Target, Twin Cities Pride and DEI

Twin Cities Pride blocks Target, one of its long-time partners, from any festival activities after ending DEI programs
Twin Cities Pride is blocking one of its long-time partners from festival activities this summer. Less than a week after ending their diversity efforts, Target has been told that it won’t have a presence at the Twin Cities Pride festival and parade.
Twin Cities Pride says Target won't be present at this year's festival after company ends DEI efforts
Several Twin Cities leaders and organizations are reacting to Target's announcement to end its DEI efforts, with one group even parting ways with the retailer.
Twin Cities Pride to cut ties with Target over DEI rollback
Target's announced rollback of some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is drawing backlash locally. State of play: Target said in a fact sheet that it would conclude its "three-year diversity,
‘The breaking point’: Twin Cities Pride ousts Target from annual parade, festival
Twin Cities Pride has decided to exclude Target from its annual festival and parade after the retailer’s decision to scale back diversity initiatives. For years, Target has been a visible — and generous — supporter of Pride events in Minneapolis and around the country,
‘Deeply disappointed’: Twin Cities Pride organizers end relationship with Target following DEI roll back
On Sunday, organizers with Twin Cities Pride called on the LGBTQ community to help raise funds for the event, adding that Target's absence will eliminate $50,000 in funding the event normally receives.
Trump has declared war on DEI — but why? Women and people of color aren’t taking over America.
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Trump's Diversity Orders Rattle CEOs: What Companies Should Know About New DEI Rules
The executive orders designed to dismantle DEI policies within the federal government suggest companies—and colleges and ...
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College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist ...
President Trump eliminates DEI programs. Here's what that means for historical Black colleges
The federally funded initiative has been forcibly canceled due to Trump's executive orders titled "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Referencing" and "Ending Illegal ...
Target ending DEI initiatives amid Trump's order on diversity programs
Target is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion program along with other equity initiatives, the retailer said on Friday ...
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FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring ...
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Costco may want to rethink its new DEI brand ambassador: Al Sharpton
MSNBC host Al Sharpton declared a 'buy-in" at a New York Costco as he announced support for the retailer's DEI policies.
The CRT debate is back at the Indiana Statehouse, but this time, it's DEI
Indiana is one of dozens of states swept into the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion purge, supported fervently by President ...
Many US firms are standing by diversity efforts, but not the ‘DEI’ label
US President Donald Trump has fielded several anti-DEI policies in his first days in office, reiterating his opposition to ...
Maryland leaders share support for DEI efforts after President Trump ends federal diversity programs
In a joint resolution introduced Wednesday, Maryland leaders affirmed their commitment to maintaining Diversity Equity, and ...
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Tuskegee Airmen video’s removal after DEI order ‘has been immediately reversed,’ Hegseth says
U.S. Air Force reportedly reversed course Sunday on its decision to remove the videos following President Donald Trump’s ...
Before Trump's return, some top U.S. firms had already gone cold on diversity pledges
Some large U.S. companies had made limited progress in promoting women and were diluting or abandoning equal opportunity ...