Felton Kizer for DADDYPhotography by Felton Kizer, courtesy of DADDY
CL Mayers meets Kemi Fatoba and Joe Von Hutch, the founders of Berlin-based, Black-owned and inclusive publication DADDY
February 03, 2021
“Everyone has this idea of Berlin being this super progressive, forward-thinking bubble and there are those bubbles, but then there’s also the reality check,” Kemi Fatoba,
DADDY’s co-founder, begins. “There is a lot of casual sexism, racism and homophobia coming from people of all ages, but I was particularly shocked to see it coming from young people. That is how the idea of starting
DADDY formed.” Between co-workers who would casually throw around racial slurs, to progressive left-leaning groups who love their cultured neighbourhoods yet chastise the people of colour who make it so, there was a glaring disparity between the expectation and the reality of Berlin.