Redskins5/11/2012
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Goodbye “Redskins”: Maine is Free of Offensive Names in High Schools
(Maine) -- In a 4-1 decision on Monday, May 7, the Sanford School Committee voted to stop using the ugly team name that is so offensive to American Indians generally and...
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Sanford students react to 'Redskins' change
(Maine) -- The Sanford School Committee voted 4-1 at its meeting Monday night to give up using the high school’s "Redskins" mascot, and immediately begin...
4/18/2012
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Commission asks Sanford to retire 'Redskins' mascot Most who attend forum at local church favor a change
(Maine) -- Jamie Bissonette Lewey says the conversation about whether Sanford High School should retire its "Redskins" mascot is not about racism but about...
3/25/2012
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Redskins? How About Whiteskins?
(New York) -- In the image above, you are seeing the helmet and attendant logo of the Whiteskins, a fictional team based on the Washington Redskins.
3/23/2012
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New Challenge to Redskins, Other American Indian Monikers
(Washington D.C.) -- Among other things, the name "Redskins" has been synonymous with the city of Washington since the team relocated from Boston in 1937. That...
2/27/2012
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BLOG: Jim Vance on Jeremy Lin and the ‘Redskins’
(Washington D.C.) -- When GW public policy law professor John Banzhaf suggested a parallel between Jeremy Lin slurs and the nickname of our local NFL franchise, most...
1/2/2012
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COLUMN: As Redskins’ struggles drag on, so does court challenge to name
(Washington D.C.) -- Back in 1992, Washington reigned as Super Bowl champs with high hopes for two in a row under coach Joe Gibbs. That year, a Native American resident...
1/1/2012
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MORON ALERT: Dan Snyder: Unsportsman of the Year, 2011
(Washington D.C.) -- As both my readers know, the Unsportsman of the Year balloting has historically been as one-sided as a Vanilla Ice 45. Guess that makes this year...
12/31/2011
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ESPN Columnist’s Readers Offer Indigenous Name for Washington Redskins
(USA) -- Greg Easterbrook, a columnist for ESPN.com’s popular Page 2, recently published an article looking at the players selected for this year’s NFL Pro Bowl who were...
12/22/2011
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BLOG: Black folks and the Washington Redskins
(Washington D.C.) -- I know, I know. Here he goes again with his "thing" about the Washington Redskins. Forgive me, readers, but let me start by saying that I...
9/5/2011
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MORON ALERT: Redskins: The Elephant in the Room
(Washington D.C.) -- The PR flacks are earning their salaries this week as Beacon Press promotes a new book that reveals the backstory about how owner George Preston...
7/12/2011
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Another high school considers nixing Redskins nickname
(Washington D.C.) -- Every time I inch toward any story about a potential controversy concerning the “Redskins” nickname, comments are immediately piled up against me,...
3/26/2011
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Graduating class to stay ‘Redskins’
(Maine) -- Regional School Unit 12 has voted to restore the Redskin nickname to Wiscasset High School until the end of the school year. At its regular meeting March 17...
3/22/2011
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Redskins name removed from Washington Post
(Washington D.C.) -- The National Football League’s Washington Redskins team owner Dan Snyder wants full control over his team’s controversial name—...
3/1/2011
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Redskins owner shows his hypocrisy
(North Carolina) -- Dan Snyder is offended. The source of his ire is the Washington City Paper, published weekly in the nation's capital. Last November, the paper...
2/28/2011
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Harjo v. Pro-Football: Human Rights Implications of a Trademark Lawsuit
(Washington D.C.) -- Suzan Harjo has been an advocate for Native American rights since the 1960s. In addition to leading successful national campaigns for laws to...
2/9/2011
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BLOG: Racist Imagery Used Against Me — Says Redskins Owner
(Washington D.C.) -- Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is suing the Washington City Paper for running a photo of him with Sharpie-style scribbling, on an article...
5/19/2010
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‘Redskins’ may have psychological impact beyond Native Americans
(Washington D.C.) -- At the home base of the controversially-named Washington Redskins football team, a new study on possible widespread harms resulting from stereotypes...
11/16/2009
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Supreme Court Denies Redskins Mascot Challenge
(Washington D.C.) -- The Washington Redskins ended their four-game losing streak Sunday. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed the professional football team another...
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