ago, and I couldn’t look away. A white man with a Russian accent and broken English, walking up to African women in Ghana and Kenya,… Read More »The Russian, The Spy Glasses, and What They Exposed About Us
Remigration Graffiti jetzt auch in unser Nachbarschaft
Das erste Mal, als ich es sah, war ich auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof. Rote Buchstaben an einer Wand, ordentlich und präzise, als hätte jemand eine Schablone benutzt. REMIGRATION. Ich blieb stehen und starrte darauf.… Read More »Remigration Graffiti jetzt auch in unser Nachbarschaft
Remigration Graffiti Came to My Neighbourhood
The first time I saw it, I was walking to the train station. Red letters on a wall, neat and precise, like someone had used a stencil. REMIGRATION. I stood there staring at it. Why… Read More »Remigration Graffiti Came to My Neighbourhood
Same Skin, Different Stories
After reflecting on how shared pain connects us and how even “going home” can be complicated for people in the diaspora, I thought I had closed that chapter. But it turns out this conversation keeps… Read More »Same Skin, Different Stories
We’re All Carrying the Wound.
You know… I recently watched an interview with Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the former African Union ambassador to the United States. And honestly, I felt every word she said, especially when she spoke about people of… Read More »We’re All Carrying the Wound.
They Came to Build, But Not With Us?
At first glance, it sounds like a beautiful story. A woman born in the U.S. with Ghanaian roots decides to reconnect with the land of her ancestry. She buys a vast plot of land in… Read More »They Came to Build, But Not With Us?
