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Sharpton Leads March on Wall Street, Pressing Corporate America to Resist Trump’s Anti-DEI Drive

Organizers set a monthlong boycott plan to pressure companies to maintain DEI commitments.

Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton takes part in the National Action Network March on Wall Street in New York City on Aug. 28, 2025.
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with reporters after delivering a sermon at Howard University's Cramton Auditorium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Washington, to announce a national drive in support of District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, as President Donald Trump's administration continues it's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
People take part in the National Action Network (NAN) March on Wall Street in New York City, U.S., August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Monterrosa
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 22: The New York Stock Exchange is seen during morning trading on August 22, 2025 in New York City. Stocks opened up high amid Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium with the Dow Jones leading the way opening up over 600 points. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Timed to the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington, the protest drew hundreds to thousands from the African Burial Ground at Foley Square through Lower Manhattan to a rally near the Charging Bull in the Financial District.
  • Civil-rights, faith and labor leaders joined Martin Luther King III, with mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking onstage as invited officials Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo did not attend.
  • Speakers framed DEI as the civil-rights fight of this generation and urged businesses to reject the administration’s rollback of workplace programs in pursuit of economic justice.
  • Organizers linked their demands to recent federal steps, citing executive actions ending federal DEI efforts, the National Guard deployment in Washington, and threats to take over big-city public safety.
  • The National Action Network emphasized consumer pressure with boycotts of firms that scaled back DEI and buy-cotts for companies like Costco, noting Sharpton’s earlier meeting with Target’s CEO during boycott calls.