CNN Promotes Ga. Pastor Who Called Republicans ‘Roaches’ in a Segment on Target Boycott over DEI Rollback

BERMAN All right This ░░░░░░░░ retail giant Target has ░░░░░░░░ a decline in foot ░░░░░░░░ to their stores for ░░░░░░░░ straight weeks Possibly to ░░░░░░░░ a coordinated boycott of ░░░░░░░░ retailer It started after ░░░░░░░░ announced a rollback of ░░░░░░░░ DEI initiatives CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Young spoke to the ░░░░░░░░ leading the charge against ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts BRYANT It ░░░░░░░░ not because of tariffs ░░░░░░░░ is not because of ░░░░░░░░ stock market It is ░░░░░░░░ of the power of ░░░░░░░░ unification and the Black ░░░░░░░░ 11 trillion dollars in ░░░░░░░░ power is not anything ░░░░░░░░ we should laugh at ░░░░░░░░ voiceover What started out ░░░░░░░░ a movement to send ░░░░░░░░ message against Target downsizing ░░░░░░░░ DEI initiatives BRYANT Two ░░░░░░░░ thousand people signed to ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ fast YOUNG led to ░░░░░░░░ stores nationwide taking a ░░░░░░░░ in foot traffic down ░░░░░░░░ 10 consecutive weeks dropping ░░░░░░░░ percent in February and ░░░░░░░░ 6 5 percent in ░░░░░░░░ compared to one year ░░░░░░░░ The significant decline also ░░░░░░░░ by spending pullbacks during ░░░░░░░░ consumer confidence and tariff ░░░░░░░░ BRYANT So the fast ░░░░░░░░ to a full out ░░░░░░░░ YOUNG voiceover Prominent Atlanta ░░░░░░░░ megachurch Pastor Jamal Bryant ░░░░░░░░ call for a boycott ░░░░░░░░ Lent the fast aimed ░░░░░░░░ Target and is still ░░░░░░░░ over BRYANT We had ░░░░░░░░ asks and only walked ░░░░░░░░ with one thing Target ░░░░░░░░ agreed that by July ░░░░░░░░ they will complete the ░░░░░░░░ of 2 billion for ░░░░░░░░ business We gave you ░░░░░░░░ days to answer four ░░░░░░░░ one We ain t ░░░░░░░░ back in there YOUNG ░░░░░░░░ met with the CEO ░░░░░░░░ Yes 0YOUNG What was ░░░░░░░░ like BRYANT We re ░░░░░░░░ meeting Well I think ░░░░░░░░ s a healthy start ░░░░░░░░ where it is that ░░░░░░░░ are YOUNG Do you ░░░░░░░░ they hear you BRYANT ░░░░░░░░ they hear me The ░░░░░░░░ register hears me YOUNG ░░░░░░░░ Target has not responded ░░░░░░░░ CNN s interview request ░░░░░░░░ questions about the boycott ░░░░░░░░ impact In an internal ░░░░░░░░ on diversity from Target ░░░░░░░░ chief equity officer earlier ░░░░░░░░ year the company says ░░░░░░░░ are still committed to ░░░░░░░░ and offers a wide ░░░░░░░░ of products and services ░░░░░░░░ items made by companies ░░░░░░░░ are Black and minority ░░░░░░░░ Powell Well it was ░░░░░░░░ YOUNG voiceover Five megachurches ░░░░░░░░ Bullseye Black Markets over ░░░░░░░░ Weekend to help power ░░░░░░░░ Black business owners several ░░░░░░░░ them stunned and saddened ░░░░░░░░ Target s policy reversal ░░░░░░░░ You have products on ░░░░░░░░ shelves at Target We ░░░░░░░░ felt a hit right ░░░░░░░░ our sales in store ░░░░░░░░ currently 30 percent less ░░░░░░░░ what they were last ░░░░░░░░ People feel hurt because ░░░░░░░░ felt like Target was ░░░░░░░░ us It felt like ░░░░░░░░ believed in us YOUNG ░░░░░░░░ Target stepped back what ░░░░░░░░ our initial reaction UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ It felt like a ░░░░░░░░ punch to be honest ░░░░░░░░ way Target had positioned ░░░░░░░░ in the Black community ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ To see it swept ░░░░░░░░ in an instant it ░░░░░░░░ like a rug pull ░░░░░░░░ Skincare products for children ░░░░░░░░ Black and brown children ░░░░░░░░ Patrice Chappelle and her ░░░░░░░░ started MelanBrand Skin in ░░░░░░░░ with the goal of ░░░░░░░░ her product onto the ░░░░░░░░ of Target CHAPPELLE With ░░░░░░░░ the rollbacks on the ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ know make it a ░░░░░░░░ harder for us to ░░░░░░░░ into the store It ░░░░░░░░ no longer inclusive and ░░░░░░░░ feels that it feels ░░░░░░░░ they have really just ░░░░░░░░ their backs on us ░░░░░░░░ MALE We asked that ░░░░░░░░ black people spend upwards ░░░░░░░░ 12 million a day ░░░░░░░░ they would invest a ░░░░░░░░ of a billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ the black banks so ░░░░░░░░ would have access to ░░░░░░░░ for businesses and for ░░░░░░░░ ownership We asked Target ░░░░░░░░ invest in HBCUs and ░░░░░░░░ give a re examination ░░░░░░░░ what DEI would look ░░░░░░░░ in the future YOUNG ░░░░░░░░ over Ryan Young CNN ░░░░░░░░ Georgia.”