The State We're In, Story of the Week, part 32
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In 2011, Story of the Week
Length: 05:00
DESCRIPTION: In the Dutch version of Christmas, Sinterklaas has a helper: Zwarte Piet or Black Peter. A white person with a wig of curly black hair, painted red lips and black face. It’s an ongoing controversy both in and outside of the Netherlands. Davion Ford is an African American presenter at Radio Netherlands and has his own pointed take on Zwarte Piet.
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DESCRIPTION: In the Dutch version of Christmas, Sinterklaas has a helper: Zwarte Piet or Black Peter. A white person with a wig of curly black hair, painted red lips and black face. It’s an ongoing controversy both in and outside of the Netherlands. Davion Ford is an African American presenter at Radio Netherlands and has his own pointed take on Zwarte Piet.
