Robert Mackey, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—Hundreds of Dutch citizens plan to don blackface this weekend for parades in honor of St. Nicholas,...
MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ highest administrative court refused Wednesday to wade into the increasingly acrimonious national debate around “Black...
TOBY STERLING, Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam’s mayor and the organizers of a large children’s winter festival have unveiled plans to overhaul the image of...
TOBY STERLING, Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — An Amsterdam court ruled Thursday that the traditional figure known as Black Pete — the sidekick to the Dutch...
(Reuters) – The Dutch see themselves as tolerant pragmatists, especially adaptable if social harmony or commercial interests demand it. But that self-image has taken a battering...
