tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post2588908744205898021..comments2024-03-14T23:43:31.195+01:00Comments on AFRO-EUROPE: Germany (after the reunification) elects its first Black MayorAfro-Europehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824302981015575893noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-17924265541934193792013-05-12T22:48:29.324+02:002013-05-12T22:48:29.324+02:00I wish my racist bigot father was alive today to s...I wish my racist bigot father was alive today to see this! All luck to this Cora goes man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-65048976745112520612012-06-06T00:24:41.764+02:002012-06-06T00:24:41.764+02:00I understand, the term Black was also used in the ...I understand, the term Black was also used in the same way in The Netherlands. Everyone who was not White was called Black. But just as the Afro-Germans, the Black Dutch community claimed the word "Black". <br /><br />But thanks again for the comment. I appreciate it.Afro-Europehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824302981015575893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-69955513627667090782012-06-06T00:09:49.009+02:002012-06-06T00:09:49.009+02:00Okay, I included Gujjula because there are two und...Okay, I included Gujjula because there are two understandings of the political term black in German language: one that is rather closely linked to the Afro-Diaspora, the other being more incluse in regards to People of color, everybody who's marked as non-white in general. <br />However, don't want to stirr confusion about terms. I only meant to highlight the extra information I found when reading the Spiegel-article ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-91471162160435006102012-06-05T23:27:36.008+02:002012-06-05T23:27:36.008+02:00Anonymous, thanks for the information. I missed th...Anonymous, thanks for the information. I missed the information of Steffen Gloge completely. But according to ISD Ravindra Gujjula is not a black person.Afro-Europehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824302981015575893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-54955080102634969522012-06-05T22:54:18.496+02:002012-06-05T22:54:18.496+02:00Just as an information to those people that can...Just as an information to those people that can't read the German comments/corrections under the Spiegel-article about the mayor: he's definetely not the first black mayor in Germany, just the first black one in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Within Germany as a whole there have been others before him, such as Ravindra Gujjula in Altlandsberg from 1993-2003. Another one, Steffen Gloge, is mentioned in this article, equally from 1993: http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13681666.html (but of them in villages in the former GDR, by the way). As for the mentioning of Hans Eisold, who is said to have been mayor in Krumhermsdorf in 1948 (!!) I didnt find an additional source yet ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595398753131290281.post-20105406064966046062012-06-04T21:15:19.667+02:002012-06-04T21:15:19.667+02:00The first probably that will make the difference. ...The first probably that will make the difference. I think the colour is not anymore the problem of our existance nowdays. We should not care this problems anymore, and move along. If the man is doing a good work, he should run any place posible. I admire all the people who are making the difference.European Unionhttp://www.euagenda.eu/noreply@blogger.com