Explore Black Paris of Yesterday & Today
"In Paris, I used to build my castles in the air."
Countee Cullen
"It was an introduction to a history most of us did not know. Thank you for providing this opportunity for the children."
Parent accompanying The Roots of Unique Awareness school choir, Oakland CA.
Christmas on the Champs-Elysées
We Recommend
Black Paris Resources
Paris Soirees
A 21st century Salon bringing Americans in Paris together with Ex-pats, hip French and the International Community.
Insider Guide to Black Paris
Hair, food, clothes, clubs - everything you need to find them all. Compiled by an African-American Parisian.
Black Travels.com
Share tried-and-true insights with black travellers.
UGoGurl
The world of African-American travel and travel writing
The Scoop on Paris
Walking The Spirit Tours - Black Paris & Beyond - Facebook site
Paris Update newsletter
What's happening in Paris right now -news, events, music, movies, art.
Parler Paris Newsletter
What it's REALLY like to live in Paris and France!
Films
'The Price of the Ticket' from the book by Karen Thorsen.
A wonderful documentary on James Baldwin with great Paris footage. Through California Newsreel.
'Black Boy' - PBS documentary on Richard Wright. Unprecedented images of Wright in Paris and Normandy.
'Jazz' by Ken Burns. See the 369th Harlem Infantry Regiment in World War I France, Sidney Bechet, Josephine Baker, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker performing in Paris and more.
Read All About It
From Harlem To Paris - Black Americans in Paris 1870-1960, by Professor Michel Fabre.
The ultimate indepth reference on Black expatriates by the man who created the Centre for Black Studies at the Sorbonne.
Paris Noir - African-Americans in the City of Light, Tyler Stovall, UCBerkeley
A comprehensive look at black Americans' historical affection for Paris in the 20th century.
Josephine Baker in Art and Life : The Icon and the Image, Bennetta Jules-Rosette.
This is "not a biography" but an exploration of "the complex construction of Baker's multiple images in art and life."
Other Great Links
BlackRefer.com - A comprehensive guide for finding black websites online.
Black Women In Europe - An exuberant blog to celebrate women of the African diaspora living in Europe.
Adrian Leeds Group, LLC
Everything you need to make your dream
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Black History Walks in London - African History, plus Walks, Talks and Films All Year Long in the City of London.
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