FORNEY, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas family is not happy about the ‘brand changing’ of a popular pancake syrup: Aunt Jemima.
The iconic ‘Aunt Jemima’ has long standing ties with the city of Hawkins, and a goodwill ambassador named ‘Lillian Richard.’
Living in Forney, Vera Harris is the family historian for the Richard family of Hawkins, and could hardly believe a big part of their family legacy, the 'Aunt Jemima' brand, was about to be erased from supermarket shelves.
"A lot of people want it removed. We want the world to know that our cousin Lillian was one of the Aunt Jemima's and she made an honest living. We would ask that you reconsider just wiping all that away. There wasn't a lot of jobs, especially for black women back in that time. She was discovered by Quaker Oats to be their brand person," Vera says. Read More on NBC12
