Explore Black Paris of Yesterday & Today
St. Eustache Church at Les Halles
"It is the city which saved my life ... by allowing me to find out who I am."
James Baldwin.
"I just returned from France and wanted to thank you for setting everything up for my tour last week. Fawn was fantastic as a tour guide.
I appreciated her depth and sincerity in the topics and the tour itself.
Valada Richardson
Walking the Spirit Tours
About Us
“Although I knew about most of the authors Robin presented to me, I did not know about the vast amount of historical information she attached to each and she gave a magnificent animated account of their lives in Paris, good and bad.”
D.Webb
“I really enjoyed working with you and everyone had nothing but praise for your tour.”
Gai Spann
Tour Organizer, Spanning The Globe Travels
“Yes, the tour was wonderful. I’m giving a Toastmaster’s speech in two weeks on my European vacation and trust me, much will be said about ‘Black Paris’”
Kitty Chaney
FDIC
"The children were engaged and the booklets were helpful. It was a great introduction to a history most of us did not know. Thank you for providing this opportunity for the children.”
Maya Mosley
Parent accompanying The Children’s Choir of Roots of Unique Awareness
Oakland CA
“Let me say straight away that I certainly enjoyed the experience and am certain my students will as well. Robin did a terrific and thorough job of bringing this critical history to life, which she nicely complements with relevant aspects of French history itself.”
Trica Keaton
Asst. Professor, Dept of African-American and African Diaspora Studies,
University of Indiana
Non-Resident Fellow,
W.E.B Dubois Institute,
Harvard University.
Inspired by the work and teachings of the late Sorbonne University Professor Michel Fabre, Julia Browne created in 1994 this fascinating series of Black history walking tours.
Tying together a love of history, literature, and Paris, she turned Walking The Spirit Tours into a mission.
Today, all Walking The Spririt Tour guides are African-American Parisians selected for their expertise, their great storytelling skills, and their intimate knowlege of the neighborhoods they tour in.
.Julia is also a prize-winning writer and journalist, and a speaker on the Black presence in Paris. Guide Ealy Mays is a renowned visual artist.
