The historic pancake mix and syrup label Aunt Jemima will now be known as Pearl Milling Company. PepsiCo, the parent company behind the historic pancake mix and syrup label known as Aunt Jemima ...

Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are more than slightly problematic — they're vestiges of a bygone era that celebrated the mockery of Black people for white entertainment.

BOSTON (CNN/CBS) -- Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype. "As we work to make progress toward ...

(Getty Images/Shutterstock) Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype.

In the midst of a national debate on life-and-death matters around racism and public safety, fussing about the logo on instant rice may seem trivial. It’s not. The images our society chooses to ...

Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

I had my run-in with the “Aunt Jemima” slur outside of Wrigley Field in the late ’90s. I was working as a reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, when I took my son to our first Cubs game.

Photos. Lists. Top 25 Countdown; Visit us on Youtube; ... In a statement to NBC News, Quaker Oats, now owned by Pepsi Company, confirmed it will retire the Aunt Jemima brand and logo later this year.

More than 100 years after Aunt Jemima pancake mix went on the market, its parent company announced Wednesday the brand was based on racist images and packaging.. The name of the product, and ...

Aunt Jemima name, logo changed after 131 years. ... (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) ... Aunt Jemima was based on the racial trope of a Black “mammy,” a smiling woman-servant in a white ...