The Cleveland Indians are dropping the team name they have used for 105 years, becoming the latest professional sports franchise to shed its Native American imagery amid accusations that its use is racist. Here is a look the commentary and history surrounding the issue.
CNN — Spurred by mass protests against racism this summer, sports franchises with Native American-related names, mascots or logos faced pressure to stop using these stereotypes and caricatures. Since then, the NFL’s Washington Redskins and, as of Sunday, MLB’s Cleveland Indians agreed to drop their …
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Team owner Paul Dolan shouldn't wait another year to do away with his club's name. Indians is a racist nickname, Cleveland’s baseball team announced …
President Donald Trump has decried the Cleveland Indians' decision to drop any Native American references from their name as the latest example of …
In the official news release to announce that it will eventually change its racist name, the Cleveland baseball team spelled the name of the city …
After more than a century, the Cleveland Indians are changing their nickname. Team owner Paul Dolan told the Associated Press on Monday that the …
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Cleveland's baseball team is the latest to bow to public pressure over offensive names and logos
Lots of people, especially many Native Americans, loathe the name of the Washington, D.C., NFL team, the Redskins. "The origin of that name is rooted in murder and violence and genocide and hate," says Crystal Echo Hawk, the founder and CEO of the advocacy group IllumiNative. "It's a …
Since the 1960s, the names and mascots of numerous American sports teams have been subject to protests for using terms that are offensive as their names. Some teams have completely change their names in response, such as the Buffalo Braves, who became the Clippers in 1978. Some have altered their …
As the Washington Football Team prepares to take the field this Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys, they will do so without their iconic …
Cleveland's Major League Baseball franchise will soon have a new nickname. On Sunday, the New York Times reported the team will move away from the …
The two Georgia Republican U.S. senators, who are in the midst of a heated runoff election, came out together Monday to oppose any name change of the state's Major League Baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, following a move made by the Cleveland Indians Sunday. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Indians acknowledged on Monday afternoon intent to begin the name-changing process, but added the franchise …
Cleveland's major-league baseball team announced Monday that it will drop its "Indians" nickname — in place for more than a century — to "unify our community," a decision quickly praised by Native American groups, including some members of a Maine tribe with a historic connection to the team. "To …
