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Martinique: “Think Like A Man”, Just Not in France

The cancellation of the release of American movie “Think Like A Man” in movie theaters is being discussed by French of African descent. Read on to find out how an American movie finds a place in the French social debate.
Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana: Is “Miss Black France” Acceptable?

While French people are still in the midst of the presidential elections, with its second round coming up on May 5-6, bloggers in the French overseas territories were buzzing about another vote this past week: the “Miss Black France” contest.

8 May 2012
Martinique: “Think Like A Man”, Just Not in France

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Arts & Culture
30 April 2012
Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana: Is “Miss Black France” Acceptable?

Written by Fabienne Flessel · French Guiana
24 December 2010
Caribbean: Defining Moments of 2010

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Latin America

Stories about Martinique

27 July 2018

Will a World Cup joke force France to have a necessary conversation about Africa?

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

"By calling them an African team it seems you are denying their Frenchness."

20 September 2017

‘We Dare Not Look Out': Dominica Is Brutalised by Hurricane Maria

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Dominica

'Initial reports are of widespread devastation. So far we have lost all what money can buy and replace. [The] physical damage at this time [...] is devastating…indeed, mind boggling.'

30 September 2016

French Diversity Raises an Eyebrow at Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘Our Ancestors Are the Gauls’ Declaration

Written by Rakotomalala · France

"When you're six years old and you read that your ancestors were Gauls, with fair hair and blue eyes... it wasn't only us who giggled, it was the teacher, too.”

12 July 2014

A Summer Reading List from Global Voices French-Language Contributors

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Middle East & North Africa

Need some summer reading material? Here's a reading list of mostly Francophone authors recommended by the GV community.

17 June 2014

Footballers with Caribbean Roots at FIFA World Cup

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Curaçao

17 December 2013

Explaining the Evergrowing Tradition of “Chanté Nwèl” (Singing Christmas) in the French West Indies

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · French Guiana

15 November 2013

Have Racist Behaviors Been Unleashed in France ?

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Western Europe

6 August 2013

Tchip: The “Shaking My Head” Meme from Africa

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

17 July 2013

Poet Aimé Césaire's Battle Continues Stronger than Ever

Written by Amadou Lamine Badji · Sub-Saharan Africa

The verdict in the Trayvon Martin case coincided with what would have been Césaire's 100th birthday. Our new author Amadou Lamine Badji from Senegal, examines the correlation.

9 July 2013

Caribbean: Tropical Storm Chantal

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Barbados

19 December 2012

Caribbean: What Happened in 2012 (Part 1)

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Bahamas

This year, events in the regional blogosphere were curiously bookended by hunger strikes. Part 1 of this 2012 recap takes a look at the topics that most shaped online discussion...

21 May 2012

French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique: Ministers Appointed for Skills or as Tokens?

Written by Fabienne Flessel · French Guiana

With a great majority of voters for candidate Hollande in the French presidential elections hailing from the overseas regions, French-Caribbean bloggers were impatient to see which French Guyanese, Martinican or...

30 April 2012

Martinique: Where has Creole gone?

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Arts & Culture

17 February 2012

Martinique, USA, France: Jesse Jackson's message to Serge Letchimy

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Ethnicity & Race

15 February 2012

Martinique, Guadeloupe, France: MP Letchimy Against Minister Guéant

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Guadeloupe

Bloggers and mainstream journalists around the French-speaking blogosphere have been buzzing once more about French Minister of Home Affairs, Claude Guéant, who is notorious for suggesting extreme right-wing policies about...

Martinique: All together around Creole

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Latin America

17 January 2012

Black Women in European Politics: from Struggle to Success

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Sub-Saharan Africa

Nowadays, it is a common to witness African-born women with successful careers in Europe. Despite the evident challenges, many have also distiguished themselves in politics. Still, it was not so...