The Black German Cultural Society Annual Awards Banquet

In Honor of Black History Month Feb 28th 2015
BGCS™ First Annual Awards Banquet!
Philadelphia  Hilton Hotel City Line Ave

“HONORING OUR OWN – HONORING EACH OTHER”
Honoring Afro-German children, so-called German ‘Brown Babies’,
born to German women and African American soldiers in post WWII Germany.
We had a screening of  Brown Babies: The Mischlingskinder Story
A Compelling story About brown German Babies!

“We’ve struggled through childhoods filled with confusion, fear, anger, and feelings of inferior self-esteem. Navigated adolescence in extreme conformity to perceived structures of authority in order to redeem our existence, or in defiance to them in utter rebellion. Adulthood was either accomplished successfully by integrating the powerful nuances of our diversified selves, or postponed until safety could be found in the distanced wisdom of experience. Some of us didn’t make it. Some of us are just now coming of age.”~ Rebekka White, Black German

 Theme: Honoring Our Own ~ Honoring Each Other: With hearts filled with joy, compassion and understanding, German-born, Post WWII, US Occupation Babies, stand shoulder to shoulder in recognition and honor. This, in of itself, would have been enough. However, the evening was this, and so much more. Peace and Blessings and Healing. To save one person is like saving an entire world.

                            Rabbi Claire Green & Founding President Shirley Gindler-Price of
                                   The Black German Cultural Society(™) BGCS
                                           

                                               Rabbi Claire Green & Daniel Cardwell

                            Angelika Scurlock & Sister C of the Lutheran Seminary of Mt Airy.

                                                Rudiger Z Ellis & Tyson  Price                                                                                                        

Father and Son  Tyson & Vernon Price 

Michael Cardwell. Born Jan 1947 in Bamberg, Germany, Michael, upon receiving a Certificate of Recognition from BGCS, He mentioned that it was the first certificate he had ever received in his life. He also an accomplished author of the book "A Question of Color" a Brown Baby's search for identity in a black and white world.

                                                 Michael Cardwell & Tyson Price

                                               Ms.judith, Shirley Price ,Tyson Price

German-born US occupation child  Daniel Paprocki Cardwell 

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German-born, US occupation child Rudiger Z Ellis  receiving awards for generous donation of time and support of BGCS,