NFL’s Washington Redskins to change name following years of backlash Monday, July 13 by ABC News By ROSA SANCHEZ, ABC News(ASHBURN, Va.) -- The NFL's Washington Redskins have decided to change their team name."On July 3rd we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team's name. ... Today, we are announcing we... Read More.
Washington Redskins to change name and logo following years of backlash Monday, July 13 by ABC News By CARMEN COX, ABC News (ASHBURN, Va.) -- The Washington NFL team said it is retiring the Redskins nickname and logo after years of backlash. The decision to change the name comes after team officials conducted a thorough review that began... Read More.
Washington Redskins considering changing name just to be ‘politically correct’: Trump Tuesday, July 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- BY: OLIVIA EUBANKSPresident Donald Trump on Monday weighed in on the Washington Redskins football team and Cleveland Indians baseball team considering changing their names -- names Native Americans have long complained are racially offensive.While he didn't... Read More.
Report: Redskins’ minority owners looking to sell shares in team Monday, July 6 by ABC NewsBy JEANETTE TORRES-PEREZ, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The minority owners of the Washington Redskins are reportedly looking to get rid of their shares in the NFL team.The Washington Post reports Robert Rothman, Dwight Schar and Frederick W. Smith have enlisted... Read More.
Washington Redskins to undergo ‘thorough review’ of team name Saturday, July 4 by ABC NewsBy LAUREN LANTRY, ABC News(ASHBURN, Va.) -- The Washington Redskins, the NFL football team representing the nation’s capital, announced Friday it would begin a “thorough review” of its controversial name that Native Americans have long objected to as racially offensive.
Washington Redskins, under pressure from corporate sponsors, reviewing name Friday, July 3 by ABC NewsBy LAUREN LANTRY, ABC News(ASHBURN, Va.) -- The Washington Redskins announced Friday that the NFL football team will be "undergoing a thorough review of the team name" that Native Americans have long objected to as racially offensive.In a... Read More.