Afro Germany being black and German, DW Documentary
Black and German: news anchor Jana Pareigis has spent her entire life being asked about her skin color and afro hair. What is it like to be Black in Germany What needs to change In our documentary Afro Germany, Pareigis travels through Germany to speak with other black Germans, including rap and hip hop artists and pro footballers, , and find out what their experiences of racism in Germany have been. Where are you from AfroGerman journalist Jana Pareigis has heard that question since her early childhood. And shes not alone. Black people have been living in Germany for around 400 years, and today there are an estimated one million Germans with dark skin. But they still get asked the often latently racist question, Where are you from Jana Pareigis is familiar with the undercurrents of racism in the western world. When she was a child, the AfroGerman TV presenter also thought her skin color was a disadvantage. When I was young, I wanted to be white, s
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