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Assa Traoré and the family's lawyer Frédéric Zajac, spoke to the press and supporters three days after the death of her brother, Adama Traoré, in police custody.

In France, there’s a call for a Black Lives Matter movement

Conflict

People in France are protesting the death of a young black man in police custody. As they channel the US Black Lives Matter movement, they’re also challenging France’s “colorblind” norms.

Young bloggers from the suburbs of Paris participate in the Bondy Blog roundtable discussion.

Bloggers from France’s immigrant suburbs provide their own, alternative voice

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