Activists had called for the firm’s boycott after it announced a roll back of diversity, equity and inclusion effortsOn Thursday morning, Rev Al Sharpton met with Brain Cornell, the Target CEO, to discuss the fallout from the company’s decision to walk back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts earlier this year. The meeting happened in New York at Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) headquarters, and also included the NAN national board chair Dr W Franklyn Richardson and the NAN senior advisor Carra Wallace.In January, activists in Minnesota called for a boycott of Target following the Minneapolis-based company’s decision to eliminate their DEI initiatives. Though Sharpton, one of the most prominent civil-rights activists in the US, did not directly call for a Target boycott, he supported the efforts of others to boycott, and, prior to the meeting, indicated that he would be open to calling for such an action depending on how the meeting went. Continue reading…
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Author : Adria R Walker
Publish date : 2025-04-17 21:24:00
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Rev Al Sharpton meets with Target CEO over halting of DEI initiative
