Adé Bantu
Musician and BANTU frontman; founder of Brothers Keepers and Afropolitan Vibes.
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Boris Kodjoe
Actor born in Austria and raised in Germany, whose U.S. education at Virginia Commonwealth University preceded a career in American television and film.
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Charles M. Huber
Actor known for Der Alte and CDU member of the German Bundestag, 2013–2017. His acting and parliamentary work are indexed together.
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Daniele G. Daude
French-German musicologist, dramaturge, violinist and conductor. Founded The String Archestra in 2016 to foreground overlooked BIPOC composers, and led Com Chor Berlin from 2013 to 2023.
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Elisabeth Clarke-Hasters
Dancer, choreographer, actor and arts educator; BGHRA Executive Director of Arts & Culture.
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Fasia Jansen
Singer-songwriter, peace activist and participant in labour and women’s movements. Her creative and political work are indexed together.
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Grada Kilomba
Portuguese interdisciplinary artist based in Berlin; working with memory, colonial histories and performance.
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Jean-Pierre Faye
Senegalese diplomat and actor associated with German cinema, credited as Jean Faye in Liane, das Mädchen aus dem Urwald (1956). Appears in both acting and diplomacy. Distinct from the French philosopher of the same name.
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Joe Kiel
Graphic designer and illustrator, included in BGHRA’s artists and performers directory. Explore his design and illustration portfolio.
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Joy Denalane
Soul and R&B singer whose work brings cultural roots into conversation with identity.
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Layla Zami
Interdisciplinary artist working with music, poetry and performance.
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Louis Brody
Louis Brody, born Ludwig M’Bebe M’Pessa Akwa in Douala, built a long performing career in Germany. His work also extended into Black collective organization: he helped establish the Afrikanischer Hilfsverein in 1918 and protested racist campaigning in 1921. His career connects performance and political action under the constraints imposed by racist casting and Nazi cinema.
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Louis Douglas
Dancer, actor and producer whose touring career shaped Black performance in interwar Europe.
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Noah Sow / Swami Dhyānānanda Saraswati
Musician, composer and conceptual artist.
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Oxana Chi
Dancer and choreographer whose work connects embodied memory with diaspora.
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Samy Deluxe
Hamburg rapper and producer whose songs address life and belonging in Germany.
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Theodor Wonja Michael
Berlin-born actor and writer whose memoir documents Black German history.
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Zari Harat
BGHRA Resident Artist. Hamburg-based visual artist and educator whose work connects art, dialogue and artistic self-expression. Listed as a BGHRA collaborator; no Black identity is assigned.
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Zazie Beetz
Berlin-born German-American actor raised between German and American cultures, known for Atlanta and films including Deadpool 2.
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- Adé Bantu
- Boris Kodjoe
- Charles M. Huber
- Daniele G. Daude
- Elisabeth Clarke-Hasters
- Fasia Jansen
- Grada Kilomba
- Ivy Quainoo
- Jean-Pierre Faye
- Jerry Hoffmann
- Joana Tischkau
- Jocelyn B. Smith
- Joe Kiel
- Jordan Rita Seruya Awori
- Joshua Kantara
- Joy Denalane
- Lamin Leroy Gibba
- Lara-Sophie Milagro
- Layla Zami
- Lena Whooo
- Louis Douglas
- Magda Korsinsky
- Malick Bauer
- Malik Nagorsen
- Mariama Diagne
- Marie Nejar
- Maseho
- Nasheeka Nedsreal
- Noah Sow / Swami Dhyānānanda Saraswati
- Oxana Chi
- Paula Essam
- Salima Faye
- Samy Deluxe
- Sandrine Micossé-Aikins
- Sheri Hagen
- Sophie Yukiko
- Theodor Wonja Michael
- Zari Harat
- Zazie Beetz
New historical profiles: Louis Brody