A key figure in the fight against discrimination and for civil rights in the United States, African American novelist James Baldwin was born in Harlem in 1924. Fleeing racism in America, he arrived in ...

Sixteen years before they founded New Orleans, the French established a settlement on the Gulf of Mexico, a town now called Mobile, Alabama.

France-Amérique: In your experience, what defines French and American work cultures? Sabine Landolt and Agathe Laurent: Work culture in the United States is characterized by its flexibility and ...

He flew for liberty, equality, and fraternity. This grandson of Georgia slaves volunteered for the Foreign Legion during World War I and became the first African American fighter pilot, a hero of ...

The Great Cat Massacre on the Rue Saint-Séverin was, in the words of the perpetrators, “the funniest thing that ever happened at Jacques Vincent’s printing works.” The episode took place in the Latin ...

Far from the bustle of modern life, this oasis formed by the delta of the Rhône River has retained a charmingly untamed ecosystem. An isolated, preserved region staunchly attached to its traditions, ...

The Lafayette Escadrille, formed in 1916, is the American unit of pilots who volunteered for service in the French Air Force in World War I.

On March 7, 1524, a navigator hired by King Francis I of France was the first European to explore the American East Coast.

There is not a single American state without a French business within its borders. From New York to Alaska, companies such as Airbus, Michelin, Bel, Louis Vuitton, Safran, Saint-Gobain, and Sodexo are ...

Vogue Paris is turning 100. On this occasion, rediscover our profile of Joan Juliet Buck, the first – and to date, the only – American woman to have helmed the French magazine.

Ariane Daguin's new project, a farm and a restaurant overseen by her daughter Alix, has seen her reconnect with her family roots.

Roger Cohen has been a journalist for the New York Times since 1990, and was named Paris bureau chief in early 2021.