Paris walking tours trace Black figures’ histories
Le Paris Noir founder Kévi Donat told FRANCE 24 the agency’s tours follow the stories of Black artists, political figures and intellectuals across the French capital.
Kévi Donat, founder of the Paris agency Le Paris Noir, has described how its tours place the histories of Black people within the story of the French capital.
Speaking to FRANCE 24’s Perspective programme, Donat said the tours trace the historical footsteps of Black artists, political figures and intellectuals.
The walks explore how those figures crossed paths, and sometimes came into conflict, across Paris, according to FRANCE 24’s account of the interview.
Donat’s stated aim is to bring Black stories back to the centre of the city’s history. The source material does not specify tour routes or which figures are featured.
