Target announced last week that it would end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and investments. Protesters called for a national boycott of Target during a rally Thursday in front of the offices of the Minneapolis-based retailer.

Summary

Racial justice group leaders called for a national boycott of Target during a rally Thursday in front of the offices of the Minneapolis-based retailer.

Target announced last week that it would end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and investments. The initiatives include a program it established aimed at helping Black employees build meaningful careers, improving the experience of Black shoppers and promoting Black-owned businesses, following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.

  • zod000
    4·
    6 hours ago

    Most people I know locally (which is admittedly not that many) said they aren’t shopping at Target anymore, so that’s good to see.

    • dumples@midwest.socialOPEnglish
      3·
      6 hours ago

      Same. My wife had a large discussion at her work about what stores they are moving to. So its happening without an organized effort. But I won’t shop there in Feburary.

      • zod000
        3·
        6 hours ago

        I can’t think of a single thing I would buy at Target that I can’t get elsewhere, it was just fairly convenient because they are all over the place, but I can and will stop going there. I just wish Costco wasn’t always so packed.

        • dumples@midwest.socialOPEnglish
          3·
          6 hours ago

          Same. Costco is always packed and not as convenient to get to and way less fun to shop at.

          We have been trying to do smaller, local and independent places as well but you still need the basics from somewhere

          • zod000
            2·
            2 hours ago

            I am finding that once I filter out the impulse/season junk that Target is quite adept at convincing me to buy, I can probably get everything I actually need between Costco for staples and a lot of clothing, grocery stores for food, hardware stores for general home needs and basic housewares. Still, it is disappointing that Target has demonstrated that they are kind of shitty.