The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Black lives need to matter in Germany': New project to uncover racism in everyday life Germany's black population is highly visible when it comes to discrimination and anti-black racism, but largely invisible when it comes to capturing the lived realities of people of African descent. This is set to change. The Local spoke with one of the organisers of the new 'Afrozensus' project. https://www.thelocal.de/20200828/black-lives-need-to-matter-in-germany-new-project-to-uncover-racism-in-everyday-life Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:31:06 +0200 black-lives-need-to-matter-in-germany-new-project-to-uncover-racism-in-everyday-life Thousands of Berliners form socially-distanced human chain against racism Thousands demonstrated in Berlin against racism and for broader fairness, including sharing the coronavirus burden, as they stretched a human chain through the German capital Sunday while keeping safe distances. https://www.thelocal.de/20200615/berliners-form-socially-distanced-human-chain-against-racism Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:00:57 +0200 berliners-form-socially-distanced-human-chain-against-racism Germany 'not doing enough to fight racism' as country sees rise in reported discrimination cases A rising number of people say they are experiencing racism in Germany, the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20200609/germany-is-not-doing-enough-to-combat-racism-agency-sees-rising-number-of-racial-discrimination-cases Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:21:12 +0200 germany-is-not-doing-enough-to-combat-racism-agency-sees-rising-number-of-racial-discrimination-cases Racism 'swept under carpet' in Germany, says Boris Becker Boris Becker says racism in Germany needs to be discussed openly after the tennis icon drew criticism on social media for taking part in a Black Lives Matter protest. https://www.thelocal.de/20200608/racism-swept-under-carpet-in-germany-says-boris-becker Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:15:16 +0200 racism-swept-under-carpet-in-germany-says-boris-becker Peaceful protests in US are 'more than legitimate', says German Foreign Minister Peaceful demonstrations in the United States against the "shocking" death of George Floyd during an arrest by police are "more than legitimate", Germany's Foreign Minister said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200602/peaceful-protests-in-us-are-more-than-legitimate-german-fm Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:27:18 +0200 peaceful-protests-in-us-are-more-than-legitimate-german-fm