Target ends DEI programs, publishes fact sheet about decision
At the time, Target committed to spending more than $2 billion with Black-owned businesses, such as vendors, construction firms and ad agencies by the end of 2025. Its programs included helping Black entrepreneurs scale their businesses, and it provided almost 8,000 pro bono hours to support local Black businesses.
Target axes DEI initiatives in major policy reversal after Trump’s order on diversity programs
Target follows McDonald’s and Walmart in ending DEI initiatives in response to conservative backlash, legal threats and Trump’s November election victory.
Target officially rolls back DEI initiative: Everything we know so far
Target recently became the latest company to join others in rolling back its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program.
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 landscape.”
Target Ends DEI Initiatives, Becoming Latest Company to Bow to the Right’s Moral Panic
In response, Twin Cities Pride ended its relationship with the Minneapolis-based retailer, forgoing $50,000 in funding in the process.
Civil Rights Activists and Entrepreneurs Split on Target Boycott After DEI Decision
Some believe in boycoting the company of over its DEI policy change while others say this hurts minority businesses.
Should You Boycott Target Over DEI Cuts? Internet Divided
"There is a big difference between taking a stand through a keyboard threatening a boycott and taking stand through a wallet and actually engaging in a boycott."
Activists call for boycott of Target following rollback of DEI initiatives
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision​ to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Twin Cities activists rally crowd at Target HQ to boycott retailer after DEI rollback
A trio of Minnesotans who previously led reform efforts in the Twin Cities after George Floyd’s murder rallied more than 70 people outside Target’s corporate headquarters, calling for a boycott of the retailer over changes in the company’s diversity efforts.
Twin Cities organizers call for Target boycott starting Feb. 1 amid DEI rollbacks
Target will not see a dime of our Black dollars during Black History Month or at any other time, unless and until they reverse this decision,” said a cofounder of Black Lives Matter
Civil rights activists call for Target boycott after “cowardly” DEI reversal
Civil rights activists gathered outside the Minneapolis headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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Target rolling back DEI goals, backs out of LGBT pride event
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Black-owned brands warn lefty Target boycott over DEI reversal could actually hurt their businesses
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Pride organization rejects Target’s $50K donation after the store turns its back on DEI
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EYE ON THE TARGET: Major Corporation Turns on Woke and the LGBTQ Mafia
Even Target has turned on the Human Rights Campaign, withdrawing from the Corporate Equality Index after Trump's DEI orders.
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Protestors outside Target's Minneapolis headquarters call for boycott of the retail giant after DEI rollback
A protest was staged outside of Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis after the company announced it’s ending its ...
Target's DEI rollback raises questions about the retail giant's philanthropic commitments
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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, ...
War On DEI: Deutsche Bank Stands ‘Firmly Behind’ Diversity Program As These Major Organizations Drop Them
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.