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Bishop Jackson Calls on Blacks to Boycott Target for Pulling out on DEI: ‘Our Dollars Ought to Stand for Something’ (clip)
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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Laura Coates Live (CNN)
Name: Laura Coates Live (CNN)
URL: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2446634
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Reginald Jackson
, Laura Coates
Name: Reginald Jackson
Employment: African Methodist Episcopal Church
Position: Consecrated Bishop
Name: Laura Coates
Employment: CNN
Position: Anchor
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03/06/2025 10:39 am
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[Clip starts UNKNOWN They ░░░░░░░░ definitely in the FAFO ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends COATES That ░░░░░░░░ a small taste of ░░░░░░░░ uproar caused by Target ░░░░░░░░ recent move to roll ░░░░░░░░ its diversity policies And ░░░░░░░░ faith leaders in the ░░░░░░░░ community are pushing back ░░░░░░░░ off a 40 day ░░░░░░░░ of the company Now ░░░░░░░░ is Target well the ░░░░░░░░ After the murder of ░░░░░░░░ Floyd and the ensuing ░░░░░░░░ the company became one ░░░░░░░░ the most outspoken corporate ░░░░░░░░ of DEI But now ░░░░░░░░ the new administration cracks ░░░░░░░░ on DEI they re ░░░░░░░░ their tune Joining us ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ leaders calling on his ░░░░░░░░ to partake in the ░░░░░░░░ Bishop Reginald Jackson Bishop ░░░░░░░░ you for joining us ░░░░░░░░ you just describe what ░░░░░░░░ re hoping to achieve ░░░░░░░░ this boycott Jackson Well ░░░░░░░░ want to send a ░░░░░░░░ to the corporate community ░░░░░░░░ you can t stand ░░░░░░░░ us we can t ░░░░░░░░ with you If you ░░░░░░░░ t help us to ░░░░░░░░ there s no need ░░░░░░░░ us to help you ░░░░░░░░ advance Our dollars ought ░░░░░░░░ count for something And ░░░░░░░░ our dollars also ought ░░░░░░░░ stand for something We ░░░░░░░░ to send that message ░░░░░░░░ corporate America And Target ░░░░░░░░ of its rescission of ░░░░░░░░ already made is a ░░░░░░░░ example COATES There are ░░░░░░░░ companies that have rolled ░░░░░░░░ their policies Target s ░░░░░░░░ alone in this space ░░░░░░░░ is Target the bullseye ░░░░░░░░ Well we looked at ░░░░░░░░ figures and all and ░░░░░░░░ contribute an overwhelming amount ░░░░░░░░ funds to Target And ░░░░░░░░ Target becomes one of ░░░░░░░░ better choices for us ░░░░░░░░ does not mean there ░░░░░░░░ not be others added ░░░░░░░░ it means that Target ░░░░░░░░ a good place for ░░░░░░░░ to start and send ░░░░░░░░ message It s important ░░░░░░░░ send a message COATES ░░░░░░░░ s only been about ░░░░░░░░ day I do wonder ░░░░░░░░ the 40 day Is ░░░░░░░░ corresponding to something in ░░░░░░░░ or is that just ░░░░░░░░ key figure Jackson 40 ░░░░░░░░ really is a message ░░░░░░░░ it relates to the ░░░░░░░░ season Today is Ash ░░░░░░░░ the beginning of Lent ░░░░░░░░ reminds us for example ░░░░░░░░ the 40 days with ░░░░░░░░ children of Israel So ░░░░░░░░ s to send a ░░░░░░░░ that this is not ░░░░░░░░ about finances but it ░░░░░░░░ also about principle It ░░░░░░░░ also about justice It ░░░░░░░░ also about calling people ░░░░░░░░ conscience So it s ░░░░░░░░ to send a message ░░░░░░░░ there s got to ░░░░░░░░ something that we stand ░░░░░░░░ and some principle we ░░░░░░░░ in.”
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