Tag: Frenchs

A French in America: My Son Was Called “Monkey” at the School of Madonna’s and Jolie/Pitt’s Kids

In June 2020, as anti-racist protests multiplied around the world after the murder of George Floyd, I received an email from the Lycée Français of New York (LFNY), which my son had attended from September 2014 to June 2019, from fifth to ninth grade. It was a group email sent to the al...

A French in America: The Black Trauma

Jackson was a mountain of muscle. He reminded me of an expression of my mother: “Big Arms.” This expression is common in Cameroon to describe young people embarking on the profession of security agents, after having completely transformed their bodies. They arouse both admiration and moc...