Glad to see the back of 2025. It wasn't a good one.

If you're looking for PhD funding maybe have a look at: www.shu.ac.uk/research/deg...

Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung: Offener Brief – Der Bund hat die Pflicht zur Kolonialismus Aufarbeitung und Erinnerung Hier geht es zum Offenen Brief: decolonize-berlin.de/de/pressemit... Mitzeichnung über den Link weiterhin möglich!

Stellungnahme zum Stellenwert der Kolonialgeschichte in der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte 👇 wird gezeichnet u.a. von @hdilger.bsky.social @glasmanjo.bsky.social @noa-k-ha.bsky.social @mrothberg.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @patrickhege.bsky.social @he-mel.bsky.social @franziscaz.bsky.social

Thanks @davidxnoack.bsky.social for this report on our Historikertag panel on Black German histories www.hsozkult.de/conferencere...

#Zürich Heute Abend halte ich die erste von den drei Zürcher Poetikvorlesungen 2025. Auch online! ⬇️ #ImVertrauern

Big shout out to Whitney Nosakhare for inviting myself and @tnflorvil.bsky.social to contribute to the latest Mal nach den Rechten schauen podcast: www.malnachdenrechtenschauen.de/podcast/14-b...

On this day in 1920, a white mob in Ocoee, Florida, lynched as many as 30 Black Americans and razed the Black community because a Black man attempted to vote.

I am so delighted that from Saturday there will be a Martha-Ndumbe-Platz in Berlin Wedding, honouring Martha who was murdered in Ravensbrück. Many thanks and congrats to all behind this initiative, especially to ISD and Decolonize Berlin. I wish I could be at Saturday's celebration.

A great volume celebrating the fantastic work carried out in Berlin.

Zürich hat jetzt seine eigene M-Wort-Debatte, allerdings natürlich unter klassisch Zürcher Bedingungen mit direkt persönlichen Attacken auf einen guten Kollegen, Bernhard Schär

Really enjoyed our panel at the @historikertag.bsky.social Thanks to @aselmeyer.bsky.social and Eva Schöck-Quinteros for organising this - a full house!!!

Looking forward to the Historikertag next week in Bonn

🧵1/ Our branch just passed a motion condemning the stealth closure of the MA in Black British History. We did this to demand accountability — for the future of the MA and for the College’s promises on racial justice and equality. shorturl.at/gIUVG

Morgen ist es soweit: Die rassistische Bezeichnung „M* Straße“ verschwindet! Der Versuch der Initiative „Pro M* Straße“, die Umbenennung mit einem Eilantrag zu blockieren, ist gescheitert.

Zu Amos transnationaler Bedeutung hier noch einmal ergänzend Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago 👇

Recently found out more about the revue show Sonnenaufgang im Morgenland, performed by Black Berliners in 1930 - looking forward to writing it up!

Coming to Sheffield Crucible on 1st August: Heads Up: Frank's Story | Sheffield Theatres

Off to Berlin to tank some much-needed energy.

Just seen this - I so hope this will happen. www.tip-berlin.de/stadtleben/n...

Arrived yesterday - great to receive a print copy of my article in Holocaust and Genocide Studies on Black lives in Nazi Germany

Dekolonial Erinnern in Berlin: Heutige Auskunft von @ba-mitte-berlin.bsky.social zur #AntonWilhelmAmo Straße: „Mit Urteil vom 6. Juli 2023 hat das BA Mitte das erste (Muster-)klageverfahren vor dem Verwaltungsgericht Berlin gegen die Straßenumbenennung Mohrenstraße gewonnen. …“ 1/3

Gibt es vielleicht jemanden, der zum @historikertag.bsky.social nach Bonn kommt und eventuell Lust auf unser Panel zur Geschichte Schwarzer Menschen in Deutschland hat und bereit wäre, einen Sektionsbericht für @hsozkult.bsky.social zu schreiben? www.historikertag.de/Bonn2025/pro...

On holiday - it happens!

Last teaching day of the semester...it's been a long one! Looking forward to seeing the work the students produce!

Dekolonial Erinnern in Berlin: „Koloniale Spuren in Tiergarten“. Haus der @giz.de gehört dazu 👇 @bmz.de @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdbund.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @konradinkunze.bsky.social @hdilger.bsky.social @he-mel.bsky.social @adamblackler.bsky.social @ba-mitte-berlin.bsky.social

Sheffield knows!

Dekolonial Erinnern in Deutschland am Majimaji-Gedenktag: In U-Bahn erklärt @manubauche.bsky.social, warum Umgestaltung des öffentlichen Raums wichtig ist. @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdbund.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @hdilger.bsky.social @michmo.bsky.social @blackgermans.bsky.social

Delighted to see this coming out: Black lives in Nazi Germany: Spent a lot of time on this. academic.oup.com/hgs/advance-...

Dekolonial Erinnern in Deutschland: Schöne Ausstellung im Tempelhof Museum @batempschbg.bsky.social über koloniale Verflechtungen der Sarotti-Schokolade. @gruene-ts.bsky.social @spdfraktionts.bsky.social @decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @he-me.bsky.social @isdbund.bsky.social

Delighted to see this coming out: Black lives in Nazi Germany: Spent a lot of time on this. academic.oup.com/hgs/advance-...

Delighted to have had the chance to speak with Waihiga Mwaura about Black lives in Nazi Germany for BBC Africa's Focus on Africa yesterday.

There's a longer tribute to our colleague Nicola Verdon now on instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DFU0c5ANkOt/

First day or the new semester! Students full of enthusiasm - long may it continue.

2025 - brace yourselves!

This is such an important project - really disappointing what is happening: taz.de/Modellprojek...

Putting finishing touches on 4 pieces which should be coming out next year. Looking forward to sharing some new research!

@maxplancklaw.bsky.social is on BlueSky now! For starters, have a look at our 2024 highlights below

Week 12! This semester has gone by so quickly.

Check out Johny Pitts' Afropean podcast - was lucky to be involved in part 3: pod.link/1776340182

I worked with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on their web information on Black people's experiences of Nazi Germany. It now includes amazing images from the collection of the Black German Magdalene Garber: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/p...

So glad to be (largely) off twitter - what a cesspit of misinformation and extremism.

Week 10 - where did the time go?

Graduation week - great time of the year!

Nothing like a school snow day to start the day...wish they'd cancelled 10 minutes earlier. Now I'm fully awake.

Hybrid 3-day workshop on Dualla Misipo and his book Der Junge aus Duala starting today: www.zfl-berlin.org/event/dualla... In conversation with Philipp Khabo Koepsell this afternoon!

I made a starter pack for German History!!! Please repost, and comment if you'd like to be added! :) go.bsky.app/QMHzmog

I have started building a stater pack for history of colonialism and imperialism go.bsky.app/TDMSz4Y