The original Cheerios ad, which depicted an interracial family and featured a little girl who asked about the health benefits of eating Cheerios, debuted May 28. While it received a lot of support ...

NEW YORK (AP) – In a story June 5 about a biracial couple featured in a Cheerios ad, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Blockbuster used a biracial couple in an earlier ad. Company ...

What would have happened if little Gracie Colbert (no known relation to this article’s author) hadn’t blown away the casting team looking for a lead in a cereal commercial? The spot’s objective was to ...

CUTLINES - NEW YORK (AP) - A mom sits at her kitchen table when her grade schooler saunters up with a big box of Cheerios. "Mom," says the girl. "Dad told me Cheerios is good for your heart. Is that ...

What’s more all-American than Cheerios? How about a wrenching national conversation on race? In recent days, a new commercial for the iconic cereal has become a phenomenon — not because it was an ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A mom sits at her kitchen table when her grade schooler saunters up with a big box of Cheerios. "Mom," says the girl. "Dad told me Cheerios is good for your heart. Is that true?" Cut ...

THE AD: A 30-second ad for Cheerios cereal features a black dad, white mom and biracial child. THE REACTION: The ad produced enough vitriol on YouTube last week that Cheerios requested the comments ...