A North Carolina Museum Loses County Contract Over Racist-Ass Juneteenth Event

When are y'all going to learn that racism costs money?

You ever see or read something so head-ass that the only thing you can say in response is โ€œnigga?โ€ That was me when learning that a plantation-turned-museum in North Carolina had plans to ring in Juneteenth with an event that wouldโ€™ve featured a reenactment of a white slave owner being chased by Union soldiers.

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Nigga.

Over the weekend, The Root reported about the racist-ass Juneteenth celebration planned by the Historic Latta Plantation Nature Preserve, and according to the Associated Press, Mecklenburg County has decided to let its contract with the museum expire next month. This is notable as the county had been working with the museum since the 1970s. The county said it has โ€œzero toleranceโ€ for events that donโ€™t reflect the values of diversity and equity. County officials tweeted last Friday that the event was canceled after they reached out to the museum.

In addition to the game of catch the slave owner, the website for the museum also advertised that event goers could be regaled by the tales of a โ€œmassa,โ€ and listen to Confederate soldiers lament the fall of the Confederacy. Essentially, they were going to charge people for something they couldโ€™ve just read in any pro-Trump Facebook group.

The manager of the museum, a Black man by the name of Ian Campbell, has defended the event according to WCCB, saying that he would never glorify white supremacy. To that I can only say: nigga.

You can say something isnโ€™t racist, that doesnโ€™t mean itโ€™s not racist. Itโ€™s a whole other level of caucasity to straight up hold one at a historical museum on a day meant to celebrate Black people being lifted from the shackles of bondage. If that ainโ€™t saying the quiet part with your chest, I truly donโ€™t know what is.

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles condemned the event on Friday, tweeting: โ€œWe should not support any business or organization that does not respect equality, history, and the truth of the African-American peopleโ€™s journey to freedom. Despite intent, words matter.โ€

Imagine losing a consistent, nearly 50-year-old bag because you couldnโ€™t help but show your racist ass? Couldnโ€™t be me, yโ€™all.

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