https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There's a lot more to Paris landmarks that the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe - here tour group Entrée to Black Paris share some of the sites that present a less well-known aspect of the capital's history. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210308/six-lesser-known-sites-that-tell-the-story-of-paris-black-history Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:39:10 +0100 six-lesser-known-sites-that-tell-the-story-of-paris-black-history French President Emmanuel Macron led nationwide outrage on Saturday after an ultra-conservative magazine portrayed a black lawmaker as a slave. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200829/outrage-after-french-magazine-depicts-black-mp-as-a-slave Sat, 29 Aug 2020 20:39:42 +0200 outrage-after-french-magazine-depicts-black-mp-as-a-slave A film about gangs set in the tough Brussels suburb where a jihadi cell planned the Paris terror attacks, has been pulled from French cinemas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160219/gang-film-pulled-from-french-cinemas-over-paris-attacks Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:11:38 +0100 gang-film-pulled-from-french-cinemas-over-paris-attacks A far-right publication that compared France's justice minister, who is black, to a monkey was hit on Thursday with a €10,000 fine for making racist statements. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141030/far-right-magazine-fine-racial-slur-french-minister Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:11:21 +0100 far-right-magazine-fine-racial-slur-french-minister A group of police officers based in a Paris suburb are under internal investigation after photos of them at a “negro party” with their faces painted black, surfaced on social media. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140611/french-cops-don-blackface-at-negro-party Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:22:00 +0200 french-cops-don-blackface-at-negro-party