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 ...

The name "Aunt Jemima" is familiar to millions, but not as many know the remarkable woman behind the iconic trademark was ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Thursday, in honor of Women's History Month, locals will have the opportunity to hear the compelling story of Nancy Green told at Somerset Community College — though most are likely to know her ...

Years ago, my wife and I would take Johnny and Skeeter Bussard up to Grantsville to partake of the buckwheat pancakes at the Casselman Inn. Buckwheat pancakes were OK, but for my money, Aunt Jemima’s ...

(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 ...

Love pancakes? Their history spans continents, eras, and even Aunt Jemima, but the best pancakes have always been homemade. I love pancakes. Eggs and omelets (those are eggs, people) remain America’s ...

A holiday vacation in Costa Rica delivered unexpected crossed paths with celebrity. No, not Gov. Phil Murphy, wife Tammy, and the kids, although that would have been cool. Nope, this encounter ...

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 ...

A subsection of Yesterday's Tomorrow called F.A.A.C.E.S. or Fields African American Center of Education and Studies will be featured at Breaking Bread with Books, a second event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.