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National News
Progress! Black Pete’ Blackface Tradition In Europe Is On Its Last Legs
For many generations, the blackface assistant of Santa Claus—known as Black Pete—has been a beloved central figure at Christmastime for the Dutch. But a growing number of people in the Netherlands have been turning against that racist tradition. […]