"So now any black person's photo on a box is racism? Give me a break." That message was one of many that crossed my screen after sharing a story I had written about Aunt Jemima and other brands ...

Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial stereotype. "As we work to make progress toward racial equality through ...

Relatives of former Aunt Jemima spokeswomen say they are concerned that their family history will be erased as Quaker Oats' moves to rebrand the syrup and pancake mix. "I understand the images that ...

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 ...

As I swing the door open to my favorite diner, the bell hanging from the entryway signals my arrival. A waitress leads my family to our seats, and I don’t even bother unfolding the menu. I know ...

The racial reckoning brought on by the murder of George Floyd last year extended far beyond questions about inequities in how the law is enforced in communities of color. Corporations were pushed to ...

The face of pancakes and syrup died along with Uncle Ben and Rastus, who were the faces of rice and Cream of Wheat, in 2020. Their painless but overdue deaths came in the wake of the murder of George ...