WASHINGTON (AP) — Five Native Americans are asking a Virginia judge to dismiss a lawsuit the Washington Redskins filed after the group successfully challenged the team's name, arguing it is offensive.
The New York Daily news is joining the list of media outlets that will no longer use the name 'Redskins' when reporting on the NFL's Washington Redskins football team.
A group of state legislators, including Senator Joseph Griffo, are introducing a resolution calling for professional sports teams to stop using dictionary-defined racial slurs as mascots.