Racism Hurts Native Americans Too

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“Monday Night Football” is the one place racially divided America comes together, if TV ratings are any indication. As long as we’re overcoming our differences, why can’t we come together on abolishing the racist name of the Washington football team?
Like racial profiling disproportionately hurts African-Americans, especially males like the late Michael Brown, America’s amnesia over its treatment of Native Americans has consequences that manifest in extreme ways, like high suicide rates. As long we’re supporting causes for racial equality, let’s include all races: Start with banning the R-word.
It’s not like football fans and players don’t understand what it means to stand in solidarity against racism. The Washington team made a great show in supporting Brown, killed Aug. 9 by Ferguson, Missouri, cop Darren Wilson. Joining protesters worldwide, players ran onto the field with their hands in the air, using the now-universal “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” stance.
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