by Jessie Atkin | Jul 9, 2020 | Breaking News
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, in discussions about a new name, Washington is planning to have “no Native American imagery.”
by Jessie Atkin | Jul 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Major national retailers have stopped selling merchandise bearing the name and logo of the Washington NFL team as the team undergoes an evaluation of its name, which is widely considered a racial slur disparaging to Native Americans. As of Monday, items were no longer...
by Jessie Atkin | Jul 6, 2020 | Press Coverage
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder announced that the team is undergoing a “formal review” over whether to change the team’s name. The cause is tackled in the upcoming documentary “Imagining the Indian” by Aviva Kempner (“The Life...
by Jessie Atkin | Jul 6, 2020 | Press Coverage
A decades-old controversy over the name of the Washington, D.C., football team has reached a tipping point. After years of public outcry condemning the name as a racial slur aimed at Native Americans, the organization is finally considering a change. Amna Nawaz...
by Jessie Atkin | Jul 6, 2020 | Press Coverage
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder announced that the team is undergoing a “formal review” over whether to change the team’s name. It was a stunning reversal from Snyder, who said he would “never” change it in 2013. The cause is...
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