Target, DEI

Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts
Consumers who want to boycott Target should instead spend their dollars on products from Black-owned businesses at the retailer, said April Showers, founder and chief executive of toy, apparel and home goods brand Afro Unicorn, which has been sold at Target since 2022.
Black-owned brands warn lefty Target boycott over DEI reversal could actually hurt their businesses
Critics are calling for shoppers to boycott Target over its DEI policy reversal – but black-owned brands are asking customers to keep shopping at Target stores.
Black-Owned Businesses Resist Boycott Calls After Target’s DEI Retreat
Anger at Target surged after it followed other companies that abandoned DEI programs, but Black-owned businesses that struggled to earn shelf space there urged critics to focus on buying minority-owned companies' products instead.
Tabitha Brown says a Target boycott could hurt Black-owned businesses but expresses empathy: ‘I one thousand percent get it’
Tabitha Brown joins others raising concerns about how boycotting Target could negatively impact diverse businesses: “It has been very hard
Black entrepreneurs divided on Target boycott
Some Black entrepreneurs say that would just hurt them. Target Corp.’s announcement Friday that it would roll back some of its diversity initiatives has sparked a call to boycott the Minneapolis-based retailer — and some Black-owned brands are pushing back.

Target gets booted from Twin Cities Pride festival

Suppliers, partners rethink relationship with Target after diversity pullback
Target gave local filmmaker Leonard Searcy a $35,000 grant in October. Searcy was set to meet with the Minneapolis-based ...
Target is ending its diversity goals, joining other major companies scaling back DEI programs
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back ...
Target ending DEI initiatives amid Trump's order on diversity programs
The retailer's decision met with notable criticism, with some noting the company's reputation for inclusiveness has helped it ...
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Target ends some DEI initiatives, reiterates commitment to belonging and inclusion
Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer Kiera Fernandez cited “the importance of staying in step with the evolving external ...
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Target Under Fire After Ending Diversity Goals In Wake of Felon 47, Donald Trump’s Assault on DEI
Target is feelign the wrath of social media after the company said it would be ending its diversity goals in the wake of ...
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Target scales back on its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Target says it is joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back its diversity, equity ...
Target retreats from diversity, equity initiatives days after Trump executive order
MN state Sen. Scott Dibble said, "Target has made itself clear" in prioritizing "President Trump's politics of cruelty, fear, ...
DEI Under Fire: Trump Eliminates Military Diversity Programs—Here’s A List Of Major Organizations Dropping DEI
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their ...
Costco, Amazon, Microsoft chart their own DEI paths as Trump targets diversity efforts
As President Trump issues directives to scuttle every federal government initiative that promotes diversity, equity and ...