The Washington Redskins are facing growing pressure to change their name, with a number of major business interests working to force the change and Nike…
The Washington Redskins are facing growing pressure to change their name, with a number of major business interests working to force the change and Nike now pulling all Redskins gear from its website.
Activists have long called on the Redskins to change the name of the team, which they saw is offensive to Native Americans. With growing national efforts to address systemic racism through the Black Lives Matter movement and protests following the killing of George Floyd, the team faces new and growing pressure from a number of powerful sources.
