{"id":742,"date":"2014-01-12T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=742"},"modified":"2014-01-12T22:13:22","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T22:13:22","slug":"missing-black-role-models-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"Missing black role models in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Children need role models as a source of inspiration. It is even better when this role model is a reflection of whom one is. In a country like Germany where black people are a minority you will hardly to see or hear about influencial black people over the\u00a0 main stream media. There are so many educated, successful and smart Africans living and working in Germany for example; great medical doctors, ingenieurs, lawyers, IT,\u00a0 journalist, bankers, musicians, actors, Chefs, you name it.. but we hardly get to see or hear positive news about black people. In movies black people often get the miserable roles if at all. Some who have succeeded breaking through, last only for a short period of time with their popularity.\u00a0 There is hope that one day this perception of black people in the diaspora as a whole will change. When I drop off my children at school, I see a tagless future. A future full of children of the world (Weltkinder) who know no boundaries. They will feel at home everywhere. Today we have a black president in the US tomorrow it might be Germany or China why not? The day shall come I am convinced.\u00a0 Maischna Magazine is one of the few platforms in Germany that portrays the positive and beautiful images of people of African heritage.\u00a0 Be inspired!