But what makes the move by companies to cash in on Juneteenth worse is that it comes as the U.S. remains fraught with racial tensions, said Darnise Martin, clinical associate professor of African American studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. “It is weird to merchandise around it, but that’s what America does,” Martin said.
Source: The Associated Press
T-shirts? Ice Cream? Retailers Cash in on Juneteenth