A Knock at the Door In the quiet suburbs of Bethesda, Maryland, federal agents arrived without fanfare. At the same time, another team entered a downtown Washington office, their warrants sealed, their task clear: search the spaces of a former senior official whose name has long hovered in Washington’s most contentious debates. Neighbors watched curiously, [...]
Read More »After 130 years, Aunt Jemima brand will change its name and remove logo from packaging
For 130 years the Aunt Jemima name and logo has been to sell a popular brand of pancake mix and pancake syrup, but Wednesday, Quaker Oats announced they would be changing the name. “Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype.” Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, owns the breakfast food company acknowledged the brand’s racist origins after renewed …
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