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Aunt Jemima brand's new name has been revealed
The long-awaited new name and logo to replace Quaker Oats' Aunt Jemima brand has been revealed.
What are the details?
PepsiCo, which owns Quaker Oats, issued a statement Tuesday announcing that beginning in June, Aunt Jemima products will be replaced on store shelves under the name Pearl Milling Company in a nod to the company responsible for developing the roots of the product line that would rise to infamy.
"Though new to store shelves, Pearl Milling Company was founded in 1888 in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was the originator of the iconic self-rising pancake mix that would later become known as Aunt Jemima," the news release read.
It explained:
The Quaker Oats Company signed the contract to purchase the Aunt Jemima brand in 1925. It updated its image over the years in a manner intended to remove racial stereotypes that dated back to the brand origins. In June 2020, the company announced it was transitioning from the Aunt Jemima name and likeness on packaging and pledged a $5 million commitment to support the Black community.
'Aunt Jemima' officially has a new name and logo https://t.co/jhMfLA7fux https://t.co/WhEEeu68vB— philip lewis (@philip lewis)1612914212.0
PepsiCo went on to note:
In the coming weeks, Pearl Milling Company will also announce the details of a $1 million commitment to empower and uplift Black girls and women, inviting the community to visit its website and nominate non-profit organizations for an opportunity to receive grants to further that mission. This is in addition to PepsiCo's more than $400 million, five-year investment to uplift Black business and communities, and increase Black representation at PepsiCo.
NBC News reported that "for years, the 130-year-old brand featured a Black woman named Aunt Jemima, who was originally dressed as a minstrel character, on its products," noting that "the image changed over time, and in recent years, Quaker removed the 'mammy' kerchief from the character in an attempt to address criticism that it perpetuated a racist stereotype dating to the days of slavery."
What's the background?
Last summer, amid outrage over the death of George Floyd in late May, Quaker Oats announced Aunt Jemima would be rebranded.
Vice President Kristin Kroepfl said, "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."
The firm joined a slew of other companies in changing its branding in reaction to protests over police brutality and calls for racial justice, including Mars Inc., which scrapped the longtime name and logo of Uncle Ben's products for similar reasons.
As many as 140,000 New Yorkers receive absentee ballots with wrong names and addresses
Voters in New York City are sounding the alarm after several have reported receiving absentee ballots containing either the wrong name and address, or another person's ballot altogether — and officials estimate as many as 140,000 mismatched absentee mailings were sent out.
What are the details?
The Gothamist reported Monday that multiple voters in Brooklyn said "they have received a mislabeled 'official absentee ballot envelope.' Normally, the voter inserts their completed ballot into the envelope and signs the outside. But in these cases, their ballot envelopes bear the wrong name and address. If a person signs their own name to this faulty ballot envelope, the ballot would be voided."
The outlet noted that "the New York City Board of Elections has mailed out nearly half a million absentee ballots ahead of Election Day this November," and "more than 140,000 absentee ballots have gone out across the borough."
Business Insider reporter Grace Panetta tweeted, "And it looks like some people are getting not just the wrong return envelopes with their ballot, but other's people's ballots entirely. I can only hope this isn't a widespread problem bc it's a pretty serious safety/privacy issue."
And it looks like some people are getting not just the wrong return envelopes with their ballot, but other’s people… https://t.co/Tji8eG1s3T— Grace Panetta (@Grace Panetta)1601333420.0
Impacted New Yorkers also took to social media to sound the alarm. One Brooklyn resident called out her city councilman, Brad Lander, tweeting, "I, too, received somebody else's absentee ballot. Pls help your constituents/our democracy, @bradlander?"
Lander responded, "Sigh. You and apparently as many as 140,000 others. Here's what we know so far," pointing to his own Twitter feed where he had linked to the Gothamist article. He had written earlier, "Emerging from Yom Kippur to dozens of emails from Brooklyn voters who were mailed absentee ballots with the wrong name/address on the return envelope. Just so enraging & depressing."
"Voting absentee is going to work. It really is," he also tweeted, followed by a "fingers crossed" emoji.
Voting absentee is going to work. It really is. (🤞)But if you're immunocompromised or out-of-town or uncomfortabl… https://t.co/3KDVlU5Tsh— Brad Lander (@Brad Lander)1601338031.0
He added, "As @commoncauseny's Susan Lerner says: 'Look, this is a stupid error, but there is time to get it fixed.' And I know it won't affect the Presidential race (fortunately, swing states have been doing mail-in ballots longer & better). But still, [New York City Board of Elections], please. I can't take it."
As @commoncauseny's Susan Lerner says: “Look, this is a stupid error, but there is time to get it fixed.”And I kn… https://t.co/zpsHZ2mPHW— Brad Lander (@Brad Lander)1601338031.0
The New York City Board of Elections blamed an outside vendor for the error, and advised voters to send them a private message, email them, or call to rectify the problem.
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