Henderson, Cydney (November 8, 2020). " 'SNL:' Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson break character during Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's firing". USA Today . Retrieved March 4, 2021. a b Voytko, Lisette (June 17, 2020). "Aunt Jemima—Long Denounced As A Racist Caricature—Removed By Quaker Oats". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021.

Boyce, Travis (Summer 2020). "Cruel Summer1 | Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy". Journaldialogue.org . Retrieved March 4, 2021.a b Sloan, Bob (May 7, 2009). "Book details history of Wallace's own 'Aunt Jemima' ". The Cheraw Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. 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]

a b Nagasawa, Katherine (June 19, 2020). "The Fight To Preserve The Legacy Of Nancy Green, The Chicago Woman Who Played The Original 'Aunt Jemima' ". WBEZ. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. 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. The plaintiffs, whose case was eventually dismissed by a Chicago judge, alleged it a picture of their relative Anna Short Harrington that made the brand famous. They also alleged that Quaker Oats had stolen recipes and failed to honor a contract or pay royalties. Mandy Lou Takes Spot From Stars". The Pittsburgh Press. May 14, 1933 . Retrieved July 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com. As we work to make progress toward racial equality through several initiatives, we also must take a hard look at our portfolio of brands and ensure they reflect our values and meet our consumers' expectations," Kristin Kroepfl, vice president and chief marketing officer of Quaker Foods North America, said in a press release at the time.

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See also: Nadir of American race relations 1920 Saturday Evening Post ad with N.C. Wyeth illustration In an announcement on Tuesday by PepsiCo, which owns Aunt Jemima’s parent company Quaker Oats, the pancake-mix and syrup line formally began rebranding itself and moved one step closer to permanently abandoning its 131-year-old name. Betye Saar | American artist and educator". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Pearl Milling Company is a North American brand for pancake mix, table syrup, and other breakfast food products. The original version of the pancake mix was developed in 1888–1889, and was advertised as the first " ready-mix" cooking product. [1] [2]

The earliest advertising was based upon a vaudeville parody, and it remained a caricature for many years. [1] [3] [12] a b c d e f Hansen, John Mark (June 19, 2020). "The real stories of the Chicago women who portrayed Aunt Jemima". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020.a b c d e f g "Aunt Jemima—Our History". Quaker Oats. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Wallace-Sanders, Kimberly (1962). Mammy: A Century of Race, Gender, and Southern Memory. University of Michigan Press– Ann Arbor. ISBN 9780472116140.