As Westfarms Mall welcomed Santa Claus Friday, some locals are questioning the intent of an advertisement to meet St. Nick. The Westfarms ad for holiday photos presents two Santas for the ...

SUMMERS: So Braxton, who's Black, approached the mall to ask them about getting the Black Santa. BRAXTON: And I felt like they patted me on the head, and they said, that's a good idea.

“You know Black children don’t see Black Santa’s unfortunately so being able to have this event really means a lot, you know so they can see someone that looks like them.” ...