Yesterday’s Tomorrow, a Black history museum, marked the end of Black History Month and the start of Women’s History Month with a Saturday event in Tyler featuring a relative of Lillian Richard — the ...

(CHICAGO) — Under the grass it is barely noticeable: an unmarked grave covering one of America’s “Hidden Figures” for nearly a century. You probably have never heard her name, but Nancy Green has ...

Before the Aunt Jemima brand was renamed the Pearl Milling Company in 2021, the face of the pancake mix was a target of online rumors. We’ve checked a number of them — from a photograph that claimed ...

Quaker Oats, the parent company of Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, says it will completely rebrand the line — including changing the name and logo — saying the current brand is based on a "racial ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Quaker Oats Company have given Aunt Jemima a new name and new look, but the families of some of the women who portrayed her over the years feel they are being erased. "It's a ...

Remember Ben Stein? The teacher from Ferris Bueller who went on to do Clear Eyes commercials and host a Comedy Central game show where a young Jimmy Kimmel was his sidekick? Well, he’s back. The ...

WASHINGTON — Social media got a little sticky when actor Ben Stein complained about changes to Aunt Jemima brand syrup and pancake mix on his Truth Social account. "Because of the inherent racism of ...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked ...

CLAIM: “Nancy Green (aka Aunt Jemima) was born into slavery. She was a magnificent cook. When she was ‘freed’ she rolled her talent into a cooking brand that General Mills bought & used her likeness.

Assembly candidate Paul Melotik wishes he could erase any tie to an incident involving blackface a couple of decades ago. Back in 2001, a restaurant group headed by Melotik had a Halloween costume ...

Facebook said on Thursday that it was rebranding as Meta, taking a step to distance itself from the controversies it faces. How has this corporate strategy worked for other companies? By Jenny Gross ...