The Brief
- Atlanta pastors are calling for a “fast” from Target for 40 days to protest over the company’s scaling back of its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- So far, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Jamal Bryant says more than 50,000 people have committed to the boycott.
- Target was one of the corporations who discontinued its diversity initiatives after the election of President Donald Trump.
ATLANTA – Target, one of many retailers walking back its commitment to DEI, has received backlash from all directions.
A lawsuit filed by shareholders last week claimed they were misled over the risks of its DEI policy changes, stock prices have fallen and now Black clergy members in Atlanta are organizing a boycott of its stores.
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