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May Ayim (3 May 1960 in Hamburg – 9 August 1996 in Berlin) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Brigitte Sylvia Andler); she was an Afro-German poet, educator, and activist. The child of a German dancer and Ghanaian medical student, she lived with a white German foster family when young.
May 17, 2015 · May Ayim is an Afro-German poet, educator, author, and activist known for her pioneering work in the field of Afro-German history, specifically her instrumental role in founding the Initiative Schwarze Deutsche (ISD), which translates to the Initiative of Black People in Germany.
Apr 26, 2023 · Afrodeutsch, or Afro-German, is a term used by many Black people in Germany today to refer to themselves. The term was largely coined by the poet, teacher, and activist May Ayim, who is considered one of the most important voices in the Black community in Germany.
May Ayim was one of the most influential founding figures of Afro-Deutsch studies in Germany. Born to a German mother and Ghanian father in 1960, she grew up in a white foster family in Germany.
May Ayim was a poet, scholar and activist in Black feminist and Afro-German movements. She is considered one of the pioneers of Critical Whiteness Studies in Germany, which criticises the invisible “White” norm and analyses racism as a structural privilege of “White” people.
May Ayim (geboren als Brigitte Sylvia Andler am 3. Mai 1960 in Hamburg; † 9. August 1996 in Berlin) war eine deutsche Dichterin, Pädagogin und Aktivistin der afrodeutschen Bewegung.
May Ayim (3 May 1960 in Hamburg – 9 August 1996 in Berlin) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Brigitte Sylvia Andler ); she was an Afro-German poet, educator, and activist. The child of a German dancer and Ghanaian medical student, she lived with a white German foster family when young.
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