FRENCH WOMAN "FLO" BEAUREDON

FRENCH WOMAN, FLORENCE "FLO" BEAUREDON, GIVES A HISTORY LESSON ON RACISM AND AMERICA'S STATUE OF LIBERTY

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT OTHER RACES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT AND ONE DAY A YOUNG, BLACK FAMILY OF 4, FROM WEST AFRICA, MOVED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD . . .

Florence is a self-taught dynamic artist, with a flair for uplifting Black Culture and memorializing on her canvas, with acrylic and oils and a host of other raw materials, the centuries of atrocities and abuse done to an entire race of people for no other reason than the color of their skin. But the fire that burns bright in her soul is for racial equality and justice which came to her as a kindergärtner in Pau, southwest of France. She recalls, “I have always been curious about other races, especially those of African American descent and one day a young black family of 4, from West Africa, moved in our neighborhood, with 2 little girls around my age. I was honored to meet them and learn the many differences in our cultures, traditions and upbringing. We quickly became the best of friends. Imagine my dismay, however, when we started school as kindergärtners at the age of 3 (French children started schooling much earlier than some cultures) and racism and discrimination reared its ugly head.

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