{"id":2855,"date":"2023-09-17T16:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2023-09-17T16:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T16:28:48","slug":"aunt-jemimas-great-grandson-angry-that-her-legacy-is-being-scrapped-its-injustice-to-my-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2855","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAunt Jemima\u2019s\u201d great-grandson angry that her legacy is being scrapped: \u201cIt\u2019s injustice to my family\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quaker Oats caused a stir in 2020 by announcing the retirement of the \u201cAunt Jemima\u201d brand due to the Black Lives Matter movement. Larnell Evans Sr., a great-grandson of \u201cAunt Jemima,\u201d expressed his family\u2019s disappointment, seeing it as erasing black history and suffering. He criticized the company for profiting from slavery imagery and then attempting to erase his great-grandmother\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 320px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-2855-1\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/videoplayback-4.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/videoplayback-4.mp4\">https:\/\/usapress.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/videoplayback-4.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Quaker Oats confirmed the brand\u2019s retirement, featuring Nancy Green, a formerly enslaved black woman, as its logo. Evans pointed out that Green had served as Aunt Jemima for 20 years after slavery ended, and the company profited from her image. He questioned why white corporations benefited from such stereotypes without giving anything back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/superduperior.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5ef9a3171fbee.image_-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Evans believed that erasing this history was unjust and asked, \u201cWhat gives them the right?\u201d The move to retire the brand sparked debate, and opinions on it vary. Share your thoughts in the comments or support the Black Lives Matter movement by sharing this article on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quaker Oats caused a stir in 2020 by announcing the retirement of the \u201cAunt Jemima\u201d brand due to the Black Lives Matter movement. 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