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Richard Sherman, a player for the Seattle Seahawks, spoke out against the Redskins name saying "he wishes the NBA's Donald Sterling controversy would have been a catalyst to reignite the conversation over Washington's controversial team name." [208] Former quarterback Sonny Sixkiller (Cherokee): "Redskins name is racist to me." [209]
The executive board of the nation's leading organization of scholars of U.S. history approved a resolution in April 2015: "The Organization of American Historians hereby adds its voice to the growing demands by Native American organizations, our sister disciplines, and conscientious people of all ethnic backgrounds, to change the name and logo ...
It wasn’t that long ago (2013) that Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder said he’d “never” change the team’s name. Thursday, FedEx, which owns the naming rights to Washington’s stadium ...
The most prominent team of this name was the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL), which had been at the center of several campaigns to change the name. After decades of defending the name, amid the removal of many names and images associated with systemic racism as part of the George Floyd protests, Washington yielded to ...
A new study has found opposition to the Washington Redskins' name is more widespread than previously reported. Here's why that could be significant.
Navajo Nation president Jonathan Nez has issued a statement in response to the Washington Redskins’ decision to change the team name. The Washington franchise has officially retired the team ...
Apr. 24—There are two sides to change. One side represents the headstrong winds of progression, while the other is at the tail end of a long-established past viewed through a modern lens.
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