Tag: Racism
With “Black bodies”, Christelle Bakima Poundza questions the place of black women in fashion
Black bodies: reflection on modeling, fashion and black women, it’s the France Book of the week. The author is Christelle Bakima Poundza who has been scrutinizing the catwalks and fashion…
1983, the march for equality and against racism
Their names are Nsar and Baïda Doghmane, Hanifa Taguelmint, Farid Lahoua or Toumi Djaïda and they came out of the northern districts of Marseille or Minguettes in Lyon to march…
40 years later, the march for equality is still relevant
In France, events will multiply to mark the 40th anniversary of the march for equality, nicknamed March des Beurs. On October 15, 1983, a few dozen young people of immigrant…
‘Racism case’ shock to Tesla! It is claimed that there are “swastika” and “Ku Klux Klan” drawings at work!
According to the New York Times’ report, black employees at Tesla’s California factory are subjected to racist rhetoric. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against the company,…
Marseille remembers the racist crimes of 1973
In the summer of 1973, an unprecedented wave of racist assassinations swept across France. In four months, around fifty Algerians mainly were killed, including 17 in Marseille, the epicenter of…
Police officers in London lay down their weapons – after racism scandal
The murder of Chris Kaba last September continues to provoke reactions. The 24-year-old was shot to death by the police – even though he was unarmed. It was after a…
In France, more than 30,000 people march against police violence and systemic racism
Several tens of thousands of people demonstrated this Saturday, September 23 throughout France “against police violence” but also systemic racism, at the call of numerous left-wing organizations. Some incidents broke…
before his trial, Christophe Galtier responds to accusations of racism
“ I do not accept that we can say that Christophe Galtier is a racist “, defended the former PSG coach on Sunday on Canal+, who will be tried in…
In Haiti, a march against insecurity and racism
Insecurity pushes the population to flee to the Dominican Republic, on the same island, but where the situation is hardly more enviable. 3 mins Drum rolls and the ritual before…
“Here, I escape racism”: Howard University, the Harvard of African-Americans
In the spring of 2022, Isabella Miller finds herself faced with a difficult choice. This high school senior from South Carolina was accepted into Harvard, the dream of many American…