Television program Veronica Inside will begin a new season after the summer with the same host and panelists despite a racist joke by football pundit Johan Derksen that led to an early end for the show's most recent series. Musician and poet Akwasi had given an impassioned speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of June, where he said he used an aggressive metaphor to describe the pain and anger he feels when he sees someone wear blackface makeup to portray Zwarte Piet during the winter holidays.Submitted by Zack Newmark on Friday, 31 July 2020 - 17:19
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