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Afro-French
Regions with significant populations
Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Overseas departments and territories of France
Languages
French; various African languages, French Creoles and others
Religion
Christianity, Islam, others, non-religious

French Blacks or Blacks in France (Noirs en France) are French citizens or residents who are of Black African or Caribbean ancestry. A black majority will emerge in France by the middle of the 21st century.

Population statistics

Although it is illegal for the French state to collect data on ethnicity and race, a law with its origins in the 1789 revolution and reaffirmed in the constitution of 1958,[1] various population estimates exist. One source states that there are 1.5 million black people in France,[2] while another states 1.865 million, equivalent to just under 4 per cent of the population.[3] An article in the New York Times stated that estimates vary between 3 million and 5 million.[4] It is estimated that four out of five black people in France are of African immigrant origin, with the remainder being chiefly of Caribbean ancestry.[5][6]

Some organizations, such as the Representative Council of France's Black Associations (Template:Lang-fr, CRAN), have argued in favour of the introduction of data collection on minority groups but this has been resisted by other organizations and ruling politicians,[7][8] often on the grounds that collecting such statistics goes against France's secular principles and harks back to Vichy-era identity documents.[9] During the 2007 presidential election, however, Nicolas Sarkozy was polled on the issue and stated that he favoured the collection of data on ethnicity.[10] Part of a parliamentary bill which would have permitted the collection of data for the purpose of measuring discrimination was rejected by the Conseil Constitutionnel in November 2007.[1]

Notable people

In French politics

Afro-French members of the French Parliament or Government from Overseas France

There have been dozens of Afro-Caribbean or Afro-French MPs representing overseas electoral districts at the French National Assembly or at the French Senate, and several government members.

Jean-Baptiste Belley (1746-1805) was the first French Black deputy during the French revolution. He represented the Northern department of the French colony of Saint-Domingue at the National Convention (1792-95), then at the Council of Five Hundred (1795-99).

Blaise Diagne became in 1914 the first Black African member of the French national Assembly, and in 1931 the first Black undersecretary in a French government.

Christiane Taubira, deputy from French Guiana, was the first Black candidate to a French presidential election, in 2002. In 2012, she became the Justice Minister.

Afro-French people elected in Metropolitan France

In sport

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In Entertainment and Media

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Oppenheimer, David B. (2008). "Why France needs to collect data on racial identity...in a French way". Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. 31 (2): 735–752.
  2. ^ Tagliabue, John (2005-09-21). "French blacks skeptical of race neutrality". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  3. ^ "First French racism poll released". BBC News. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  4. ^ Kimmelman, Michael (2008-06-17). "For blacks in France, Obama's rise is reason to rejoice, and to hope". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  5. ^ Bennhold, Katrin (2006-08-03). "Black anchor fills top spot on French TV". International Herald Tribune. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  6. ^ "Franceblack". Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  7. ^ Louis-Georges, Tin (2008). "Who is afraid of Blacks in France? The Black question: The name taboo, the number taboo". French Politics, Culture & Society. 26 (1): 32–44. doi:10.3167/fpcs.2008.260103.
  8. ^ "Black residents of France say they are discriminated against". International Herald Tribune. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  9. ^ "France's ethnic minorities: To count or not to count". The Economist. 390 (8624): 62. 2009-03-28.
  10. ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (2007-02-24). "French presidential candidates divided over race census". The Guardian. p. 25. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  11. ^ Pierre-Yves Lambert, “Conseillers généraux d'origine non-européenne”, Suffrage Universel
  12. ^ Pierre-Yves Lambert, “Maires métropolitains d'origine non-européenne”, Suffrage Universel
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