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May Ayim (3 May 1960 in Hamburg – 9 August 1996 in Berlin) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Sylvia Andler); she was an Afro-German poet, educator, and activist. The child of a German student and Ghanaian medical student, she was adopted by a white German family when young. After reconnecting with her father and his family in Ghana, in 1992 she took his surname for a pen name.

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  • May Ayim (aufgewachsen unter dem Namen Sylvia Brigitte Gertrud Opitz; * 3. Mai 1960 in Hamburg als Sylvia Andler; † 9. August 1996 in Berlin) war eine deutsche Dichterin, Pädagogin und Aktivistin der afrodeutschen Bewegung. (de)
  • May Ayim (3 May 1960 in Hamburg – 9 August 1996 in Berlin) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Sylvia Andler); she was an Afro-German poet, educator, and activist. The child of a German student and Ghanaian medical student, she was adopted by a white German family when young. After reconnecting with her father and his family in Ghana, in 1992 she took his surname for a pen name. Opitz wrote a thesis at the University of Regensburg, "Afro-Deutsche: Ihre Kultur- und Sozialgeschichte aus dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlicher Veränderungen" (Afro-Germans: Their Cultural and Social History on the Background of Social Change), which was the first scholarly study of Afro-German history. Combined with contemporary materials, it was published as the book Farbe Bekennen: Afro-deutsche Frauen auf den Spuren ihrer Geschichte (1986). This was translated and published in English as Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out (1986). It included accounts by many women of Afro-German descent. Ayim worked as an activist to unite Afro-Germans and combat racism in German society. She co-founded Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (Initiative of Black People in Germany) to that purpose in the late 1980s. (en)
  • Sylvia Brigitte Gertrud Opitz, más conocida por su seudónimo May Ayim (Hamburgo; 3 de mayo de 1960 - Berlín; 9 agosto de 1996) fue una poeta alemana, pedagoga y activista del movimiento afroalemán. (es)
  • May Ayim (3 Mei 1960 di Humberg-9 Agustus 1996 di Berlin) adalah seorang penyair, guru, pengarang, dan aktivis Afro-Jerman. Ia lahir dengan nama , dari orang tua yang tidak menikah. Ibunya seorang Jerman , dan ayahnya seorang mahasiswa kedokteran Ghahanian, . May diadopsi oleh keluarga Jerman kulit putih, Opitz. Ia dibesarkan di Westphalia dengan nama May Opitz. Setelah kembali ke ayah biologisnya, ia menggunakan nama May Ayim sebagai nama penanya. setelah bekerja keras untuk mempersiapkan Black History Month (1996), May menderita gangguan mental dan fisik. Dia dirawat di bangsal psikiatrik rumah sakit Auguste Viktoria di Berlin pada Januari 1996. Para dokter mendiagronis ia menderita multiple sclerosis. Mereka menghentikan pengobatannya, yang didasarkan pada keyakinan bahwa dia mengalami depresi dan melepaskannya pada April 1996. Melanjutkan perjuangannya dengan depresi, May diterima kembali setelah upaya bunuh diri. Dipulanglan kembali bulan Juli. Ia melakukan bunuh diri pada 9 Agustus 1996 melompat dari lantai 13 dari gedung Berlin. (in)
  • May Ayim est le nom de plume de May Opitz (née Brigitte Sylvia Gerund le 3 mai 1960 à Hambourg – morte le 9 août 1996 à Berlin). Elle est une poétesse, pédagogue, orthophoniste, essayiste et militante afro-allemande. (fr)
  • May Ayim, pseudonimo di Sylvia Opitz (Amburgo, 3 maggio 1960 – Berlino, 9 agosto 1996), è stata una poetessa e attivista tedesca nata da genitori del Ghana. (it)
  • May Ayim (Hamburgo, 3 de maio de 1960 – Berlim, 9 de agosto de 1996), foi uma escritora, poeta, educadora e ativista alemã. Filha de um estudante de medicina de Gana e mãe alemã, May foi adotada por um casal alemão branco ainda bem jovem. Após se reencontrar com a família biológica do pai em Gana, em 1992, ela passou a assinar como May Ayim, substituindo o Opitz de sua família adotiva. May fez doutorado na Universidade de Ratisbona, cuja tese: "Afro-Deutsche: Ihre Kultur- und Sozialgeschichte aus dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlicher Veränderungen" (Afro-alemães: sua história cultural e social no contexto da mudança social), foi o primeiro estudo acadêmico a respeito da história dos afro-alemães. Aliada com materiais contemporâneos, foi publicada como livro, em 1986, chamado Farbe Bekennen. Foi traduzida e publicada em inglês como Showing Our Colors: Afro-German Women Speak Out (Mostrando COR-agem: mulheres afro-alemãs falam tudo) (1986). Inclui relatos de muitas mulheres afro-alemãs, com quem Ayim militou para unir os afro-alemães para combater o racismo na sociedade. Foi uma das co-fundadoras da Initiative Schwarze Deutsche (Iniciativa para Pessoas Negras na Alemanha) voltada para este fim, no final dos anos 1980. (pt)
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  • May Ayim (aufgewachsen unter dem Namen Sylvia Brigitte Gertrud Opitz; * 3. Mai 1960 in Hamburg als Sylvia Andler; † 9. August 1996 in Berlin) war eine deutsche Dichterin, Pädagogin und Aktivistin der afrodeutschen Bewegung. (de)
  • Sylvia Brigitte Gertrud Opitz, más conocida por su seudónimo May Ayim (Hamburgo; 3 de mayo de 1960 - Berlín; 9 agosto de 1996) fue una poeta alemana, pedagoga y activista del movimiento afroalemán. (es)
  • May Ayim est le nom de plume de May Opitz (née Brigitte Sylvia Gerund le 3 mai 1960 à Hambourg – morte le 9 août 1996 à Berlin). Elle est une poétesse, pédagogue, orthophoniste, essayiste et militante afro-allemande. (fr)
  • May Ayim, pseudonimo di Sylvia Opitz (Amburgo, 3 maggio 1960 – Berlino, 9 agosto 1996), è stata una poetessa e attivista tedesca nata da genitori del Ghana. (it)
  • May Ayim (3 May 1960 in Hamburg – 9 August 1996 in Berlin) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Sylvia Andler); she was an Afro-German poet, educator, and activist. The child of a German student and Ghanaian medical student, she was adopted by a white German family when young. After reconnecting with her father and his family in Ghana, in 1992 she took his surname for a pen name. (en)
  • May Ayim (3 Mei 1960 di Humberg-9 Agustus 1996 di Berlin) adalah seorang penyair, guru, pengarang, dan aktivis Afro-Jerman. Ia lahir dengan nama , dari orang tua yang tidak menikah. Ibunya seorang Jerman , dan ayahnya seorang mahasiswa kedokteran Ghahanian, . May diadopsi oleh keluarga Jerman kulit putih, Opitz. Ia dibesarkan di Westphalia dengan nama May Opitz. Setelah kembali ke ayah biologisnya, ia menggunakan nama May Ayim sebagai nama penanya. (in)
  • May Ayim (Hamburgo, 3 de maio de 1960 – Berlim, 9 de agosto de 1996), foi uma escritora, poeta, educadora e ativista alemã. Filha de um estudante de medicina de Gana e mãe alemã, May foi adotada por um casal alemão branco ainda bem jovem. Após se reencontrar com a família biológica do pai em Gana, em 1992, ela passou a assinar como May Ayim, substituindo o Opitz de sua família adotiva. (pt)
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