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Dick Gregory Fights Ignorance, Arrogance & Dan Snyder

December 27, 2014 C.J., www.startribune.com , , ,
Dick Gregory manages to be soft-spoken yet incendiary. The satirist and activist was in the metro for the national rally protesting the name of the DC-area NFL team when it was here to play the Vikings in November. If you’re not comfortable seeing the words “white folks,” “black folks” and references to the N-bomb, this interview with the man whose autobiography title is the N-word is not for you. It’s also not for blacks who expect Gregory to go easy on them, especially on the subject of how American Indians have been treated. Gregory has an insouciance that suggests that he’s not impressed by much. However, one accolade has resonated with him. “I’m stunned there is a book out by National Geographic that lists 1,001 people who made America and I’m listed. I said, ‘Wow.’ ”

Not Your Mascots

December 25, 2014 Not Your Mascots, www.notyourmascots.org ,
A coalition of Native organizations announce a march and rally to protest against the Washington NFL football team at FedEx Field in Landover, MD, on December 28, 2014. Several proponents of the anti-mascot movement, including the National Congress of American Indians, the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, Oneida Nation's Change the Mascot campaign, the American Indian Movement, and Not Your Mascots, Inc. invite tribal nations, organizations, and allies to join in a demonstration against institutional racism. As the Washington team's season comes to a dismal close, we call on Dan Snyder to claim a simple win: Change the Name.

Washington Slurskins Shamed In Mass Minnesota Protest

November 3, 2014 Randy Furst and Dee Depass, www.startribune.com , ,
Buoyed by thousands of protesters from Minnesota and at least 10 other states who converged on TCF Stadium on Sunday, activists determined to retire the Washington Slurskins nickname vowed to take their campaign to every remaining Washington NFL game this season. David Glass, president of the National Coalition Against Racism in Sports and Media, said protesters will continue to escalate pressure on the NFL football team, sending activists and banners to demonstrate at the team’s home and away games. Washington owner Daniel Snyder has been adamant that he will not drop the team’s name, despite the growing pressure from American Indians, civil rights organizations and politicians who call the term racist and offensive.

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