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tulipsandroses

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Sat Apr 19, 2025, 02:43 AM 7 hrs ago

Target CEO Calls For Meeting With Al Sharpton To Discuss 'FAFO' Fallout Over DEI Rollbacks -

It appears that the fine folks at Target are finally willing to admit they are feeling the burn of the massive fallout from their decision to roll back the retail company’s DEI initiatives, including a three-year program that focused on building Black careers. According to CNBC, Target’s CEO Brian Cornell has reached out to Rev. Al Sharpton — who, along with other civil rights activists and groups, has taken part in an organized effort to send the message to businesses that if they bow down to the MAGA world’s racist effort to de-DEI America, they can expect boycotts, Black dollar divestment, and “buy-ins” for their competitors who have refused to end their diversity, equity and inclusion inititatives — and now the two are set to meet and discuss, oh I don’t know, how Target has long-reached the “find out” stage of its “f**k around” activites.

https://newsone.com/6087832/target-ceo-calls-for-meeting-with-al-sharpton-dei-rollbacks/

Turns out boycotts have an effect after all....

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Target CEO Calls For Meeting With Al Sharpton To Discuss 'FAFO' Fallout Over DEI Rollbacks - (Original Post) tulipsandroses 7 hrs ago OP
Not getting my Pinkish Gray dollars either. multigraincracker 6 hrs ago #1
They don't need a meeting to do the right thing. This is just for show. Raven123 6 hrs ago #2
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