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   Leave it to a nigger to be offended when native Americans for   
   the most part are not.   
      
   A name change for the NFL's Washington Redskins – one of the   
   league's oldest franchises – was "necessary," Washington, D.C.,   
   Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton stated Tuesday.   
      
   In an interview on "America's Newsroom," Norton – a non-voting   
   member of the House of Representatives – told host Sandra Smith   
   that the name was a racial slur and the change "should have   
   occurred years ago."   
      
   "Because even before the George Floyd demonstrations indicated   
   that the nation would no longer tolerate that, we in the   
   nation's capital won’t tolerate it," she said.   
      
   Washington won’t announce its new name because trademark issues   
   are still pending.   
      
   The team launched the review of the name on July 3 after   
   prominent sponsors FedEx, Nike, PepsiCo and Bank of America   
   asked the team to change it. FedEx holds the naming rights to   
   the team’s Maryland stadium and CEO Fred Smith has an ownership   
   stake in the team.   
      
   Retail giants like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Nike and Dick’s   
   Sporting Goods all removed Redskins merchandise from their   
   websites last week.   
      
   In a statement following the decision, the Navajo Nation said   
   July 13, 2020, had become a "historic day for all Indigenous   
   peoples around the world."   
      
   "We strongly encourage the NFL Washington organization to rename   
   their team in such a way that truly honors and respects the   
   First Americans of this country," wrote Navajo Nation President   
   Jonathan Nez.   
      
   However, after 87 years under the same moniker and logo, not   
   everyone was happy with the shift – including former players.   
      
   "Yes, it’s important to know that now that they have been forced   
   to drop their name, and we owe that to their corporate sponsors:   
   FedEx, Bank of America. FedEx said that they would no longer   
   observe the naming rights that they owned," Norton noted.   
      
   However, her work is not over. Last year, Norton filed a bill   
   titled the “RFK Memorial Stadium Campus Conveyance Act,” which   
   calls for the sale of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium   
   campus to the city from the National Park Service.   
      
   The stadium is a site Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has expressed   
   interest in during conversations about a potential move back to   
   the District; dropping the team's name could jumpstart a   
   relocation.   
      
   "Once the District of Columbia gets the land, there is a serious   
   dispute among elected officials – local officials in the   
   District of Columbia – should the land be used for a football   
   stadium that will use it for maybe eight games, or should it be   
   used for, for example, affordable housing, which has virtually   
   disappeared from the district, and other amenities?" she asked.   
      
   "So, there is yet another great divide to close before we know   
   whether or not this team will come back or is welcome back. And   
   then, I don’t know if it will have any home at all," Norton   
   concluded.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/media/rep-eleanor-holmes-norton-   
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