Summary
Nekima Levy Armstrong shares with our listeners what led up to the Nationwide Target boycott and why it is important to let our feelings be known with our dollars.
February 1st the beginning of Black History Month, a nationwide boycott has been called against the Target Corporation for their abandoning their commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Despite the current negative dialogue about the inferiority of this initiative – a diverse and equitable workplace that includes all of us is what Black people have been demanding for over a hundred years.
Nekima Levy Armstrong is an award winning civil rights lawyer, scholar activist, and past activist of the Minneapolis NAACP. She is a frequent speaker on National and International news outlets about racial justice advocacy and public policy, most notably an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Nekima is also a best selling author (the children’s book – J is for Justice) entrepreneur and podcast host.
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