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Johny Pitts is a British writer, photographer, and broadcaster whose work focuses on the experiences and identities of people of African descent in Europe. He is the founder of the online journal Afropean.
Known for: Afropean: Notes From Black Europe
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Afropean: Notes From Black Europe
Afropean: Notes From Black Europe is a nonfiction documentary exploring Black European communities across the continent. Johny Pitts travels through cities such as Lisbon, Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm to document the experiences, identities, and cultures of people of African descent living in Europe. The book offers a critical and personal look at belonging, migration, and colonial history in contemporary Europe, blending travel writing, reportage, and cultural analysis.
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Departure from Sheffield
My journey began in Sheffield, a city that for me embodies the tensions and possibilities of being Afropean. It is where my own identity was forged—half British, half African American, and wholly the product of a post-industrial landscape filled with working-class grit and quiet aspiration. Leaving ...
From Afropean: Notes From Black Europe
Paris
Paris was the first stop, and it was impossible to ignore the weight of history pressing against every pavement stone. Beneath the city’s grandeur lies its colonial legacy, embodied in neighborhoods like Château Rouge and the banlieues that settle on the urban fringe. Here I found communities of Afr...
From Afropean: Notes From Black Europe
About Johny Pitts
Johny Pitts is a British writer, photographer, and broadcaster whose work focuses on the experiences and identities of people of African descent in Europe. He is the founder of the online journal Afropean.com and has received recognition for his contributions to understanding Black European culture,...
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Johny Pitts is a British writer, photographer, and broadcaster whose work focuses on the experiences and identities of people of African descent in Europe. He is the founder of the online journal Afropean.com and has received recognition for his contributions to understanding Black European culture,...
Johny Pitts is a British writer, photographer, and broadcaster whose work focuses on the experiences and identities of people of African descent in Europe. He is the founder of the online journal Afropean.com and has received recognition for his contributions to understanding Black European culture, including the Jhalak Prize for his book Afropean: Notes From Black Europe.
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Johny Pitts is a British writer, photographer, and broadcaster whose work focuses on the experiences and identities of people of African descent in Europe. He is the founder of the online journal Afropean.
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