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Cleveland Decides To Change Its 105-Year-Old Racist Nickname, Possibly As Soon As 2022

Cleveland's baseball team has finally made the decision to change its racist nickname, according to a report in the New York Times. The nickname has been in use since 1915.

The long-overdue news comes after decades of protest led by Native American groups. Cleveland's decision may have been made somewhat easier after Washington's NFL team stopped using a racist slur as a nickname. Also, this past summer, much of the US was forced to take a much clearer look at the country's systemic racism.

Cleveland may officially announce its plans as soon as this week.