Dee-Ann Durbin | AP Feb. 9, 2021 at 7:14 p.m. EST Aunt Jemima is making her last batch of pancakes. Quaker Oats said Tuesday that its Aunt Jemima brand pancake mix and syrup will be renamed Pearl Milling Company. Aunt Jemima products will continue to be sold until June, when the packaging will officially change over. Quaker…
Read More Aunt Jemima brand gets a new name: Pearl Milling CompanyBy ALEXANDRA OLSON September 23, 2020 The Uncle Ben’s rice brand is getting a new name: Ben’s Original. Parent firm Mars Inc. unveiled the change Wednesday for the 70-year-old brand, the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a racial stereotype. Packaging with the new name will hit stores next year. The owner of…
Read More Mars drops Uncle Ben’s, reveals new name for rice brandBy Hanna Raskin [email protected] Jul 1, 2020 Updated Sep 29, 2020 After years of being accused of cultural appropriation by Gullah Geechee residents of the Lowcountry, a white-owned milling company in Edisto is changing its name in response to increased national pressure. The Gullah Geechee are descendants of African slaves who settled in coastal areas of the Carolinas,…
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Read More How to Get Back to SleepThe United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, including its insular areas and associated states. It is one of the few government agencies explicitly authorized by the United States Constitution. The USPS can trace its origin to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The Post Office…
Read More What Do You Know About the Post Office?Goaded on by her brother, who challenged what African American women could do, Bessie Coleman, became the first Black-Native American woman in the country awarded a pilot’s license. When she couldn’t find an American pilot to teach her, Coleman studied French, saved her money, solicited donors, and went to France. In 1921, after seven months…
Read More Do You Know Bessie Coleman?Aldous Pennyfarthing and Daily Kos February 08, 2021 (edited) If you had any doubt that the Trump presidency was just an elaborate four-year grift, this story should dispel your quaint Pollyannish notions. Trump’s most ardent MAGAs still think he’s going to serve a second term. That means there will have to be a second Trump inauguration. And because…
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Read More Things You Need to Dispose of NOWMadison Yauger February 5, 2021, 3:05 PM As a dog owner, you know how important it is to keep your canine companion entertained—and that includes playing games. Cognitive training games help hone your dog’s agility, cognitive thinking, and scent-tracking abilities. As added benefits, they help in building your dog’s confidence and lowering their anxiety (which will be important…
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