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Audubon Society won't change name, despite namesake's racism. It wants to focus on bird conservation...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a move decried by some of its chapters and members, the National Audubon Society’s board voted...
Midwestern chapters of National Audubon Society drop ‘Audubon’ name, citing racist views of...
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThree Midwestern chapters of the National Audubon Society, a nonprofit bird conservation group, are...
After 80 years of bird watching, local Audubon seeks more inclusive, youthful name
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDoes the word Audubon conjure thoughts of tiny golden warblers, shiny ducks and soaring eagles? Or...
NC birding group faces dilemma: Keep its longtime name or cut ties with racist namesake
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe New Hope Audubon Society is asking members to approve a name change that will distance the...
Seattle Audubon changes name, severing tie to slave owner
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeattle Audubon is changing its name to Birds Connect Seattle to move away from a name with a racist...
Chicago Audubon Society changes name to Chicago Bird Alliance, distancing chapter from problematic...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Chicago Bird Alliance has taken flight. The local organization, founded in 1971, announced...
Backlash hits Audubon after refusal to drop slave-holder's name
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA vice chair of the National Audubon Society’s board and two others resigned from the organization’s board Wednesday after the conservation group announced it would keep its name tied to enslaver John James Audubon.
Detroit Audubon to change name over namesake's racist history
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Detroit Audubon Society is changing its name in response to national controversy over namesake John James Audubon's involvement and promotion of slavery during his lifetime. The Detroit ...
Does birding need a racial reckoning?
Yahoo News via AOL· 6 months agoA Cooper's Hawk in Action (J.S. Fisher/Shutterstock) What’s happening Last week, the American Ornithological Society said it would change the name of any...
Portland Audubon changes name to distance itself from racist origins
KOIN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Audubon is no more. On Tuesday morning, the organization...
