Minneapolis community leaders and civil rights advocates gathered at the Hennepin County Government Center to condemn a joke about George Floyd made during Netflix’s Roast of Kevin Hart and demand accountability from the comedian, Hart and Netflix.
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National boycott brings Target ‘to its knees’
Days before the holiday shopping rush, civil rights leaders gathered in Minneapolis urging Minnesotans to continue the Target boycott. They argue the retailer rolled back its DEI commitments, harmed Black and immigrant communities, and is now relying on steep price cuts to recover from months of declining sales. Organizers say the boycott will continue until Target recommits to its racial equity promises made after George Floyd’s murder.
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Target Boycott Leaders Call for Continued Pressure After CEO Ouster
Civil rights leaders call for continued pressure on Target after CEO Brian Cornell’s ouster, citing DEI rollbacks, financial fallout, and betrayal of Black communities.
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Target boycott — amplified or hijacked?
A coalition of grassroots organizers, led by Nekima Levy Armstrong, organized a boycott of Target over its rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but the campaign was disrupted by the arrival of Atlanta-based pastor Jamal Bryant, who launched a separate boycott and website without proper coordination or respect.
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The racial justice movement after George Floyd
‘I think the focus isn’t just police brutality. Now, it’s police brutality and economic justice, and also dealing with what’s happening inside the jails and prisons too.’
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Family demands transparency in Robbinsdale ‘accidental drowning’Â
Questions remain in the death of Khalil Ahmad Azad after a July 2022 traffic stop by Robbinsdale police.