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Luc Olinga

I’m a Black Man. The First Time I Met a White Person

Our relationship with racism, as with most things, is influenced by the first time we encounter someone whose skin color differs from ours…

7 min read8 hours ago

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I Am Black. How I Called Out a Policeman Who Singled Me Out

A few days ago, we celebrated Mother’s Day here in the United States. In Cameroon, where I was born and where my mother lives, Mother’s Day…

7 min read2 days ago

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Yes, You Can Bet Against Elon Musk

Not long ago, I asked a major Wall Street portfolio manager what the difference was between Elon Musk and Warren Buffett, while the former…

5 min readMay 11, 2024

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What If Tesla Stopped Making Cars?

Ungrateful! Blind! These are, in summary, the insults that fans and critics of Elon Musk, Tesla’s maestro, have been throwing at each other…

7 min readMay 9, 2024

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Luc Olinga

Black Americans, Paris Has a Surprise for You

It was an evening like any other. My uncle Simplice gathered my brother, my two cousins and me around the fire that he often had us light…

9 min readMay 7, 2024

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I Was a Single Father. My Gen Z Son Turned My World Upside Down

One day in March of 2021, my son, who had just turned 16, came home urgently. At the time, I was living in Washington D.C., while he was in…

10 min readApr 23, 2024

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A French in America: God Is Dead

America is divided. This polarization is visible everywhere. Americans, however, still agree on one point: religion. From the very…

7 min readApr 21, 2024

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It Is Trump v. The Media (Biden Is a Footnote)

When I was little boy, there was a moment that I dreaded the most. I kept telling myself that it was going to go well, but that didn’t stop…

8 min readApr 9, 2024

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Immigrants Are the Number One Enemy of Immigrants. Not Trump

It’s an unusual scene even for New York City, a city which prides itself on having seen almost everything. It has been taking place for…

7 min readApr 7, 2024

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Woke Is Dead. Long Live DEI!

In the ghetto in which I grew up in Yaoundé, Cameroon, there was a gallery of characters epitomizing both our social distress and our…

7 min readApr 2, 2024

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Luc Olinga

Luc Olinga

French journalist, based in New York City. Worked for Agence France-Presse for 15 years, covering French politics, the global economy, tech and business.

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