Aruba bans blackface makeup during annual Dutch celebration

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba will ban the blackface makeup worn every December during Sinterklaas, a celebration of St. Nicholas in which white people often dress up as a children’s character called “Black Pete.” Culture Minister Xiomara Maduro said in a Facebook post ...

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