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A man protests using Native Americans as mascots for sports teams at the 10th Annual New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow in 2003.
Social Justice

Maine Banned Native American Mascots in Public Schools

Efforts to get privately owned teams like the Redskins and the Cleveland Indians to drop offensive mascots may have stalled, but states can enact bans in the public sector.

By Massoud Hayoun
People march in protest against the mascot for the Washington Redskins before the team's game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 2nd, 2014, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opponents of the Redskins name say it's a slur that mocks Native American culture and they want the team to change it.
Ideas

Dear Alyssa Milano: If You Want to Stand With Native Women, Please Stop Selling Racist Clothes

You say you stand with victims. So why are you selling Redskins merchandise?

By Terese Marie Mailhot
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Social Justice

Racism in Perspective: Resistance to the Washington Redskins' Mascot

Are those who object to this professional American football team's mascot just victims of "the tyranny of political correctness"?

By Jay Livingston