Aunt Jemima, a syrup and pancake mix brand, will get a new name and image after Quaker Oats, its parent company, acknowledged that the brand’s origins were “based on a racial stereotype.” The brand, founded in 1889, is built on images of a black female character that have often been seen as a symbol of […]
The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that “Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype.”The 130-year-old brand features a Black woman...
Fox News removed photos accompanying its coverage of Seattle’s demonstrations from its website on Friday after acknowledging that one was a combination of several different images and a second photo was of a fiery scene in a different city.On Seattle’s Capitol Hill,...
“The very image of America is breaking,” Tadashi Yanai, CEO of Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, told CNN Business in an exclusive interview. “I truly hope that this will have a positive impact in the long term, just like the Civil Rights...
SANTA FE (AP) – A statewide ballot about proposed marketing campaign finance and ethics reforms in New Mexico highlighted broad support among registered voters for extra public disclosure of political funding sources.He said that to construct generic- and...
