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Anti-racists slam blackface use in Spain’s Epiphany parades

Participants dressed in costumes, and wearing blackface, take part in the annual Epiphany eve parade of the Three Kings, in Alcoy, Spain on 5th January, 2024.

Alcoy/Barcelona/Madrid, Spain Reuters Anti-racism activists in Spain have called for a ban on the use of blackface seen in many of the country’s traditional Epiphany celebrations. Rita Bosaho, the first Black woman in Spain’s parliament, said the practice – part of annual 5th January parades on the eve of Epiphany that depict the Biblical three kings […]

Canadian PM Trudeau vows to continue campaign amid blackface scandal

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Ottawa, Canada Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to continue his re-election campaign and asked for forgiveness on Thursday after pictures of him in blackface emerged with less than five weeks before the national vote. The Liberal Party leader’s campaign has been upended since TIME magazine on Wednesday published an image of him with his […]