“At times, as someone of African heritage”—writes Musa Okwonga, who moved to Berlin in 2014—”it is hard to avoid a very specific despair: the knowledge that, as wonderful as life in Europe can be, its joys were not intended for us.” Okwonga detects a frightening increase in racist sentiment over the past several months. (Zeit Online, 10/13/23)
At times as someone of African heritage
