Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are 'tone-deaf.'
"As a museum, we apologize and acknowledge the negative impact that stereotypes have on Black communities. The salad has been removed from the menu," the museum said in its."We are currently reviewing how we may best convey these stories and traditions during this year's Juneteenth celebration as well as making changes around how future food selections are made by our food service provider.
"When a corporation comes in, uses that further marketing march and then capitalizes off it and sells it, what we're seeing is modern-day colonialism," said Ferraz. "Juneteenth is a significant cultural resonance to the African American community, but also, of course, throughout much of the rest of the country," saidOn June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger — who had fought for the Union — arrived at Galveston, Texas, with nearly 2,000 troops to announce that theGranger's announcement came about two months after the ending of the Civil War and nearly three years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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