On April 17th, I spoke at a symposium entitled “Constructing Black France: A Transatlantic Dialogue.” The event, which was organized by the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University and the Africana Studies program at Barnard College, was part of a one-day conference where scholars, activists, and artists from France and the United States were gathered to assess, compare, and contrast the theoretical framing of “Black France” by examining contemporary scholarship on conceptions of race, blackness, minority status, and citizenship. The proceedings concluded with a musical reception at 7:30 PM at Buell Hall (Maison Française, Columbia University), featuring music by Stateside Revolution and Le Tana de Sumanguru, followed by a screening of The Glass Ceiling (Le Plafond de Verre, 2006), an examination of the integration of immigrants in the workplace, with a question and answer session with the film’s director, Yamina Benguigui.  - Claude