6 Aug,2020 | Black Enterprise Magazine, Business
The mayor of a small Virginia town is under fire after calling presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s potential running mate “Aunt Jemima” on Facebook. In a since-deleted post, Luray Mayor Barry Presgraves wrote on Sunday...
13 Jul,2020 | Black Enterprise Magazine, Business, Uncategorized
In wake of the nationwide protests to end racial injustice, consumers have been taking major corporations to task and pressuring them to speak out against systemic racism. Recently, Quaker Oats’s Aunt Jemima brand announced it will be rebranding after calls to...
22 Jun,2020 | Black Enterprise Magazine, Business, Uncategorized
Several descendants of women who played “Aunt Jemima” are speaking out against the Quaker Oats food company’s decision to rebrand its Aunt Jemima breakfast line. According to The Blaze, Larnell Evans Sr. believes Quaker Oats, which owns the brand, is...
