A new Cheerios commercial triggered a racist reaction on the web. It was meant to tug at the heart strings, but instead a new commercial for Cheerios has sparked a major debate about race in America.

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND -- A Cheerios commercial that sparked a racial backlash will stay on the air. The spot, which features a biracial family, brought racist comments to the YouTube video comment section. General ...

A Cheerios ad featuring a interracial couple and their adorable daughter triggered a flood of negative comments, but General Mills is standing by the ad. The company was forced to disable the comments ...

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 ...

In 1999, a favorite holiday commercial was a grandma using Cheerios to teach her grandbaby about where their family lives. The baby then eats the Cheerios. In 2020, the baby is a 21-year-old studying ...

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 ...