Spain promises to find black person to play Balthazar in three kings cavalcade and the Netherlands drops Black Pete’ from Christmas partiesAnti-racism campaigners in Spain and the Netherlands were celebrating on Thursday after two long-criticised traditions involving white faces being painted black were abolished.
In Madrid,authorities promised to find a black person to play the role of Balthazar in this year’s post-Christmas three kings cavalcade, putting an halt to a nearly four-decade tradition for the city’s biggest street parade.
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Source: theguardian.com