Hundreds marched in the center of Paris on this week to denounce racism and social injustice.
The Yellow Vest protests, which began late in 2018, have gathered momentum on issues of the erosion of people’s purchasing power, the widening of the wealth gap and a proposed tax on cars’ fuel consumption.
They have not been focused on racism nor have they embraced minorities until recently.
The protests, which began late in 2018, have gathered momentum on issues of the erosion of people’s purchasing power, the widening of the wealth gap and a proposed tax on cars’ fuel consumption.
With police responding violently to protests after President Emmanuel Macron promised a crackdown, police brutality has come in the spotlight.
Yet, while the yellow vest demonstrators have made progress with Macron walking back some of his policies, including the tax on car oil consumption, neither the movement nor the government have addressed systemic racism or discriminatory police violence.