The Cleveland Indians will follow the actions of other professional sports teams and reexamine the use of a racially inappropriate name and branding during a time of social justice. (more…)
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Rethinking ballpark branding in #BLM times
We saw two high-profile ballpark changes in the past week, as the Minnesota Twins took down a statue of former team owner Calvin Griffith at Target Field, while the University of Cincinnati will remove Marge Schott’s name from the school’s ballpark. (more…)
Examining tangled legacies at sports facilities in a #BLM world
A debate over Marge Schott’s legacy in terms of the University of Cincinnati’s Marge Schott Stadium is leading to a larger issue: how to address the tangled legacies behind venue names at colleges and universities across the country. (more…)