“…remind American Indians of the limited ways in which others see them” by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper A recent report...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — From an immediate, practical viewpoint, the ruling by a trademark board that the Washington Redskins have a “disparaging”...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal trademark board ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that...
(The Washington Post) – Mike Holmgren became the latest NFL A-lister to say the Redskins should reconsider their name, telling a Seattle radio station that the...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Redskins’ name, saying it...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was not at all surprised that the Washington Redskins canned Coach Mike Shanahan. Three losing seasons over four...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “At a moment when President Obama and Republican leaders remain deeply divided, this week saw them come to a bipartisan...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I was having a discussion with this friend about the latest goings on in D.C. This person is a very...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I cannot let a football season open without raising the question of the names of sports teams generally and...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I was struck when I opened the Washington Post the other day and saw the headline on a front-page story: “Poll: Area...
