Black Pete

• Dutch ditch blackface at holiday parade, opt for ‘sooty face’ instead

  The Netherlands' version of the Santa Claus parade will change how it depicts his helper, Black Pete, amid concerns about blackface.

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  Sep 19, 2019
  
• Edmonton bakery issues apology after ‘Black Pete’ Dutch character sparked complaints

  Dutch Delicious issued an apology after fielding concerns about "Black Pete", a Dutch character being represented in the store.

  Consumer

  Dec 10, 2016
  
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• Does tradition trump all? Debate stoked over controversial Dutch character in Edmonton

  A longtime Dutch holiday tradition is stoking debate in Edmonton, after the appearance of a controversial figure at an Edmonton bakery.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2016
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• ‘Black Pete’ arrival brings racial debate to Netherlands, Belgium

  Dutch police detained several anti-Black Pete protesters as Saint Nicholas arrived in the historic city of Gouda in a nationally televised event Saturday.

  World

  Nov 15, 2014
• Dutch court sidesteps debate on ‘Black Pete’ as racist stereotype

  The Netherlands' highest administrative court refused Wednesday to wade into the increasingly acrimonious national debate around "Black Pete," the sidekick to the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus.

  World

  Nov 12, 2014
• Protest against Dutch holiday tradition that has Santa’s helpers resemble slaves

  As the Sinterklaas festival kicked off in the Netherlands, people gathered in Amsterdam to protest one element of the party they see as unwelcome: his assistant in blackface makeup, Black Pete.

  World

  Nov 16, 2013