Boycott: Target Partnership Backfires; Mervin Mayo Sings; CD11 Debate Forum; Pekarsky Releases New Ad; Women's Summit Schedule
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Mervin Mayo Sang the National Anthem Saturday
The singing Richmond police officer Mervin Mayo, who gained national attention on "America's Got Talent" performed the national anthem on Saturday at the Blue Commonwealth Gala.
A candidate forum for the rushed firehouse election for CD11 took place tonight. Early voting has started for the June 28, special election on Saturday. Senator Stella Pekarsky and Del. Irene Shin are in the race for among seven others.
Days ago Senator Stella Pekarsky released a new ad.
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This Weekend: The Women’s Summit
Network NOVA’s annual Women’s Summit kicks off this Friday night in Tysons.
Target’s Partnership with National Baptist Convention Backfires
By Stacy Brown for Black Press USA. Pastor Jamal Bryant, who led the recent 40-day #TargetFast, said the partnership undermines the collective sacrifice made by churches and congregants who stood together against Target’s DEI backpedaling. “This boycott is the most successful economic protest by Black people in over 70 years,” Bryant said. “Target knows exactly what it’s doing. This isn’t partnership. It’s an attempt to fracture unity.”
The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. is facing mounting criticism after announcing a three-year, $300,000 partnership with Target, a company at the center of an ongoing boycott over its retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The deal, made public on June 20, is intended to support scholarships, senior programs, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. But national faith leaders, media figures, and everyday churchgoers are denouncing the move as a betrayal.
Target, a multi-billion-dollar retailer, has faced criticism in recent months after scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in response to political pressure. Religious leaders and activists who launched the boycott accuse the company of abandoning commitments to Black communities. Target told Black Press USA that it hadn’t abandoned those commitments. Read entire here
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