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Conspiracy Theorists Sent Threatening Robocalls To Suppress Black Voters, NY AG Says Conspiracy Theorists Sent Threatening Robocalls To Suppress Black Voters, NY AG Says
Conspiracy Theorists Sent Threatening Robocalls To Suppress Black Voters, NY AG Says New York Attorney General is going after a pair of conspiracy theorists who allegedly orchestrated a large-scale robocall campaign to intimidate Black communities during the 2020 election. James announced on Thursday, May 6 that she has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against “notorious conspiracy theorists” Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for their efforts to suppress Black voters. An investigation into approximately 5,500 complaints from New Yorkers who said they were subjected to discriminatory and harassing robocalls from Wohl and Burkman, who allegedly hid behind a sham organizat…

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by Zak Failla
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PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand
PepsiCo Unveils Rebranding For Aunt Jemima Brand Can you imagine pouring Pearl Milling Company on your pancakes? Pearl Milling Company is the new name parent company PepsiCo came up with to rebrand its long-running, yet maligned, Aunt Jemima line of syrups and pancake mixes. (Click on the second image above to see the new brand.) In 2020, condemnation in the media rose up over the Aunt Jemima logo - a cartoonishly smiling Black woman. It was decried as a stereotype being exploited to sell breakfast foods for the benefit of white business owners. In response, in June 2020, PepsiCo announced it would maintain the flavors and recipes of Aun…

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by Kristin Palpini