Children of the Liberation
Transatlantic Experiences and Perspectives of Black Germans of the Post-War Generation
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Edited By Marion Kraft
The Power of Words – Empowerment (Eleonore Wiedenroth-Coulibaly)
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ELEONORE WIEDENROTH-COULIBALY
The Power of Words – Empowerment
Xenophobia Hostility to foreigners Hatred of strangers
Fear of human beings Hostility to human beings Misanthropy
Fear of oneself Hatred of oneself Hostility against oneself
The stranger? The strangers? The strange?
Words disguise – denude – disguise what is behind them – NOTHING NIHIL NOTHING Let us fill the void with love for one another With acknowledgement of each other With respect for each other with hope for each of us And it turns into a gift of life and experience of venture and trust of courage and strength That is em-power-ment! ← 393 | 394 →
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