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Italy's first black politician faces racism

AdministratorJune 23, 2013

Italy’s first black cabinet minister has triggered a storm of reaction in a country still grappling with the relatively recent phenomenon of immigration. Cecile Kyenge, an eye doctor raised in the Republic of Congo, is Minister of Integration. As Megan Williams reports from Rome, as the first black government minister, she’s become a lightning rod for racist and sexist concerns.

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