An audience member in Rome put more racism on display as a reaction to a public appearance by Cecile Kyenge, Italy’s first Black minister. Kyenge was littered with bananas during a speaking engagement Friday (July 26).
Cecile Kyenge, the first Black cabinet member in Italian history, has endured a barrage of racist insults since being appointed as the integration minister last Saturday by Prime Minister Enrico Letta. While her historic position should be celebrated, racist and far-Right websites have been aiming vicious barbs in her direction.
