Family of Woman Who Portrayed Aunt Jemima Doesn’t Want Brand Changed

A bottle of Aunt Jemima syrup sits on a counter in White Plains, N.Y., on June 17, 2020. Donald King/AP Photo

The family of the black woman who portrayed “Aunt Jemima” say they oppose the brand name and logo being changed.

While Nancy Green was the first woman to portray the smiling cook, Lillian Richard later accepted the position with Quaker Oats in 1925, according to a historical marker in Fouke, Texas.