Welcome at the Homepage of the

The society was founded on January 1, 1998 in Chicago.

Our mission is to develop a community for Black Germans living in the United States of America in order to create a forum for their cultural heritage.

The purpose of the society is to bring together Black Germans to establish and foster relationships to discuss and carry out research on basic issues and questions of their cultural heritage that include:

• how we want to identify ourselves as Black Germans, individually and as a group within German and American communities,
• how we can educate others and expose them to the Black German community and culture,
• how we can strengthen our Black German community and continue to build upon relationships with the African American community and other groups who are working to eradicate racism and improve opportunities for all people of color.

• ATTENTIOON: "CHICAGO 2000" - the national convention of the BGCS is postponed to February 2001. If you need more information, please send an e-mail to blackgermans@egroups.com.

  Here is a MESSAGE for all who sign our GUEST BOOK. Please send an additional e-mail to: blackgermans if you would like to receive further information.

  You can sign up on our list serv by using the sign-up box below:

For more information on the BGCS, Inc. go to: INFO-BLACKGERMANS

Here you find a short introduction to the following Links. Please take a few minutes and check them out.

The Black History Month in Berlin has changed its page and presents a nice collection of pictures from the event in this year.

The Geborener Deutscher is an interesting newsletter of people with German decent who were adopted into U.S. families.

An introduction of two minorities in Germany gives you informations about the Black German as well as the Turkish/Turkish German community.

This webpage is dedicated to May Ayim, the Black German poet and community activist. Among her publications is "Showing Our Colors: Afro German Women Speak Out (original title: Farbe bekennen: Schwarze Frauen auf den Spuren ihrer Geschichte).

ADEFRAis the English version of the German original of the Black German women's organization.

THANKS FOR VISITING AND DON'T FORGET TO SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK!!!

updated April, 2000

here are some links:

Geborener Deutscher (german-born adoptees newsletter)
Afronetz (Black German Discussion Group)
Black History Month in Berlin (Germany)
Mypheduh Films, Inc. (Sankofa)
Homepage of the BGCS eGroup
Two German Minorties
May Ayim
ADEFRA
Homepage of the ISD ( Initiative of Black Germans and Blacks in Germany)

Email: blackgermans@egroups.com