Overview

• Hundreds marched from the African Burial Ground and Foley Square through the Financial District, passing the Charging Bull before a speaking program.
• Participants denounced administration efforts to end DEI in government and warned corporations against retreating from post–George Floyd commitments.
• Clergy, labor and community leaders took part, with organizers saying they bused in attendees from as far as Florida and Michigan.
• Sharpton urged economic pressure on firms that scaled back DEI and highlighted support for companies like Costco, noting earlier engagement with Target.
• The date aligned with the 1963 March on Washington, and organizers said recent National Guard deployment to Washington and anti-DEI moves increased the urgency.