Little Africa in Paris or Black Paris?

Question

I have been unable to find information on self guided tours of black Paris. There are plenty of tours for sale but I will be on a budget vacation. Does anyone know where this area is and how best to get around there?

Answer 1

Hello,

This is the best source i have found. This organization has great information regarding African history in Paris:

http://www.discoverparis.net/african_ame...

Sample 4-day Afro-centric Itinerary*

Day 1

Arrive in Paris. We suggest that you acquaint yourself with the neighborhood around your hotel. After lunch we recommend a stroll in an historic quarter of Paris, including a street where you can experience African shopping, food, art and nightlife.

Day 2

Visit the Left Bank, where Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and other African-American writers lived. Stroll past the famous Sorbonne, down major boulevards, and through one of Paris' most beautiful gardens. Several shopping locations for clothes, cosmetics, interior design goods and more are found in the vicinity.

Day 3

Visit the neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower and stroll down the Champs Elysées. During today's walk, you will experience all the glamour of Paris while learning of Black-owned restaurants and nightclubs, art exhibits featuring African-American works, gospel concerts and other aspects of African/Diaspora history and contemporary life.

Day 4

Appreciate the Louvre courtyard and the Tuileries Garden from an Afro-centric perspective. Then walk up one of Paris' most fashionable thoroughfares, visiting designer boutiques such as Prada, Sonia Rykiel and Dior while learning about the activities of African Americans such as Quincy Jones and designer Patrick Kelly.

These are also wonderful resoures for African history in Paris

http://www.tomtmusic.com/id155.htm

http://parisoul.online.fr/noirmontmartre...

Kind regards, Wendy in Paris

Answer 2

You might consult this website: http://cafedelasoul.com/

Answer 3

There's no area of Paris that's known as "Little Africa" or "Black Paris", but there are certainly neighborhoods with large African communities. I should know, I used to live in one. In my case, it was Marcadet-Poissonniers (where métro lines 4 and 12 intersect in the 18th arrondissement, in the northern part of the city). Very close by was Barbès-Rochechouart, which is very cosmopolitan... many people from the Maghreb and from sub-Saharan Africa. The 19th arrondissement has a large immigrant population as well.