GSI CEO Kenneth Shropshire talks with Marketplace about the push toward retiring racist branding
Cleveland’s baseball team takes the field as the Guardians, and GSI CEO Kenneth Shropshire explains the history of the team name.
“I think we can say conclusively in the end it’s money,” said GSI CEO Kenneth Shropshire when mentioning the Washington Commanders NFL team. "That motivated a couple of key sponsors — FedEx and Nike — to say, ‘You gotta change the name.'"
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