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Tanz im August: Layered connections

What does it mean to be an interracial couple 50 years after the US Loving case? Is this discussion still necessary?? Definitely, say Brenda Dixon-Gottschild and Hellmut Gottschild in their episodic...

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Konrad Werner: If you vote for a racist person, you might be racist

The AfD and their voters hate Germany's integration commissioner because they don't believe in integration. That's the whole point.

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Entering the fool's paradise: Cold Specks

INTERVIEW: Before her show at Musik & Frieden on Oct 14, Exberliner met with Cold Specks and talked about coming to terms with the struggles as a black Muslim woman in music, inspirations for the...

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The Shitstorm Serial Part 1: Profiled at Schwuz

November's all about identity politics and with that comes a series of shitstorms, homegrown right here in Berlin. Each week we'll look at a new identity-related controversy from the past year. This...

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White German problems

Robert Timm, a member of the Identitarian movement explains his own battle to preserve the identity of das Volk.

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Racism In the Housing Market

Everyone knows that the housing market in Berlin is messed up. It's even harder to find a place should you be an migrant, expat or a person of colour. Come for a panel discussion on racism from the...

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Graphic Lust

Ulli Lust is not only Exberliner's departing resident cartoonist, she's also one of Berlin's most lauded comics artists. As a parting shot, she spoke to us about her brilliant second graphic novel,...

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Kippa your hands off

The trial for April's infamous “Berlin kippa attack”, in which a young Syrian was filmed attacking a young Israeli wearing a kippa, kicked off on Tuesday. Is antisemitism being "imported" into Germany?...

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“I don't want to be German anymore": Idil Baydar

INTERVIEW: A "Turkxit", 'Multikulti is dead'... fearless comedian Baydar – and her character Jilet Ayse – has a lot to say about the situation of Turkish-Germans today. See for yourself at show...

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The blues man vs. the Klan: Daryl Davis

American blues musician Daryl Davis has spent the last 35 years befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan. Disruption Network Lab hosts Davis for their keynote introduction (Sep 6, 17:00 at Kunstquartier...

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The EXB news briefing: October 4, 2018

In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...

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Five questions for... Vicky Truong

INTERVIEW! Vicky Truong set up We Are Not Same Same, happening November 17 and 18 at Neukölln's Studio Chérie, to address the fact that Asians are not all "same same". People of Asian descent, friends...

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Dancing in the dark: Worn and Felt

Jamaican choreographer Zwoisy Mears-Clarke’s Worn and Felt is an interactive performance that transposes the invisible nature of racism into non-visual dance. Catch it through May 26 at Sophiensaele.

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I'm not your token Jew: Max Czollek

INTERVIEW! Jewish Berlin-born author Max Czollek takes a German-centric look at how the country treats its Jews offering a novel if no less damning perspective beyond the current political discourse.

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The EXB news briefing: August 29, 2019

In the German papers this week: over-worked Berliners, e-scooter protests, new holiday for cyclists, showers for the homeless and more!

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Germany is a racist country

RANT! I will say what I see and I will say what I hate. It's my duty as a quasi-German. Yours too. Be honest. Be negative. Be critical. Be brave. There are things that are wrong here. Jacinta on...

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Five essential films by black filmmakers

TIPS! Across different genres throughout the past decade, our film editor selects a batch of insightful films that address and confront endemic racism in the US.

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Kneel for George Floyd

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Racism in Germany: A Beginner’s Guide

WTF BERLIN! Does Germany have its own problems with racism? Definitely. The biggest? That nobody is prepared to admit that racism exists in this country, writes Jacinta Nandi.

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Saturday’s No To Racism demo in pictures

GALLERY! On Saturday, June 6th, more than 15,000 demonstrators gathered at Alexanderplatz for a “silent protest” against racism and police brutality. Here’s what our photographers saw.

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Black films that show a different side of us

TIPS! Netflix has launched a Black Lives Matter selection, but many of the films are educational. Where are the films that capture the essence of being black? EXB Tech editor Jewell Sparks selects the...

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“I stand with Hengameh.”

WFT BERLIN! Are all cops trash? Charges have been brought against a journalist for saying so, but Jacinta Nandi explains why there are bigger problems to fix.

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A new station name won’t end racism, but it’s better than nothing

WTF BERLIN! The controversial name of an U-Bahn stop has been switched, so what’s with the backlash? Critics say it’s about preserving history, but Jacinta Nandi isn’t buying it.

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Walter Lübcke: A right-wing murder, and political indifference

In his latest column, Konrad Werner asks, why did CDU politicians show so little interest in the trial of a neo-Nazi murderer?

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When Roma were blamed for a coronavirus outbreak

We revisit Harzer Straße, where last year a Roma integration project in Neukölln generated a media circus fuelled by insensitive comments from local politicians.

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Red Flag: Neo-Nazis in Neukölln, again?

A far-right party called The Third Way has flooded the neighbourhood with flyers. In his latest column, Nathaniel Flakin explains why we can’t rely on the police to stop them.

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Three books for Berliners this April

Post-GDR fiction, essays and what white people can do about racism. Here are the books that should be on your list this month – and will help you beat that lockdown fatigue.

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Red Flag: Germany lets far-right terrorism flourish

The trial of an extremist who posed as a Syrian refugee is underway, but why haven’t any of his collaborators been charged? Nathan Flakin has a few ideas.

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Treptower Park’s human zoo

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, white Berliners spent a summer staring at Black people for entertainment. But the human exhibits did more than just stare back. A new audio walk tells their...

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Asal Dardan: “The barbarian is talking back. Poor you.”

We speak to the prize-nominated essayist about prejudice in Germany, the absurdity of Heimat and the value of self-criticism.

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