‘Empty’: Georgia’s NAACP Blasts IKEA’s Apology Over Juneteenth Watermelon And Fried Chicken Menu

An Atlanta branch of IKEA offered a special menu to commemorate Juneteenth, but it didn’t go over so well.

In addition to the ever-present Swedish meatballs, the menu included “fried chicken, watermelon, mac ‘n’ cheese, potato salad, collard greens, candied yams . . . to honor the perseverance of Black Americans.” The June 19 holiday, declared official this month by President Joe Biden, marks the emancipation of the last enslaved Americans.