racism in france
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What’s Going On In France?! Here’s 7 Things To Know
Riots and unrest against police brutality have broken out in France amidst the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk.
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‘Hang the Whites’: Rapper’s Hate Speech Trial Exposes the Hypocrisy of Race Relations in France
The music video for 34-year-old French rapper Nick Conrad’s “Pendez les Blancs” (“Hang the Whites”) opens with a jarring visual akin to the title itself: the lifeless body of a white man on a noose, while Conrad (a black man of Cameroonian descent) stands beside him lighting a cigar. It’s a role reversal intended to…
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French Rally Around Lawmaker Called ‘Fat Black Swine From Africa’ in Racist, Threatening Letter
Thousands of people leaped to support a French lawmaker Wednesday after she shared a racist letter addressed to her that insulted her African heritage and threatened her life. On Wednesday, Laetitia Avia, a member of France’s National Assembly from President Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche movement, shared an anonymous letter filled with racial abuse and threats.…