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By David Latona, Joan Faus and Eva Manez ALCOY, Spain/BARCELONA/MADRID (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 Jan. 5 parades on the eve of Epiphany that depict the biblical Three Kings who brought gifts to Jesus – tarnish the memory of enslaved people and disempower Black children. In the parades, actors portraying the kings, or Magi, ride past on floats and fling sweets, which are eagerly…

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