In this podcast, French editorialist, book writer, filmmaker, anti-racist and feminist activist Rokhaya Diallo talks about racism in France as well as the idea of race and her interpretation of the concept of laicité as stated by a 1905 law in France. Writing regularly for the Washington Post, Rokhaya has also been invited to join Georgetown University's gender and justice initiative as a researcher in residence.

She talks about "les hijabeuses", these young women who are fighting in France to practice sports wearing headscarves. She also compares the situation on race and gender in France and in the US.

Rokahaya is a guest at the Lycee Francais de New York for Baldwin Day, a special day to celebrate the life and legacy of novelist, essayist, and activist James Arthur Baldwin. In the podcast, Rokhaya also talks about her film La Parisienne Démystifiée that we will show at the school.

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