Throughout the effort that led to the new Pearl Milling Company name, Quaker worked with consumers, employees, external cultural and subject-matter experts, and diverse agency partners to gather broad perspectives and ensure the new brand was developed with inclusivity in mind,” PepsiCo said. Products with the Aunt Jemima name will continue to be available until June, but without the picture of the Aunt Jemima character’s face, according to PepsiCo, which said in a news release that the company sought input on the new name. a b c Alcorn, Chauncey (February 9, 2021). "Aunt Jemima finally has a new name". CNN Business. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021 . Retrieved February 9, 2021. Passic, Frank (January 7, 2007). "The Key To The City". Morning Star. Historic Albion Michigan, Albion History/Genealogy Resources. p.7. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Hood, John (August 11, 2020). "Luray mayor apologizes for Facebook post at town council meeting". WHSV-TV. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020.

James J. Jaffee, a freelance artist from the Bronx, New York, also designed one of the images of Aunt Jemima used by Quaker Oats to market the product into the mid-20th century. Rosen and Hughes (2019). "Aunt Jemima's Kitchen - 2019 - Question of the Month - Jim Crow Museum - Ferris State University". ferris.edu . Retrieved March 4, 2021. Soniak, Matt (June 15, 2012). "How Aunt Jemima Changed U.S. Trademark Law". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on February 10, 2021. The new name for the famed Aunt Jemima line of pancake mixes and syrups has been announced: Pearl Milling Company. Parent company Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo Inc., said in June it was going to distance the line from the old name, which critics said and the company conceded was based on a racial stereotypeGibson, Tammy (August 31, 2020). "Nancy Green, the Original face of Aunt Jemima, Receives a Headstone". The Chicago Defender. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. In June 2021, amidst heightened racial unrest in the United States, [6] the Aunt Jemima brand name was discontinued by its current owner, PepsiCo, with all products rebranded to Pearl Milling Company, the name of the company that produced the original pancake mix product. [5] [7] [8] The Aunt Jemima name remains in use in the brand's tagline, "Same great taste as Aunt Jemima." [5]

Burn Hollywood Burn". genius.com/. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. (lyrics of a song by the group Public Enemy) Aunt Jemima embodied a post-Reconstruction fantasy of idealized domesticity, inspired by "happy slave" hospitality, and revealed a deep need to redeem the antebellum South. [36] There were others that capitalized on this theme, such as Uncle Ben's Rice and Cream of Wheat's Rastus. [32] [36] Slang [ edit ]

In 1888, St. Joseph Gazette editor Chris L. Rutt and his friend Charles G. Underwood bought a small flour mill at 214 North 2nd St. in St. Joseph, Missouri. [10] Rutt and Underwood's "Pearl Milling Company" produced a range of milled products (such as wheat flour and cornmeal) using a pearl milling process. [11] Facing a glutted flour market, after a year of experimentation they began selling their excess flour in paper bags with the generic label "Self-Rising Pancake Flour" (later dubbed "the first ready-mix"). [1] [2] [12] Branding and trademark [ edit ] Lowe, Kelly (2007). The words and music of Frank Zappa. United Kingdom: Bison Books. p.68. ISBN 9780803260054.

a b c d e f Roberts, Sam (July 18, 2020). "Overlooked No More: Nancy Green, the 'Real Aunt Jemima' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. According to PepsiCo’s statement, Pearl Milling Company pioneered the famous self-rising pancake mix which became known as Aunt Jemima. Lillian Richard was hired to portray Aunt Jemima in 1925, and remained in the role for 23 years. Richard was born in 1891, and grew up in the tiny community of Fouke 7 miles west of Hawkins in Wood County, Texas. In 1910, she moved to Dallas, working initially as a cook. Her job "pitching pancakes" was based in Paris, Texas. [9] After she suffered a stroke circa 1947–1948, she returned to Fouke, where she lived until her death in 1956. Richard was honored with a Texas Historical Marker in her hometown, dedicated in her name on June 30, 2012. [56] [57] [58] [59]Edith Wilson, Actress and Jazz Vocalist, 84". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 1, 1981. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Miss Wilson, who portrayed Aunt Jemima for the Quaker Oats Company for 18 years ...