They love famous (rich and powerful) Black people. The euros have much worse race problems than do we, because their societies have dramatically less opportunity and are remarkably less tolerant of others than Americans.
It's the 5% rule.
Before a minority hits 5% they are "exotic". Once they hit 5% they are "those people".
Now, blacks in France are becoming "those people" instead of Josephine Baker, Nina Simone exotic.