Black faith leaders call for Target boycott for backing off diversity initiatives
Faith leaders are urging more Black churches to join boycotts of companies that have rolled back diversity and inclusion ...
Target retreated on DEI. Then came the backlash
Target is facing backlash for its DEI pullback from customers, the heirs to one of its founders and civil rights activists.
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Target was one of the most outspoken supporters of DEI. It’s changed its tune
Target was one of corporate America’s most forceful supporters of diversity and inclusion initiatives and vowed to support ...
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Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts
Please don't boycott Target TGT.N: That's the message from Black founders and influencers to consumers about a backlash against the retailer's decision to end its diversity, equity and inclusion ...
New York Post21d
Black-owned brands warn lefty Target boycott over DEI reversal could actually hurt their businesses
Left-wing activists are calling for a boycott on Target stores after the retailer slashed its diversity, equity and inclusion policies – but black-owned brands are pushing back, warning the move ...
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Target’s DEI cuts have Black entrepreneurs saying ‘clear the shelves’
In March 2022, Play Pits landed on shelves in 296 Target stores, an unprecedented feat for a Black-woman-owned business of its size. “My competition is Unilever, Procter & Gamble — big ...
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Black-Owned Businesses Resist Boycott Calls After Target’s DEI Retreat
The best way to express support of DEI, they say, is to replicate Target’s discontinued policy of supporting Black businesses that often wage uphill battles to win space on larger retailers ...
Black Enterprise25d
Say It Ain’t So: Target Rolls Back On Long-Standing DEI Initiatives
Target started a program to help Black entrepreneurs develop, test, and learn to scale their products to sell at mass retailers, and it promised to spend over $2 billion on Black-owned businesses ...
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The Lip Bar Founder Addresses Target DEI Rollbacks As Debates Over Protest Continue
Butler explained how protesting the store will severely impact many black-owned businesses. Melissa Butler, founder of The Lip Bar beauty company, has addressed concerns regarding Target’s DEI ...
Washington Examiner21d
Black-owned companies unite to reject Target boycott over DEI
As retailer Target faces calls to boycott shopping there, the black-owned brands whose products it sells are pleading with consumers not to. Target is the latest to stop its diversity, equity ...
The Washington Post26d
Target becomes latest company to roll back DEI programs
and looked to grow the number of Black-owned businesses represented on Target shelves. In 2021, Target pledged to invest $2 billion in Black-owned businesses by the end of 2025 as part of the program.
Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts
Consumers who want to boycott Target should instead spend their dollars on products from Black-owned businesses at the retailer, said April Showers, founder and chief executive of toy, apparel and ...