Journalist Rokhaya Diallo has repeatedly spoken out against what she calls institutional racism in France, notably police stop and search practices against non-white young men. The appointments were approved by the digital minister Mounir Mahjoubi – one of the few faces of ethnic diversity in government – as well as the prime minister. There are generations now who understand that France today is also made up of people like me, that I’m part of France today, and whether you want to listen to me or not, you have to take that into account. Last month, she invited the education minister to sue her for it, if he sees fit. “When I talked of institutional racism in France, I was hugely reproached for it,” Diallo said.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2017 04:52 UTC