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Chatham-Kent IBL baseball club to immediately drop 'blackbirds' name

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The Chatham-Kent IBL club announced it would be dropping the name after announced the Blackbirds. The decision was made following important community feedback surrounding the historical derogatory use of the term. Historically, the term involves to the coercion of people through deception or kidnapping to work as slaves, or poorly paid labourers.

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Chatham-Kent IBL franchise dropping “Blackbirds” name following feedback

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Chatham-Kent baseball team dropping Blackbirds name over racist connotations

Chatham-Kent’s expansion team in the Intercounty Baseball League is getting rid of its new name, the Blackbirds, because of its racist connotations.

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Chatham-Kent IBL baseball club to immediately drop 'blackbirds' name

The newly minted Chatham-Kent Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) franchise is immediately dropping their recently announced “Blackbirds” name after learning the term held historical derogatory use.

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Chatham-Kent IBL baseball club to immediately drop 'blackbirds' name

The Chatham-Kent IBL club announced it would be dropping the name after announced the "Chatham-Kent Blackbirds" won the community-wide naming contest Friday.

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CTV News broke the news in Canada on Monday, January 30, 2023.
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