Target protest leader Jamal Bryant on Thursday strongly refuted online accusations that the retail giant paid him to end the national economic protest he helped spearhead more than a year ago.
“Absolutely not a dime for even our meetings,” Bryant told Capital B Atlanta during a Thursday phone interview. “I bought my own plane ticket, bought my own hotel. I can say with clarity, Target has never even bought me lunch.”
The Stonecrest megachurch pastor was responding to backlash he received on social media after publicly declaring an end to the “Target Fast” protest he officially launched on March 5, 2025…