No matter where I went, I found the history of African people," Stevenson told The Times. "Bali, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Nova Scotia, Scotland everywhere I went there would be some aspect of the history of Africans or African-Americans. I was fascinated. Full Story »
Posted by Sean Nixon
No, this is not quality journalism. I clicked on the article because the headline was captivating, but the article not only gave barely any factual information about African-American history or populations in Paris, it also seemed to assume I knew the people that were being mentioned in the article. It seemed more like a personal journal entry than a news story.
I clicked on this article because I thought that the headline brought up a very interesting topic. I actually studied abroad in Paris and wanted to see if I could learn more about African Americans history there. I think it would have been better to talk about the (non American) populations from Africa in France (which are huge) and how they are treated. What specifically are African Americans treated like in Paris? I actually had a discussion about this in one of my classes while in Paris, and it was interesting to note that blacks from America were treated much better than blacks coming from Africa or other locales. In any case, the best part of the article was the headline, simply because it wasn't what I was expecting to read.