Black mayor faces abuse as France confronts racial fault lines
SAINT-DENIS, France: Ever since the election of Bally Bagayoko as mayor of the French capital’s largest suburb, the city hall in Saint-Denis has been targeted with racist phone calls.
“Hello? Is it true you have to wear a headscarf to go to school?” one caller asked.
“Is this the town of Blacks and Arabs?” said another.
In a third instance, someone stayed silent, playing a song by Amadou and Mariam, a Malian musical duo.
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