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Walmart pulling Juneteenth themed products from shelves after social media backlash
Social media outrage has caused Walmart to pull Juneteenth themed ice cream as well as other products from its shelves while also issuing an apology.
www.foxbusiness.com
Walmart is pulling Juneteenth-themed products from its shelves after receiving backlash on social media from users who suggested the company was attempting to profit off of the federal holiday.
Walmart received a negative response from many users on social media over products, including red velvet and cheesecake flavored ice cream, that came with a label saying, "Share and celebrate African-American culture, emancipation and enduring hope," KTBC-TV reported this week.
The ice cream was labeled in honor of Juneteenth, which celebrates the freeing of enslaved Black people after the Civil War. It was established as a federal holiday last year by President Joe Biden.
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