Overview

• Rev. Jamal Bryant, Rev. Jesse Jackson and allied faith and civil rights leaders rallied outside the State Street Target in Chicago to demand reinstatement of DEI initiatives rolled back after the presidential inauguration.
• Target confirmed it will meet its 2020 pledge to invest $2 billion in Black-owned businesses and brands by June 30, 2025, but protesters say this falls short of broader inclusion goals.
• Demonstrators urged Target to partner with six Historically Black Colleges and Universities and to expand hiring and advancement opportunities for Black team members.
• Movement leaders announced a new boycott campaign targeting Dollar General over similar rollbacks of diversity and inclusion programs and exclusion of Black professionals from leadership.
• Organizers have called a national “No Kings Rally and March” on June 14 in Washington, D.C. and other cities to challenge President Trump’s civil rights policies and corporate accountability.