Episode 1142
Aunt Jemima
Thu, 2020-Jun-18 02:13 UTC
Length - 1:45
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With 485,640 views on Wednesday, 17 June 2020 our article of the day is Aunt Jemima.
Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company of Chicago, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. The trademark dates back to 1893, although the Aunt Jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889. The Quaker Oats Company first registered the Aunt Jemima trademark in April 1937. The character appears to have been a Reconstruction era addition to that cast. Following the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests, on June 17, 2020 Quaker Oats announced that the Aunt Jemima brand would be discontinued in order "to make progress toward racial equality."
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:13 UTC on Thursday, 18 June 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Aunt Jemima on Wikipedia.
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