Atlanta Kroger faces backlash after TikTok video goes viral, calling Juneteenth cakes ‘a mockery’

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – An Atlanta Kroger is drawing backlash over its Juneteenth cakes.

A viral TikTok video posted by blaq.monalisa on the eve of the holiday – which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. – shows several cookie cakes in the store on Howell Mill Road decorated with off-center text.

The cakes had “Free @ last” and “June 19 free” written on them. Others simply said “Free” and “Congratulations.”…

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