The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Atletico Madrid's Griezmann slammed over 'blacked up' costume Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann was forced to remove a photograph from Twitter showing him blacked up and mimicking a Harlem Globetrotter basketball player after the post caused controversy on Sunday https://www.thelocal.es/20171218/atletico-madrids-griezmann-slammed-over-blacked-up-costume Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:25:04 +0100 atletico-madrids-griezmann-slammed-over-blacked-up-costume Espanyol reported over 'monkey chants' against Barça's Neymar The Spanish football league (LFP) announced on Thursday it had reported Espanyol to the country's anti-violence commission for racist chanting aimed at Barcelona star Neymar during the sides' 0-0 draw on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160108/espanyol-reported-for-monkey-chants-against-baras-neymar Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:18:03 +0100 espanyol-reported-for-monkey-chants-against-baras-neymar 'I wanted to change the narrative of what it's like to be black in Spain' In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career The Local talks to Sienna Brown, founder of Las Morenas de España, a community that is redefining the Black experience in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160104/there-was-a-need-to-change-the-narrative-of-what-its-like-to-be-black-in-spain Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:28:42 +0100 there-was-a-need-to-change-the-narrative-of-what-its-like-to-be-black-in-spain