By Ashley Thomas Life as a mixed gay man seems a singular experience. Who, what and where are the fluid foundations on which I’m constructed, construed and constrained. To some I am black but not Black, clearly not white or not Black enough. To others, I am an undecided shade of, well, I…
My daughter lives in a diversity bubble and I don’t know when, or how, I should burst it. By this I mean that…
Apart from being a master’s student I’m also a babysitter. Every morning I wake up around 6:30 am, get ready, walk over to Poblenou,…
By Abena Wariebi Reporting from the Catalonian city of Barcelona, Abena Wariebi discusses national identity from an African-American perspective, assessing the differences between American and…
By Cari McCay (English translation by Yomi Bazuaye). Cari McCay is a social worker and event coordinator. She was raised and has lived most…
By Ella Daniels Afropean’s Ella Daniels reports from the ground in Melilla, a Spanish outpost in Morocco, where the racialized reality shows the stark…
By Abena Wariebi Insights from an African-American student in Barcelona on the lack of a “black community” and the gulf, both literal and metaphorical,…
Afropean’s Tommy Evans exchanges notes on poetry with fellow lyricist Saraiya Bah, one of London’s finest emerging spoken word artists. As a poet, writer…
Call for Papers Afroeuropeans: Black Cultures and Identities in Europe Sixth biennial network conference, University of Tampere, Finland, 6 – 8 July 2017 DEADLINE FOR ONLINE-SUBMISSIONS…
By Nina Whenever someone asks me where I come from, answering ‘Slovakia’ always evokes a surprised reaction, no matter if it happens abroad or…