Dutch anti-racism activists protest over blackface character
(The Guardian World News)

City of Apeldoorn is hosting nationally televised arrival of St Nicholas and `Black Pete´Anti-racism campaigners are protesting in cities across the Netherlands as Dutch children anticipate the annual arrival of St Nicholas and a blackface character who traditionally accompanies him.The character of `Black Pete`, usually portrayed by white people in black face paint wearing frizzy wigs and prominent red lipstick, has provoked intense discussion, and sometimes violent clashes, in recent years. Continue reading...