The Washington Redskins announced Monday they will change their team name and logo after about 87 years of using it, in the wake of corporate and public pressure to ditch the moniker over racial connotations.The Redskins did not announce a new name.KEVIN DURANT SUPPORTS THIS NAME AS REDSKINS REPORTEDLY SET TO RETIRE MONIKER“On July 3rd,…
The Washington Redskins said Friday they would conduct a “thorough review” of its name and consider possibly changing it over racial connotations.While fans floated ideas about what the name could be, Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins promoted his own favorite name out of the dozens that were mentioned on social media.REDSKINS NAME-CHANGE CONTROVERSY DRAWS FAN RESPONSES“I…
The Washington Redskins announced Friday it would undergo a “thorough review” of its name and possibly change it after nearly 90 years.Fans quickly pounced on the idea of changing the team's name. Early in the discussion, it appeared "Washington Red Tails" was among the favorite replacements.REDSKINS TO CONDUCT 'THOROUGH REVIEW' OF TEAM NAME AMID INTENSE SCRUTINY"Washington Warriors"…
The Washington Redskins will undergo a “thorough review” of their name following renewed pressure from activists and corporations, the team announced Friday — a significant decision that potentially paves the way for the franchise to make a change. A day earlier, FedEx, which owns the naming rights to the team’s stadium in Landover, Maryland, said…
The Washington Redskins will conduct a “thorough review” of its name as the organization faces immense pressure to change its moniker over racial connotations.The team released a statement on the issue Friday.NIKE PULLS WASHINGTON REDSKINS APPAREL FROM ITS WEBSITE AMID TEAM NAME CONTROVERSY“In light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community,…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…