Cleveland Indians dropping controversial team name
Explore More The Cleveland Indians will soon be no more.
Following the path of the Washington Football Team, Cleveland has decided to remove its name, which many consider racist and insensitive, the New York Times reported Sunday.
An official announcement could come as soon as this week, according to the outlet.
The 105-year-old “Indians” moniker has for decades drawn ire from Native American groups, and those frustrations became more prevalent with the US in the midst of a reckoning on racism and social injustice following police shootings involving unarmed black men and women.
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