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In July 2020, amid the removal of many names and images as part of the George Floyd protests, a group of investors worth $620 billion wrote letters to major sponsors Nike, FedEx, and PepsiCo encouraging pressure on the Redskins to change their name. [12] [13] FedEx called on the team to change its name on July 2, 2020.
The Hogettes were a group of fans of the Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) who wore women's dresses, garden party hats, and pig snouts. The group was founded in 1983 by Michael Torbert and became a regular fixture at Redskins games for nearly 30 years.
The Washington Redhawks was a culture jam created by a group of Native Americans to draw attention to the Washington Redskins name controversy. In 2020, the team retired the Redskins branding amidst the removal of many names and images as part of the George Floyd protests. The football team was renamed the Washington Commanders in 2022.
A Washington Post-Schar School poll in April showed only 16 percent of Commanders fans supported keeping the name, adopted in 2022 after the franchise spent two seasons as the Washington Football ...
The Washington Commanders have one kicker on their active roster, Zane Gonzalez, and one more kicker on their practice squad, Greg Joseph. They both missed work for the same reason on Wednesday.
The NCAI maintains that teams with mascots such as the Braves and the Redskins perpetuate negative stereotypes of Native American people, and demean their native traditions and rituals. [8] The NCAI issued a report in 2013 summarizing opposition to Indian mascots and team names generally, and the Washington Redskins in particular. [9]
Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, announcing that the 76ers will partner with Comcast, their current landlord, to build a ...
In July 2023 a Washington Commanders fan started a Change.org petition asking that the team name be changed back to Redskins. [7] Subsequently, news reports began attributing the petition to NAGA, [8] followed by reports that NAGA would start a boycott similar to that affecting Anheuser-Busch.