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DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Minnesota DEI, accessibility programs in schools continue after Ellison settles lawsuit with Trump administration
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Minnesota DEI, accessibility programs in schools continue after Ellison settles lawsuit with Trump administration

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DOJ files suit against Minnesota for what Attorney General Pam Bondi calls an "Affirmative Action Regime"
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DOJ files suit against Minnesota for what Attorney General Pam Bondi calls an "Affirmative Action Regime"

“The Trump Administration has no tolerance for such DEI policies," said Bondi
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Local Target boycott leaders such as activist Nekima Levy Armstrong are turning up the pressure on the retailer ahead of the holidays.
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Local Target boycott leaders turn up the pressure on the Minneapolis retailer ahead of the holidays

"We are continuing to boycott Target corporation, and we are asking the public to continue to stand firm"
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The movement is demanding that Target reverse its DEI rollback and recommit to its 2021 $2 billion pledge for Black-owned businesses.
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Target boycott that started in Minneapolis will continue despite departure announcement of the company's CEO

Movement demands reverse in their DEI rollback and recommit to a $2 billion pledge for Black businesses
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Brian Cornell helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape of late. The Minneapolis-based retailer says Cornell will be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke, a 20-year company veteran who is credited with overhauling the company's supply network and expanding stores and digital services, all while cutting costs.
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Target picks an insider to lead the struggling company when CEO Brian Cornell steps down next year

Cornel reenergized the company when he took over in 2014 but struggled to turn around weak sales since COVID
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Trump orders Smithsonian to 'review its materials' to ensure it meets his vision
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Trump orders Smithsonian to 'review its materials' to ensure it meets his vision

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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) listens as Attorney General Pam Bondi (2nd R) speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on July 08, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota agency's affirmative action policy

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MoveOn PAC commissions a billboard truck to circle Target Headquarters In Minneapolis on Pride Weekend, calling for the company to "Reinstate Pride Merch" in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Pride events face budget shortfalls as US corporations pull support ahead of summer festivities

Twin Cities Pride ended its relationship with longtime home-base supporter Target over ending their DEI initiatives
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A local activist group has made it clear they don't want police or corporations that don't support the LGBTQ-plus community at their events - and that includes Minnesota Governor Tim Walz who is the Grand Marshall of TC Pride this year.
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"Taking Back Pride" critical of police, corporate presence at the Twin Cities' Pride Festival

Group is also opposed to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz being named the 2025 Grand Marshall of TC Pride
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A protest including Nekima Levy Armstrong (left) was staged outside of Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis after the company announced it's ending its diversity initiatives earlier this year.
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Minneapolis-based boycott leaders are celebrating Target's slump after abandoning DEI initiatives

"Target miscalculated the amount of public ire and disdain in play against them," says Nekima Levy Armstrong
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Lambers Fisher, licensed marriage and family therapist, award-winning author, and national speaker on the topic of multicultural awareness and diversity talks about some of the impacts of DEI cuts.
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April, Diversity Month, takes on new meaning as DEI continues to get slashed

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DEI programs may become 'office of belonging'
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DEI programs may become 'office of belonging'

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MoveOn PAC commissions a billboard truck to circle Target Headquarters In Minneapolis on Pride Weekend, calling for the company to "Reinstate Pride Merch" in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 28, 2024.
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Target CEO to meets with civil rights leader Al Sharpton amid DEI cuts

Minneapolis-based Target is among a slew of companies that eliminated DEI policies and programs
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MoveOn PAC commissions a billboard truck to circle Target Headquarters In Minneapolis on Pride Weekend, calling for the company to "Reinstate Pride Merch" in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 28, 2024.
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Target CEO to meets with civil rights leader Al Sharpton amid DEI cuts

Minneapolis-based Target is among a slew of companies that eliminated DEI policies and programs
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Student protestors hold signs while participating in the "Hands Off Our Schools" rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education on April 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Democratic-led cities and states push back on threats to cut US school funding over DEI

Minnesota’s education chief said Trump administration overstepped its authority, says nothing illegal about DEI
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Several schools including the University of Minnesota are being scrutinized over "impermissible race-based scholarships.”
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More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign

The University of Minnesota is among seven schools scrutinized over "impermissible race-based scholarships”
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Trump administration reportedly pressures agencies to find extra DEI workers to remove from government
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Trump administration reportedly pressures agencies to find extra DEI workers to remove from government

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