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Pepsico, the corporation that owns the Aunt Jemima brand, is erasing the name and the logo portrait of a black woman “to make progress toward racial equality” and in doing so is also erasing the legacy of Nancy Green, a freed slave who had a long career with the Quaker Oats company as a storyteller, actress, and singer. Miss Green was born a slave in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Chris Rutt, a newspaperman, and Charles Underwood bought the Pearl Milling Company and had the original idea of developing and packaging a ready-mixed, self-rising pancake flour. To survive in a highly competitive...

"Racism is FINISHED!"

Rachel Dolezal is back (but not black) and now this time she’s trying to commercialize her status as an alleged black woman by selling calendars urging people to “get woke.” Dolezal, a white woman claiming to be black, is now selling a 2018 calendar of herself on her personal website. Dolezal’s calendar, which has already sold out, features various pictures of her striking poses with a collection of inspirational quotes Dolezal came up with. “2018 Calendar featuring photos of Rachel Dolezal by four portrait photographers & her own inspirational quotes. With dozens of important birthdays and Black History facts throughout...

The Stop CAT Coalition is issuing a call for all Palestine solidarity organizations and activists in the Midwest to join us in Chicago for the International Day of Action Against Caterpillar. Our action will take place at the Northern Trust Bank (50 South LaSalle Street) from 12 noon until 3 PM. We would like to send the strongest message possible to Caterpillar management that profiting from human rights violations will not be tolerated. In order to help accomplish our goal, we need as many activists as possible to join us on the sidewalks surrounding the Northern Trust Bank on April...

Jemima Khan (C), wife of Pakistani sports star turned politician Imran Khan, leads a protest rally in Islamabad against Israel 11 April 2002, while holding a memorandum copy for European Union.The rally was organised by the womens wing of Khan's party Tehreek-i-Insaaf (Justice movement) in which activists chanted slogans against Israel and demanded EU to impose santions against Israel. Jemima Khan after the protest rally handed over a memorendun to the EU representative. AFP PHOTO/ Saeed KHAN