The name “Aunt Jemima” was inspired by a minstrel show song titled “Old Aunt Jemima,” which featured a character based on the ...

In a 2015 opinion piece for the New York Times, Cornell University African-American literature professor Riché Richardson described Aunt Jemima as "an outgrowth of Old South plantation nostalgia ...

In late October 2024, social media users shared a rumor that the Quaker Oats Co. had announced plans for the name and image of Aunt Jemima to return to syrup bottles in 2025. For example ...

Founded in 1888, Pearl Milling Company launched its pancake mix under the name Aunt Jemima, derived from an 1875 minstrel song called Old Aunt Jemima. The brand's logo was that of a "mammy," an ...

After 130 years on kitchen tables, Aunt Jemima products will have a new name: Pearl Milling Company. The announcement from PepsiCo-brand comes almost eight months after the company said it would ...