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On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, who was Black, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during an arrest. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted on murder ...
Target and other corporations are facing financial consequences after scaling back their DEI initiatives, resulting in lost ...
The penultimate act of America’s racial retrenchment came in the fall of 2024 when Donald Trump, buoyed by replacement theory fears and anti-“woke” campaign ads, was reelected president of the United ...
Target's stock drops 4% as sales decline and tariffs raise costs. Company faces backlash over DEI rollback and struggles to ...
Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day. His death ...
Rev. Jamal Bryant has called for a National Target Boycott this Sunday to honor the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder ...
Black church leaders plan to boycott Target on the anniversary of George Floyd's death. Here's why and whether boycotts have worked.
Target was the focus point of advocacy group Black Wall Street Ticker, who called for a 40-day "corporate fast." ...
Target Corp., facing financial headwinds and pushback over its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, has dismissed two executives who have backed DEI efforts, including a chief legal and ...
Dozens and dozens of companies are dropping diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives they loudly launched five years ago.
Five years after George Floyd's death, NPR's Michel Martin talks with Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of His Name is George Floyd.
Target's fall from omni-channel grace continues, with tariffs and DEI backlash adding to the pain points. One it can do little about; the other is self-inflicted. Where to now?