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Jun 2020
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E80 Les Français sont-ils racistes ?

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Le 25 mai 2020, à Minneapolis aux États-Unis, un homme, George Floyd, est mort asphyxié par un policier durant ce qui devait être une simple arrestation. Ce nouveau cas de violence policière contre un citoyen afro-américain a provoqué des réactions non seulement aux États-Unis, mais dans le monde entier, derrière le slogan "Black lives matter". En France, en ... Show More
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