Black lives matter in France too. Justice for Adama
Hello guys, so, you are many to follow me for years, and you all know how vocal I have always been about racism, and the place of black people in fiction and society. However I didn’t quite shared my thoughts about what’s happening in USA rn here in tumblr, but I definitely did on twitter and instagram, now it’s your turn to read.
In the light of recent events, riots happening in many cities around the US and of course, the unspeakable actions of many policemen, I need to talk about what also happens in France.
We are in 2016, and a young man named Adama Traoré, was allegedly murdred by three policemen in the same fashion of George FLoyd. Like George, his last words were “ I CAN’T BREATHE.”
Since then, his sister Assa Traore, demands justice for her brother and an actual mediatic war happens between the Traoré family and the police representatives. Many reports contradict each other like what we can observe with the reports issued by the police concerning George Floyd. These two cases are very very similar, but unfortunately for Adama, we didn’t have a camera that could show the actions of these policemen. HOwever, many witnesses came to deliver what they saw showing that the police went above their duties, but Adama Traore never got justice.
What’s happening in the Usa, then, reasonates particularly here in France. You have to know, that black and Arab people are unfairly racially profiled since they are teenagers in the blocks and even beyond. I have the story of my own little brother who is racially profiled everytime he goes in the city. Many cases of police violence happened during the quarantine, and this cameras recorded unspeakble actions. We saw a young man being tackled, took in a van where he was lynched. We saw another getting tackled, taken somewhere where he couldn’t be directly seen and we heard his screams. Lately, a 14-years-old teenager was attacked when he was in custody.. He may loose his right eye.
Police violence is a very serious issue against people of color, here in France, especially Blakc and Arab people. I am telling you that France that arrogantly sees itself the land of justice and human rights doesn’t respect them.
Today a protest will be very repressed since because of Covid 19, protests are forbidden. People will ge hurt because of Paris chief of police who is... very dangerous.
I am telling you, France is watching the US, and I really would like that black people in the US know, that the entire diaspora in many countries in the West knows. Please support us as much as we support you. No justice, no peace everywhere.
Take care,
Oce.
