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Photo book: "An Afropean Odyssey" - A Black European Travel Narrative 2 Jul 2013 | 02:43 am
I left London on a gloomy afternoon in October to travel Europe for five months, searching for the interplay between Black and European cultures, writes Afropean British writer, photographer and TV ho...
The vibe of the Heesterveld Creative Community in Amsterdam Bijlmer 1 Jul 2013 | 09:57 pm
Less than five years ago the housing complex Heesterveld was a no-go area in the predominantly Black neighbourhood in Amsterdam Bijlmer. A lot of (youth) crime, pollution and nuisance had set the comp...
Meet Black British 'Afropolitan' writers of Granta list 2013 30 Jun 2013 | 10:50 pm
Photo: Taiye Selasi In 1983, Granta magazine's list of the 20 most promising young British novelists under 40 predicted the authors who would dominate British fiction over the years to come. A decade...
Video: StereoTypes Paris - French African vs. African American? 30 Jun 2013 | 03:40 pm
What's it like to be a black person in France? What's the immigrant experience for people of African descent? StereoTypes host Ryan Hall hits the streets of Paris to find out.
Video: Black British conductor appointed at leading German orchestra 30 Jun 2013 | 02:24 pm
British conductor Wayne Marshall was thrilled to accept the new position: “I am honoured and delighted to be the next Chief Conductor of the WDR Rundfunkorchester. It’s a fantastic opportunity to work...
Short films: struggling sisters in "Our Rhineland" and Black disillusion in Notting Hill 24 Jun 2013 | 02:40 pm
How does it feel being Black/mixed race in Germany during the Third Reich period in 1937 when you have to fight against forced sterilisation by the Nazis? How does feel being Black in London's Notting...
Video: Spanish Concha Buika's new album, World tour and Cómo era 22 Jun 2013 | 03:37 am
Afro-Spanish singer and Grammy Award winner Concha Buika released her new album La Noche Más Larga (The Longest Night) on the 4th of June. The singer is now on a World tour to promote her new album an...
Dutch black people: My celebration of 150th anniversary abolition of slavery 7 Jun 2013 | 01:49 am
@Johan Gerrits. In the middle the door of no Return - Cape Coast castle "The door of no return" is a classic image of the Atlantic slave trade. Somewhere between the 16th and 18th century my ancestor...
Whose Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité? Black in France Today 5 Jun 2013 | 03:06 am
In 2007 French artist Alexis Peskine voiced his anger in his exhibition "The French Evolution: Race, Politics & the 2005 Riots” at the Museum of contempory African Diasporan Arts in the US. But has ...
The migration of Black people from the Caribbean to Europe 5 Jun 2013 | 02:19 am
The Windrush generation in Britain Between the 1950ties and 70ties many black people from the former Caribbean colonies of Britain and the Netherlands and from the overseas territories of France move...
