Advocating To Change A School Mascot
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Yolonda works with students to rid a Texas school of its offensive Native American mascot.
For years Yolonda has been pushing to end the tradition of using her culture as sports team mascots. Now in 2020, with major league teams dropping offensive team names, a Texas high school student seeks Yolonda's support and guidance to remove his school's offensive mascot.
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Advocating To Change A School Mascot
Clip: Episode 3 | 4m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
For years Yolonda has been pushing to end the tradition of using her culture as sports team mascots. Now in 2020, with major league teams dropping offensive team names, a Texas high school student seeks Yolonda's support and guidance to remove his school's offensive mascot.
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