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French Protests Against Neoliberal Austerity, Colonialism, and White Supremacy
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
23 Oct 2026
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Bouna Mbaye is an activist, writer, and a member of the Pan-African League-Umoja, the Pan-African Brigade for Palestine, and the US Out of Africa Network. He joins us from Paris to discuss the protests that have rocked France, which began when teachers and students protested austerity in the public school system, but which are now an uprising against neo-liberalism, colonialism, and white supremacy.

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