Black people in France have faced a long history of discrimination that\u2019s been swept under the rug. Many Black people in France hail from or are descendants of immigrants from its Outremer or \u201coverseas departments\u201d \u2014 mostly islands such as R\u00e9union and Martinique \u2014 and are legally French citizens. Others have ancestors from former French colonies in Africa, including C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Mali and Senegal.<\/p>\n

Sahai, who was born and raised in France, believes the country is still \u201cembarrassed\u201d about its history of enslaving and colonizing Africans and Afro-Caribbeans. Despite that, deep-seated racial stereotypes and prejudices still fester in the country, manifesting in the form of economic discrimination against Black entrepreneurs, a few founders told TechCrunch+.<\/p>\n

Compared to the U.K., where there have been more open and honest conversations about racism and colonialism, she said the French don\u2019t want to acknowledge their history.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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