Opponents of the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo logo are planning to demonstrate before the club's home opener April 1st, even though team has dropped the mascot from the caps and jerseys worn by players and coaches.
Organizers say they still want the team to change its name. The cartoonish, red faced logo has been part of the team's history for more than 60 years. The team decided in early 2018 to bench the polarizing Chief Wahoo this season after lengthy talks with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and other officials. But the team was allowed to continue selling the logo on merchandise. A protest organizer says fans won't stop dressing like Native Americans until the name is changed.
![The Cleveland Indians have agreed to remove the Chief Wahoo logo, which for decades has been publicly protested as racist and offensive. "[T]he logo is no longer appropriate for on-field use in Major League Baseball," said Commissioner Rob Manfred.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8e39ed1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2914x1624+0+8/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F01%2F29%2Fap_17171149771667_wide-12d2d49962f2c255ddcb2d231fa464ca3fd38e77.jpg)
