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White Fragility and Black Resilience: Challenging Racism in Germany
April 10 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
A graduate workshop with Tupoka Ogette & Stephen Lawson
A ‘Straight Outta Happyland’ Event – Lunch will be provided
Please join us for this unique opportunity to speak with and learn from Germany’s leading anti-racism activist, Tupoka Ogette, and the artist, Stephen Lawson. They will share insights into their work against racism and for Black empowerment, especially with Black German youth, the challenges of fighting racism in Germany, as well as the similarities and differences between their home country and the US.
Please RSVP by 4/07
You have exclusive access to a translated excerpt of Tupoka’s latest book on anti-racist lessons, And Now, You!, in which she shares her own experiences growing up, surviving, and being a mother of Black children in Germany.
You can also watch an English-language interview with Tupoka and Stephen on the Black German Heritage and Research channel.
German speakers can also watch this 2021 episode of the ZDF’s Germania, “Tupoka Ogette: “Afrodeutsch? Das bin ja ich!”.
Contact:
With generous support from the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute, the Department of Anthropology, the Center for Africana Studies, and the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism at Johns Hopkins University. For questions, please contact Dr. Victoria Harms, [email protected].