Black Mayor and Lawmakers Face Racist Abuse in France

France is confronting racism in public life after several Black lawmakers received racist letters and Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko faced a surge of abuse.

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Black mayor faces abuse as France confronts racism in public life

France’s hard-left France Unbowed party said several Black lawmakers received racist letters, condemning what it called entrenched discrimination. The incident follows a surge of abuse targeting recently elected Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko, underscoring concerns about rising racism in French public life.

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