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Baloo denounced racist remarks directed at a Martiniquais during a game of Mario Kart. He stated that the person referred to the "cousins" of his interlocutor because of his skin color and believed that racism had become normalized. To put these remarks in context, Baloo recalled that in 1963, the French state created BUMIDOM to organize the arrival of thousands of Antilleans and Réunionese in mainland France. He claimed that France then needed labor for sectors such as hospitals, La Poste, administrations, factories, and the RATP. Some, he added, arrived by boat at Le Havre and subsequently faced racism, discrimination, and sometimes deplorable living conditions. Baloo also mentioned the consequences of slavery and colonization in the Antilles, as well as economic inequalities, dependence on imports, and the cost of living. According to him, in 2022, food prices were 40% higher in Martinique and 42% higher in Guadeloupe than in mainland France. Furthermore, he accused the state of having allowed, through exemptions until 1993, the use of chlordane in the Antillean banana fields, whereas the pesticide had been banned in France in 1990. He claimed that soils, waters, and populations had been contaminated for decades and that studies had established a link between exposure to the product and the risk of prostate cancer. Finally, Baloo mentioned Teddy Riner, Thierry Henry, Kalash, Kingsley Coman, and Ciryl Gane, arguing that Antilleans were considered French when they worked, paid taxes, or represented France, but labeled as "cousins" when it came to finding someone to blame. He urged his interlocutor to learn the history of France. #Racisme #HistoireDeFrance #Antilles (translated)

During his speech at the Commonwealth summit, King Charles III expressed his horror at slavery, describing this chapter of history as a "monstrous injustice" and calling for lessons to be learned from the past while recognizing the need for dialogue on apologies and reparations with the leaders of member states. #Commonwealth #esclavage #JusticeRéparatrice (translated)

During the Commonwealth summit, King Charles III expressed his horror at slavery and called for correcting the mistakes of the past by acting for the future, while acknowledging that apologies without reparations would be incomplete. #Commonwealth #Esclavage #RoisEtReines (translated)

The author questioned the absence of reference to the memory of slavery along the Rum Route. He wrote that the race between Saint-Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre attracted crowds and mobilized sponsors, while the history of the transatlantic slave trade remained largely absent from the scene. https://t.co/iXi56r4897 #RouteDuRhum #MémoireDeLesclavage #Histoire #FR #GP (translated)

The author questioned the silence of the Route du Rhum regarding the memory of slavery. He wrote that the race between Saint-Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre attracted crowds and mobilized sponsors, while the history of the transatlantic slave trade remained largely absent from the scene. https://t.co/iXi56r4897 #RouteDuRhum #Mémoire #Esclavage #FR #GP (translated)

Baloo defended the necessity of better understanding France's colonial and migratory history and called for the fight against racism. He reminded that Italians also suffered racism in France, citing the massacre of Italians in Aigues-Mortes in 1893, and that people of Asian descent were also victims of discrimination. He mentioned the experiences of several colonized peoples or recruited workers. According to him, Algeria had been colonized for 132 years and integrated into France as departments, despite unequal rights. He also stated that Algerians had been recruited to work in factories and on construction sites, sometimes in slums, and that the French army had tortured, raped, and killed civilians during the Algerian war. He wrote that Senegalese and Malians had been enlisted in the French armies, sometimes by force, before being employed in sectors such as mining and construction. He added that agreements had been signed as early as 1963 to bring in Moroccan and Tunisian workers. Baloo also mentioned colonial slavery in the Antilles and Réunion, abolished in 1848, and then the creation of BUMIDOM in 1963 to organize the departure of people to the mainland. He emphasized that these people were already French. Regarding Congo, he attributed forced labor and atrocities that would have caused millions of victims to the reign of Leopold II, King of the Belgians. He estimated that the effects of domination and exploitation persist, particularly in the inequalities in overseas territories and the debates about monetary sovereignty around the CFA franc. However, he clarified that he did not hold today's French responsible for the actions of their ancestors but deemed it necessary to understand this history. Reflecting on his childhood in Montfermeil and the documentary he had made about the town, Baloo stated that in the 1980s, the mayor refused enrollment in school for children from immigrant families. He also described neighborhoods marked, in his opinion, by degraded housing, insufficient infrastructure, and limited prospects. He believed that misery and exclusion could foster certain deviations, without excusing delinquency, and reminded that these neighborhoods also saw the emergence of professionals and artists. Finally, he denounced what he saw as a contradictory treatment of French people of immigrant descent: celebrated as French during World Cup victories but sent back to their origins when they claimed rights or denounced racism. He concluded that no one should have to justify their place in the country where they were born. #Histoire #Éducation #Racisme (translated)

The French Parliament symbolically repealed the Black Code, the former legislative framework for slavery, almost 200 years after the abolition of slavery, highlighting its inadequacy with contemporary values and the importance of not forgetting this chapter of history. #CodeNoir #AbolitionEsclavage #HistoireFrance (translated)

The French Parliament has officially repealed the Black Code, which governed slavery in the French colonies, 178 years after its abolition, a decision that is largely symbolic but still raises questions about reparations and the lasting consequences of colonial law. #CodeNoir #Esclavage #OutreMer (translated)

« Le pape a visité un foyer Joséphine Bakhita, une sainte soudanaise, réduite en esclavage par des tribus africaines, puis libérée par un Européen. L’histoire humaine est faite de souffrances et de responsabilités partagées : il n’y a pas un groupe, en l’occurrence nous, qui https://t.co/d2eOERLLmp #Pape #Esclavage #HistoireHumaine #SD #EU