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We Don't Say That : Code Switch France is the place where for decades you weren't supposed to talk about someone's blackness, unless you said it in English. Today, we're going to meet the people who took a very French approach to change that. (Note: This story contains strong language in English and French.)

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We Don't Say That

We Don't Say That

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France is the place where for decades you weren't supposed to talk about someone's blackness, unless you said it in English. Today, we're going to meet the people who took a very French approach to change that. (Note: This story contains strong language in English and French.)

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French actresses who collaborated on the book "Noire n'est pas mon metier" (Black is not my job) pose at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in 2018. Eric Gaillard/REUTERS hide caption

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French actresses who collaborated on the book "Noire n'est pas mon metier" (Black is not my job) pose at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in 2018.

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