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 Businesses Resist Boycott Calls After Target’s DEI Retreat
Anger at Target surged after it abandoned DEI programs, but Black-owned businesses that struggled to earn shelf space urged critics to focus on buying minority-owned companies' products instead.
Black-owned companies unite to reject Target boycott over DEI
Target is the latest retailer to stop its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, but black-owned businesses are still encouraging people to shop there.
Black-owned brands warn lefty Target boycott over DEI reversal could actually hurt their businesses
Left-wing activists are calling for a boycott on Target stores after the retailer slashed its diversity, equity and inclusion policies – but black-owned brands are pushing back, warning the move could damage their businesses.
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.

Twin Cities Pride to exclude Target from its parade

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 Trump and other conservatives wage a battle against DEI policies, Pacific Northwest companies set their own courses.
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Trump targets diversity in the military, orders 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense
On Pete Hegseth's first day as Defense Secretary, US President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday ...
Target Drops Diversity Initiatives—After It Previously Caved To Pressure From Pride Month Collection
Target has previously balked on its social justice efforts in response to conservative backlash, as it minimized its Pride ...