Finally the racist baseball team name and mascot are leaving Cleveland
By Martha Grevatt posted on July 26, 2021
Cleveland
The big front page news July 24 was the new name of the city’s Major League Baseball team: the Cleveland Guardians. The “Cleveland Indians” and their despicable mascot a racist caricature known as “Chief Wahoo” had finally found their rightful place in the dustbin of history.
Protest outside Cleveland home baseball game, July 24, 2020
For decades Indigenous activists and allies protested outside home games, demanding the team scrap its mascot and change its name. For decades team owners were intransigent, citing “tradition.” In 2018 they announced that the offensive logo would no longer appear on player uniforms but merchandise bearing the image was still sold.