Portland School Delays Vote on Changing Mascot to Tree Over Racism Concerns
The adoption of a new mascot for a Portland, Oregon, high school has been delayed because officials believe using a tree could be connected to the history of lynching in the United States.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School, which was recently renamed from Woodrow Wilson High School, is also in the process of changing its mascot to an Evergreen from a Trojan.
“Evergreens are characterized by the life-giving force of their foliage, the strength of their massive trunk, and the depth of their roots in an individual tree and as a forest of trees,” Ellen Whatmore, a teacher and mascot committee member at the school, read from a resolution during a March 30 meeting.
Well, Apparently, Trees Might Be Racist Now, Too
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Portland school postpones vote on changing mascot to evergreens over racism concerns
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