Many of you have probably heard on the news that the Washington Football Club officially changed its name this last week to the Washington Commanders. For many years they have been criticized for their clearly racist former name and finally it has been changed. I saw this art piece at the Heard Museum recently. It was created by artist Steven Paul Judd in collaboration with filmmaker Donick Carey. Carey and his son Otis traveled the country working to undo the racism of their favorite football team and they created a film called "Hail to the Breadsticks" about their adventure. The film premiered last November. As you can see, the piece includes a mound of souvenirs and memorabilia depicting the old name. The artist has arranged it so that the light shining on it spells out the word "Change" on the wall behind it.
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This is something has been long over due. There's a lot of other teams out there that are changing their name.
Long overdue change. Now the owners are dealing with misconduct issues, it might be time for a change of ownership
That is a great piece, Sharon! A well overdue change of names.
It's about time, the Cleveland Indians also changed their name to the Cleveland Guardians. A welcomed change indeed.
I wasn't sure what their previous name was I had to look it up, yes it is a welcome change.
Very unusual. And a welcome change.
I like the "Change" shadow. Very cool!
Very clever.
Wow! That shadow is awesome! I hadn't realized the team changed its name, but yeah, it's about time.
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