May is National Foster Care Month in the United States, and the founder of Cousin Tees, an up-and-coming food brand he started to fill the void left by Aunt Jemima, credits foster care for saving his life. He says it’s one of the “wonderful” things. America.
“I thank God that I live in a country with a foster care system. That’s the great thing about America, because if I were born in another country and placed in foster care, Or even if I didn’t have a mother, my father, and I was born in a third world country, I would probably be on the streets by now,” Terrence Williams told FOX News Digital.
The foster care system keeps Williams far from the streets. Established in 2021 Cousin Ta pancake mix and syrup company, the company has since expanded into a food brand selling everything from coffee and biscuits to fried chicken mix and hot sauce.
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Terrence Williams started Cousin Tease after Aunt Jemima fell victim to cancel culture.
Williams grew up bouncing around from home to home until she was adopted by a loving family at the age of 15. Williams said many people are hesitant about adopting teenagers, but she urged Americans to think twice.
“Every child has the right to be loved, whether by their biological parents, foster parents or adoptive parents,” Williams said.
“I really don’t know where I would be if I hadn’t been adopted from the foster care system,” Williams continued, noting that unadopted children who “age out” end up on the streets or in prison. He pointed out that this is often the case.
“They leave the system without a family or a support group,” he says. “If I hadn’t been adopted, I have no idea where I would have been. But I do know that before I was adopted, when I moved from foster home to foster home, I didn’t have any guidance. is.”
Williams said he was a good kid at heart, but there was a time when he wanted to be a “thug” or “gangbanger” before adoption set him on the right path.
“I used to look up to bad people. But after I was adopted and finally had a father, I had someone to correct me. ‘Terence, pull up your pants, you look stupid.’ I had someone say, ‘Who do you think you are, Terrence? You’re not a gangster, you’re better than that,”’ Williams said.
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May is National Foster Care Month in the United States, and Cousin T founder Terrence Williams grew up in the system.
The company explains on Cousin T’s website that Williams “always dreamed of a big family gathering around the breakfast table and her grandmother cooking breakfast for the big family in the kitchen” and that she would one day have her own family. He said he longed to cook for his family. But when cancel culture arrived at Aunt Jemima in 2020, his passion for food turned into his desire to fill a void.
“The idea for pancakes came to me after Aunt Jemima was cancelled. She was one of my favorite food brands, but when Aunt Jemima was cancelled, I was really upset…I… I was introduced to Aunt Jemima at one of the nursing homes…That’s when I met Aunt Jemima. I ate pancake mix for the first time,” Williams said.
Quaker Oats announced in 2020 that it had rebranded its popular Aunt Jemima product after recognizing it was “based on a racial stereotype.”
“I was always feeding her pancakes,” Williams said.
“After they canceled her, I came out with Cousin T because I love food. Everyone who knows me knows Terrence loves food,” he said. continued. “So I made Cousin T.”
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Cousin T’s started as a pancake and syrup company and quickly grew into a food brand selling everything from coffee and biscuits to fried chicken mix and hot sauce.
Williams, who calls cancer culture “cancer,” has also written a book called “From the Foster House to the White House,” and has amassed a huge following on social media. He said many children in the foster care system look to role models who have made it out for guidance, and was thrilled that Cousin T’s success put him in the corner. . position to help.
“Cousin T represents the American Dream because I am a founder and I come from the foster care system,” Williams said.
“I use this company to motivate and inspire foster children across America and show them…if I can do it, you can do it too,” he said. Ta. “That’s one of the best things about my company. The food is great, but inspiring and motivating kids is even better.”
