Italian american. my family, african american. the thing about france is since the revolution, when we said all men are created equal, they said egalite, fraternity. they took it verbatim, up to a point. but at least on paper, that meant it was illegal to discriminate. rules against taking census on account of race. what it means, though, it means there is no paper trail to expose all the racism that has happened over the last 300 years. liberte, egalite and fraternity means liberty, equality and brotherhood. it s the backbone of french universalism, which says you are french first and foremost. but why can t you be french and still embrace your cultural roots? after all, this isn t a white country or a black country or an asian or muslim country. france is constantly evolving based on who lives here. that s what truly defines its
Said all men are created equal, they said liberte, egalite, fraternite. they took it verbatim, up to a point. but at least on paper, that meant it was illegal to discriminate. rules against taking census on account of race. what it means, though, it means there is no paper trail to expose all the racism that has happened over the last 300 years. liberte, egalite and fraternity means liberty, equality and brotherhood. it s the backbone of french universalism, which says you are french first and foremost. but why can t you be french and still embrace your cultural roots? after all, this isn t a white country or a black country or an asian or muslim country. france is constantly evolving based on who lives here. that s what truly defines its identity, the people that call it home. nomad with carlton mccoy is