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Greenland’s youth question colonial past in wake of Black Lives Matter

The global Black Lives Matter movement has brought renewed recognition of racism and colonialism, elsewhere in the world, including in Greenland.

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard, Reuters, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Reuters July 2, 2020
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COPENHAGEN — In Greenland, 21-year-old hip-hop artist Josef Tarrak-Petrussen is the face of the local Black Lives Matter movement, and his music of anti-colonial protest is striking a deep chord with younger generations seeking to rewrite their history.

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