African travel companies are now marketing "Juneteenth Heritage Tours" to Black Americans — but what's really being sold? We break down the uncomfortable history of Ghana's role in the transatlantic slave trade, why these tours are being called out as exploitative, and what Juneteenth actually has to do with Africa (spoiler: nothing). We also dig into the origins of Juneteenth itself, the real date on those letters, and why the holiday's new rainbow fist emblem raises serious questions about who the holiday actually serves.
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