SC Juneteenth banners featuring white couple coming down after backlash

REPORT: Juneteenth event banner featuring White couple sparks outrage

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Juneteenth organizer apologizes for using a white couple on banner art

https://www.tiktok.com/@legenderrygr88ness/video/7236916775928155438 Following backlash over its choice of imagery, Juneteenth GVL Mega Fest has apologized for displaying a banner featuring a smiling white couple promoting their Juneteenth event on Greenville, South Carolina's Main Street. This banner was one among ten, all depicting residents of various racial backgrounds as part of a broad representation of the community.…

Juneteenth: South Carolina Town Removes Juneteenth Banner Displaying White Couple

Sparking viral outrage and pushback.

Juneteenth event banner featuring White couple in South Carolina sparks outrage: 'I was appalled'

A South Carolina Juneteenth banner faced backlash after depicting a white couple to promote an upcoming event caused an uproar for a social justice organization.

Juneteenth banner in South Carolina featuring white couple goes viral for the wrong reasons: reports

A banner for a Juneteenth celebration in Greenville, South Carolina, that features a white couple has been a topic of discussion on the Internet recently, with the organization responsible now apologizing and promising to take them down, according to news sources.“An upstate celebration of freedom, unity & love,” the banner, promoting an upcoming “Juneteenth GVL” event, reads, while also featuring a photo of a white man and white woman smiling.

South Carolina town blasted for using white models to promote Juneteenth event

“I’m the first to say that white America can celebrate Juneteenth, I just don’t think white America should be the face of Juneteenth," said one local activist.