Katharina Oguntoye | |
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| Born | January 1959 Zwickau |
| Genre | poetry |
| Literary movement | Afro-German |
Katharina Oguntoye (born January 1959 in Zwickau, East Germany)[1] is an Afro-German writer, historian, activist, and poet. She founded the nonprofit intercultural association Joliba[2] in Germany and is perhaps best known for co-editing the book Farbe bekennen with May Ayim (then May Opitz) and Dagmar Schultz.[1] The English translation of this book was entitled Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out. Oguntoye has played an important role in the Afro-German Movement.[2]
- ^ a b Opitz, May; Katharina, Oguntoye; Schultz, Dagmar, eds. (1992). Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780870237607.
- ^ a b Stefani Messick (6 June 2014). "Meeting w/ Katharina Oguntoye of Joliba Interkulturelles Netzwerk". FemGeniuses.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.