"Across the country, consumers, organizers, and community leaders remain committed to holding corporations accountable when their public commitments to equity are abandoned. If Target continues to ignore the concerns raised by this boycott and refuses to engage directly with the leaders who initiated it, the movement will only grow stronger and more organized in the months ahead."
"As Georgia Fort and others have explained, the Target Fast launched by Pastor Jamal Bryant has ended. It is not the same as the boycott launched by Attorney Nikema Levy Armstrong, CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussien, and Black Lives Matter Minnesota co-founder Monique Cullars-Doty."
"Economic boycotts have a long history of bringing power to account. Raising our voices and withholding our resources have broken economic systems and shifted policies in this country at multiple points."
Target faces ongoing boycotts from multiple groups despite confusion caused by media coverage suggesting the boycott had ended. Pastor Jamal Bryant's 40-day Fast coalition concluded its boycott, but separate boycotts led by Attorney Nikema Levy Armstrong, CAIR-Minnesota, Black Lives Matter Minnesota, and former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner remain active. The Minneapolis-led boycott continues with organizers demanding Target address its abandoned public commitments to equity. Community leaders emphasize that Target has made no substantive changes and warn that the movement will strengthen if the company refuses direct engagement with boycott initiators. Consumers can support Black creators directly through alternative purchasing.
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