Paris has a completely different ethnic makeup than US. They have a huge amount of immigrants from multiple countries. Racism isn't rampant there. Artists like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie did gigs over there to appreciative white audiences in the 40's and 50's when they couldn't find a wider audience in the US.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...abroad-identify-with-the-cause-of-us-protests
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...abroad-identify-with-the-cause-of-us-protests