Vlogs: Triggerwarning!
Watch these videocasts which we started on 6th of February 2020 about the political arena of the African Diaspora in Switzerland.
Every month you get to watch a new interview, sometimes even a series, pre-recorded or live through Facebook, Instagram and Youtube. We already have 20 great videos! Have a peek…
Gatekeeping Blackness
Pandoras Box: Why the Black race?
Did we open Pandoras Box?
12 – Unsang Hero of Covid-19
11 – Future Projects
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Gatekeeping Blackness
The history of the one drop rule, assigned the black race to anyone associated with having a single drop of black blood in their ancestry. The race construct is not a theory invented or put forward by black theorists or scientists. As such the dominant culture has always identified itself as the gatekeepers of blackness, determining who belongs to the black community ... extracts from James Baldwin example of the uniqueness of the 'one drop rule' in 1956 at the Conference of Negro-African Writers and Artists held in Paris. -
Pandoras Box: Why the Black race?
In this series Apiyos' guest Martina Big, is a German woman who decided to change her look by experimenting with a skin darkening injection. The once caucasian blonde green eyed Martina Big is now black brown eyed Malaika Kubwa, and we just want to know WHY? -
Did we open Pandoras Box?
Apiyo is talking about our next video serie. Please be patient, soon we show the first Part of a crazy Talk. -
12 – Unsang Hero of Covid-19
A young asylum seeker Amin Diare Conde from Guinea organizes a foodbank to supply both the Swiss and refugees in need during the height of the Corona pandemic at the local Autonomous school in Zürich, Switzerland despite his own undocumented status as an asylum seeker. -
11 – Future Projects
Yvonne Apiyo Brändle-Amolo & Eddie Ramirez: Creatives never turn off their juice maker! Eddie reveals his next project in this Vlog and we are excited to hear about it.
20 Vlog January 2021, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Like Transgender
19 Vlog December 2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Racism experiences
18 Vlog December2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Sarah Baartmann
17 Vlog November 2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Standing on the Shoulders of Pamela
16 Vlog November 2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Gatekeeping Blackness
15 Vlog November 2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Tokenism – How many Black friends do you have?
14 Vlog November 2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Why the black race?
13 Vlog November 2020, Apiyo and Martina Big; Pandoras Box: Intro
12 Vlog Friday 22.05. Apiyo and Amin Diare Conde, Unsang hero of COVID19
Download the Transcript: PDF Unsang Hero
11 Vlog Friday 17.4., Edited 13.5, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, Future Projects
Download the Transcript: PDF Future Projects
10 Vlog Friday 17.4., Edited 13.5, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, Clap back
Download the Transcript: PDF Clap back
9 Vlog Friday 17.4., Edited 7.5, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, African Descent – Terminology
Download the Transcript with additional Links: PDF Terminology
8 Vlog Friday 17.4., Edited 7.5, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, Erasing black history in Switzerland
Download the Transcript with additional Links: PDF Black History
7 Vlog Friday 17.4., Edited 7.5, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, Coping mechanisms, among queer blacks
Download the Transcript with additional Links: PDF Coping Mechanisms
6 Vlog Friday 17 April, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, Non-binary and sexual attraction, among queer blacks
Download the Transcript: PDF (Non-binary)
5 Vlog Friday 17 April, Apiyo and Eddie Ramirez, Intersectionality among queer blacks
Download the Transcript of the PDF (Intersectionality)
4 Vlog Friday 3 April, Apiyo talks about Zivilschutz and Corona, besides that, what has dance to do with it?
3 Vlog Tuesday 24 March, Apiyo talks about the postponed African Descent Festival and the Corona Pandemie.
2 Vlog Saturday 8 February, Apiyo und Sarah Akanji are talking about football and attitudes, Kantonsrätin Winterthur.
1 Vlog Thursday 6 February, Apiyo Amolo the first talk.