What changed in 2020 because of Black Lives Matter: Flags, statues, and sports teams faced a racial reckoning

Delino DeShields of the Cleveland Indians is greeted by teammate Jose Ramirez during a game against the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on September 30, 2020.Joe Sargent/MLB Photos via Getty Images

• The Cleveland Indians are set to have their name changed for the first time in 105 years after indigenous groups called for them to stop using the racist term and months of internal discussions.
• The team's owner, Paul Dolan, told the Associated Press that "the name is no longer acceptable in our world."
• It is the latest example of changes made this year after 2020 became the year of racial reckoning following the George Floyd murder in May and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests.
• Bands and brands have changed their names to reflect the new consciousness about the US's racist past, including the history of slavery and segregation, and the oppression, displacement, and dismal treatment of indigenous people.
• Statues that celebrated the Confederacy have been removed and states' flags have been re-designed.

The Cleveland Indians are set to have their name changed for the first time in 105 years following months of internal discussions and meetings with indigenous groups, who called for the team to stop using the term 'Indians, ' which many considered racist.

The team's owner, Paul Dolan, told the Associated Press that "the name is no longer acceptable in our world," but added that the team would not using a temporary name while choosing a new one.

It was the latest example of changes made this year after 2020 became the year of racial reckoning following the George Floyd murder in May and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests.

From Boston to Berkley, scroll down to see the rapidly growing list of brands, bands, and buildings that have changed names, statues that have been removed, and flags that changed, in the last 12 months.