Makode Linde's "black faces" project in the Royal park in Stockholm – Jun 8 - 9

Makode Linde and Kamen Zlatev - Photo: Paula Slav

Swedish artist Makode Linde, know for his controversial "blackface cake", continues to work with his high-profile art project "Afromantics". Right now the artist is looking for 13 volunteers for a performance in the Royal park in Stockholm on 8 and 9 June. Participants will sit at a table, eating good food and drinking wine.

Germany (after the reunification) elects its first Black Mayor

Photo: Allvoices

The title of this post was Germany elects its first Black Mayor. It appears that Der Spiegel made a mistake and corrected the story. John Ehret is not the first black Mayor in Germany. But the previous mayors were installed in former East-Germany, so Ehret is the first black mayor after the Reunification.

Germany has its first black mayor. The 40-year-old John Ehret, whose father was an African-American soldier and mother a native German, won the local elections in the small village of Mauer near Heidelberg on June 1st, Der Spiegel reported. With the election Germany has joined the ranks of other European countries.

French Basics - 105 minutes to learn French

French fashion, culture and arts blogger Les 100 mondes de Solange posted a video on how to learn basic French in 105 minutes. Apparently she felt that non-Francophones should learn her language. And she is right.

BLACK! - Life Style Magazine from Germany

BLACK! Life Style Magazine is a German magazine that focuses directly on a broad range of afro related lifestyle topics.

As the title suggests BLACK! addresses everyone who can identify themselves with afro- culture and considers it to be a vital part of their lifestyle. However, BLACK! also speaks to everyone who is interested in afro culture and would like to learn more about it.

BLACK! was founded by German editor Heike Kankam-Boadu, whose parents are from Ghana in West Africa and was first and foremost a pilot project which started as an internet platform in early 2011, featuring video interviews on BLACK! TV, articles and picture shows around fashion, beauty and many more.

Support Kiratiana and Pledge to the Multicultural London KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN

Kiratiana Freelon, author of the book "Kiratiana's Travel Guide to Black Paris: Get Lost and Get Found" wants your help to publish her new book "Kiratiana's Travel Guide to Multicultural London".

Visit Brixton Splash 2012 - 5th August

Photo: Lucid

Brixton Town centre: Atlantic Road, Coldharbour Lane, Effra Road, Electric Avenue, Electric Lane, Rushcroft Road, Saltoun Road, St Matthew’s Peace Gardens, Windrush Square

As London becomes the destination for the summer of 2012 Brixton Splash returns bigger and better than ever.

Watch Now - French Slavery/Time Travel Comedy "Case Départ"

H/T Shadow and Act. The French time travel/slavery comedy titled Case Départ (Back To Square One) has been released on YouTube. The entire film.

Video: Will.i.am - This Is Love ft. Eva Simons

Will.i.am released a new music video off his upcoming solo album #willpower. It features Dutch Singer Eva Simons. The video was released a few days ago, so it's brand new.

Video: Afro-European music round-up - New releases

Because of new album releases and new artists, a small compilation of Black European Soul, R&B and Acid Jazz music. First, the British Acid Jazz band Incognito. They released a new studio album "SURREAL in March, one of the tracks is entitled “Goodbye To Yesterday”, see video above.

Magazine: "Caribbean Art: Time for Recognition" - Art Absolument

The French art magazine Art Absolument released a bilingual edition (In French and English) entitled "Art Caribéen, l’heure de la reconnaissance" ("Caribbean Art: Time for Recognition"). The edition, which was published in 2011, looks ahead to the forthcoming Caribbean art exhibition in New York.

This edition is not only about art, but also about the personal journeys of some of the featured artists. You can read the entire magazine online at http://media.artabsolument.com/flipbook

Video: Afro-German singer Y'akoto - "Diamonds"

As the daughter of a Ghanaian father and a German mother, Jennifer Yaa Akoto (23) was raised a cosmopolite from her infancy. She was born in Hamburg and grew up in Ghana with sojourns in Cameroun,Togo and Chad

DOWNLOAD: Afro-German May Ayim’s writings and poetry on Black Atlantic

May Ayim 1990 (Blues in schwarz weiß). Orlanda Verlag

Afro-German May Ayim (educator, poet and activist) wrote the book Blues in schwarz-weiss (Blues in Black and White), A Collection of Essays, Poetry and Conversations. You can download (PDF) an excerpt of her book for free at Blackatlantic.

Black German Cultural Society of New Jersey 2012 Annual Convention

Katharina Oguntoye, Audre Lorde and May Ayim

Building on the success of the inaugural 2011 conference, the second annual convention of the Black German Cultural Society of New Jersey (BGCSNJ) will be held at Barnard College in New York City on August 10-11, 2012. This year’s convention will focus on the theme of “What Is the Black German Experience?”