This Thursday, June 6, 2024, it has been 80 years since the Allied forces landed in Normandy occupied by Nazi Germany, SOS Racisme tested nightclubs with different prices depending on skin color and, above 3,860 euros per night. month, a single French person is considered “rich”.
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This Thursday, June 6, Emmanuel Macron and around twenty heads of state and government are celebrating the Allied victory against Nazi Germany on Omaha Beach, 80 years after the Normandy landings.
Two Parisian nightclubs are accused of charging different prices depending on the skin color of their customers. According to Mediapart, which followed SOS Racisme during a night of testing, up to 800 euros could have been requested to seat a group of racialized people at a table, compared to 50 euros per entry for white men.
And then on what income are we rich in France? 3,860 euros per month in 2021 for a single person, taxes deducted, 5,790 euros for a couple, and 9,650 euros for a family with two teenagers, according to the Observatory of Inequalities.
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