For those who have been on the fence on about the ethical and moral problems with the name of Washington’s NFL team, this powerful piece provides a clear explanation of why this issue is so important. Let’s hear it for the Washington Slurs BY LEONARD...
Read moreThe Washington NFL team says it wants to help Native Americans and has created a new foundation to do so. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the unified voice of tribal nations, suggests that they start by dropping their offensive R-word name, citing studies showing...
Read moreThe Washington NFL team recently announced that it was launching a new foundation to address the plight of Native Americans in Indian Country. Below are links to some noteworthy news items from last week on the topic. Many more can be found in the News Section of...
Read moreNPR Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos has published a detailed and powerful article on the ethical and moral challenges of reporting on the Washington NFL team, given their current name and mascot. The piece mentions numerous publications which have refused to use the team’s R-word name, and...
Read moreAn op-ed from Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter was published recently in Washington Jewish Week. The piece discusses the role that the Jewish community can play in helping change the racist name of Washington’s NFL team. Check out the full article below: Jews’ role...
Read moreThe Washington Post this morning highlighted the release of a letter from 60+ D.C.-area clergy to the NFL and team owner Dan Snyder urging them to change the offensive name of Washington’s team. Signed and supported by religious leaders of diverse faith communities, the letter and...
Read moreA pair of leading rabbis in Washington are now calling for a name change from the D.C. NFL team. The full article from JTA is included below: Oneida call on Jewish leaders to join Redskins name boycott November 7, 2013 8:37pm WASHINGTON (JTA) — The...
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