the things i am thinking while smiling politely… deniseMarch 11, 2013 Dodua Otoo's writing is efficient and brutal with a journal-like quality. This writing style effortlessly explores complex issues like white supremacy in intimate relationships, cultural colonialism, immigration, the mine-field of divorce and universal human failure. None of these issues are at the center of the story, yet are weaved through everything that happens. Her narrative gives us a sneak peek into the unsaid and often felt universe of a black woman in Berlin. ... Berlin BoomboxReviews1 Comment185 views 0
“Kaffee macht schön!” Rochelle RoweMarch 12, 2012 Call it an occupational hazard of someone already drawn to research and write about the historical links between beauty, race, and power, but I have begun to ob... Articles2 Comments259 views 0
African Roots deniseOctober 12, 2011 I am weary when I receive compliments here because they are usually precursors for the inevitable question that is usually the first thing most Germans ask me, ... Articles0 Comments388 views 0
The South Shall Rise Again…But In Berlin? chesterSeptember 16, 2011 You ever have those moments when you're in a foreign country, surrounded by foreign people (to you) speaking a foreign language, and then you see something that... Articles2 Comments1042 views 0
