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Meet Pauline Buisson —an enslaved woman and midwife brought to Switzerland from Saint-Domingue in 1776 by the Swiss businessman David-Philippe de Treytorrens. Pauline not only worked in the household of Treytorrens but also served as a prolific midwife.…

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As parents or caregivers of Afro-decent children, living in the heart of Europe, we have the responsibility to ensure that our children understand and appreciate the significance of Black stories and history globally and regionally…

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Get to know, Jovita Dos Santos Pinto, is a historian and researcher who has dedicated her work to uncovering the stories of Afro-descent women in Swiss contemporary culture & history.

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Our first quarter began with the building up and launching of www.afroswissfamilies.com along with setting up of our instagram account. The intention being to use these two platforms for scheduling and sharing our family friendly Meet & Play’s..

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We humans as a species are social creatures all on the look out out for community, we seek it in nationality, geographic location, ethnicity, religion, race, language, culture, hobbies and careers, socio-economic status to name a few - we all want to belong..

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Get to know, Tilo Frey, an educator and politician, made history as one of the first twelve women elected to the Swiss National Council in 1971. She was also the first person of African descent to hold a seat in the council.

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As parents we bring our individual cultural and ethnic lived experiences into our families. We are always reflecting and looking out for ways we can merge and share our heritage with our children…

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Raising a family in Switzerland has its positives and negatives from the benefits of high standards of living, sense of physical security and social stability, to an education system that caters to differing skillset. While Switzerland is a federal republic of four primarily European cultures (Swiss-German, Swiss-French, Swiss-Italian and Swiss-Romansh) raising a multicultural and multi-racial family in Switzerland brings …

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Critical race theorist and Mixed race identity advocate and researcher M.P.P. Root conducted research on the identity development of Mixed persons as part of research paper Resolutions of Biracial Identity Tensions, 1990. The research was born out of a desire to understand how a Mixed race person deals with the tension resulting from their diverse ethnic background…

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Get to know, Sinisha Lüscher is an emerging talent in the field of Schwingen (wrestling) within the Northwestern Switzerland Association. As one of the youngest wrestlers in the region, Sinisha has set his sights on an ambitious goal: to become the first Afro-descendant Schwinger King.

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There is a fascination in touching the hair of persons and children of African descent, wether it is styled in an Afro, Curls, Coils or protective styling such as braids, plaits or twists. Its is problematic because It is an invasion of basic personal space, never mind the disrespect and question of hygiene in placing your hands in another persons hair…

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Get to know, Mandy Abou Shoak is an activist, SP councillor, and social worker who has made significant contributions to antiracist, feminist, intersectional activism, and human rights initiatives. Her work in the public sphere and advocacy.

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Summer 2020 was heated in many ways, in the middle of an ongoing pandemic and a global reflection on the ongoing impact of structural and institutional racism on racialised persons galvanizing the Black Lives Matter movement - Benin/Swiss Actress and SRF News Caster, Angélique Beldner was undergoing her own personal journey resulting in the documentary Racism in Switzerland :The summer I became "Black” by SRF Dok…