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Dahleen Glanton: So long, Aunt Jemima. Now it's time for some real change, not just window dressing

Much has happened since America set out three weeks ago to become a more racially tolerant nation.

Confederate monuments have been removed. NASCAR banned the Confederate flag. Companies in Illinois and elsewhere are declaring Juneteenth a holiday. And Aunt Jemima has been fired from the high-profile position she has held for 130 years.

Some corporations are patting themselves on the back for finally doing what they should have done decades ago. They refused to change because they didn't have

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