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Red Sox Ask Boston To Change Yawkey Way, Citing Racial History
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Yawkey Way Name Change Is OK'd
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Yawkey Way Outside Fenway Park Changed Over Racist Past
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Yawkey Way, Where Red Sox Fans Converge, Will Be Renamed Over Racism Concerns - The New York Times
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Bill Belichick reportedly had director of racial justice program speak to Patriots : r/nfl
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Yawkey Way outside Fenway in Boston to be renamed due to racist legacy
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Boston Red Sox owner considering changing Yawkey Way to ease history of racial intolerance
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Red Sox acknowledge racism at Fenway Park 'is real,' promise action - The Washington Post
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