Food Brands Step Up to Change Their Racially Insensitive Names: Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s and More
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usmagazine.comBlack Lives Matter protests across the globe following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others, several food companies and brands have announced they will be changing their names.Aunt Jemima, which is owned by Quaker Foods, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, was the first brand to confirm a moniker update on Wednesday, June 17.
Currently, the 130-year-old brand features a Black woman named Aunt Jemima, who was originally dressed as a minstrel character, on its packaging.Aunt Jemima’s picture has actually changed multiple times over the course of the brand’s history.
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