Perhaps changing the name of a syrup or pancake mix is not on the top of everyone’s social justice to-do list right now, but since Quaker Oats has announced the name will be changed, why not make it something left, right and central can get behind.

Call it “Nancy Green.”

People on the right seem to be concerned with Nancy Green being “erased,” from history, and people on the left want to evolve from the racial stereotype the “Aunt Jemima,” brand portrayed.

Well rebranding it to “Nancy Green” would instantly appease both sides.  It strengthens Nancy’s place in history by using her actual name instead of a fictional character, while also being a progressive change by Quaker Oats to show they support the racial injustice movement.

Nancy Green was born a slave in Montgomery County, Kentucky but made a career in church organizing and philanthropy and was an activist in antipoverty programs.  If the goal is to remember her legacy, what better way than to rebrand the products she made famous after her actual name?!