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Three-day economic blackout starts April 18; Target boycott continues. What to know.
Shoppers in the U.S. are continuing their boycotts against retailers like Target and Walmart. Here's why they are boycotting.
Target CEO to meet with civil rights leader Al Sharpton amid DEI cuts
Target's chief executive officer plans to meet this week with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has ...
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Target CEO, Rev. Al Sharpton to meet following DEI changes
The civil rights activist said he is mulling a boycott of the mass merchant, which scaled back its diversity programs in ...
Consumers boycotting major retailers on Good Friday, Easter 2025; here's why, when
Organizers urge California residents to avoid major stores before and during Easter, due to DEI policies. Here's where, what ...
Target's CEO is meeting with Al Sharpton as backlash builds against its DEI retreat
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is preparing to meet with Target (TGT) officials to discuss their decision to abandon ...
Target CEO Brian Cornell to meet Rev. Al Sharpton following black boycott threat over DEI rollback
Meeting comes amid mounting criticism and declining store traffic sparked by retailer’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Al Sharpton Meets With PepsiCo Over DEI Rollbacks Amid Boycott Threat
PepsiCo leaders agreed to meet with National Action Network leaders to discuss DEI rollbacks amid Sharpton's threat to ...
How Black Food Business Owners Walk the DEI Tightrope
As major retailers roll back DEI commitments, small business owners have been forced to think critically about distribution ...
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Some Bloomington consumers join boycott against Target, other companies over DEI cutbacks
More recently, the #DeleteUber, a 2017 boycott campaign, led to significant drops in user engagement, due to the company ...
Meet Walmart heir Steuart Walton, the most powerful board member you’ve never heard of
Steuart Walton, the grandson of Walmart founder, Sam Walton, is destined to oversee the family fortune. He has been on the board without much fanfare since 2016 and may be the most important board ...
IBM Reportedly Walks Back Diversity Policies, Citing ‘Inherent Tensions’: Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI Programs
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta have announced they would scale back their ...
3-day boycott over DEI starts soon. Target, Walmart freezes are now. Amazon blackout is coming
Target boycott, 7-day Walmart freeze is happening now. New national economic blackout and Amazon spending protest are coming ...