View 20 San Jose Sharks Juneteenth Tweet - Ahead of the now-official June 19 holiday, the Sharks' Twitter account shared a new graphic for their #WallpaperWednesday promotion, which has the team's mascot freeing a slave. #San Jose Sharks written by Connor Toole 17 June 2021 Photograph courtesy of Getty Images The San Jose Sharks were mocked for using an image of a great white breaking shackles in a Juneteenth tweet. The team tweeted the photograph without incident in 2020 but quickly erased it this year after sharing it. Additional NHL news may be found here.
The San Jose Sharks faced backlash on Wednesday after tweeting a photo of their shark emblem biting through a slave's shackles in honor of Juneteenth. The caption said, "Celebrate The San Jose Sharks Incite the Wrath of Our Forefathers by Abolishing Slavery With Their Teeth." The San Jose Sharks could use some more Black supporters.
The crew printed the image on a t-shirt and sold it on Friday to observe Juneteeth, a holiday commemorating enslaved people's freedom in the United States. Proceeds from the sale of the t-shirt will assist Photograph courtesy of Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League sought to "celebrate freedom" this week with a Juneteenth tweet that fell short of the mark. Following a social media outburst
