The High-A Spokane Indians will pay tribute to local civil rights activist and champion boxer Carl Maxey with an alternate brand called the “King Carl Campaign.” Maxey, who passed away in 1997, was the first African American to graduate from Gonzaga Law School and worked to integrate schools in Spokane,
Tag: spokane indians
Authenticity, Collaboration, Respect: The Story Behind the Spokane Indians
Recent conversations about the use of Native American imagery in sports brands have been adversarial, at best. The now-former name of the football team in Washington, DC, was an actual racial slur. The Cleveland Indians used a cartoon caricature of a Native American as a logo for decades. Fans of
The Logocast Episode 25 – Brandiose
FOLLOW THE LOGOCAST ON TWITTER. FOLLOW THE LOGOCAST ON TUMBLR. LIKE THE LOGOCAST ON FACEBOOK. E-MAIL THE PODCAST. [audio http://audio.chirbit.com/thelogocast_1361757060.mp3] In this episode of the Logocast, the entire show is devoted to our interview with Brandiose! We talked with Casey and Jason about how they got started, their work new and old,