Known affectionately as “Uncle Ben,” Kramer spent most of his journalistic career working on Main Line newspapers, including the Main Line Chronicle and the Main Line Times.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Uncle Ben’s will undergo a rebrand, Mars, the owner behind the line of rice products, said Wednesday. “As a global brand, we know we have a responsibility to take a stand in ...

Journalist Ben Kramer was a Main Line institution.Affectionately known as “Uncle Ben,” Kramer spent much of his journalistic career working on Main Line newspapers, including the Main Line ...

Uncle Ben's Ready Rice is seen during Ben's Beginners Cooking Contest Launch Event: Back to the Future Of Cooking at Home Studios on August 23, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok ...

Makers of Uncle Ben’s say it’s time to “evolve” the brand identity and visuals of the line of rice products, which features an African American man linked by some to slave imagery. “As a ...

Master P has cooked up an alternative to Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's—two food products that have been widely criticized for using racial stereotypes in their names and packaging.. The hip-hop ...

Corporate mascots with racist origins have been dropping like flies over the last two days, with food brands like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s, Mrs. Butterworth’s and Cream of Wheat announc… ...