Target pledges to spend $2B on products,
services from Black-owned businesses
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/7/2021 12:06:17 PM
As part of its racial equity efforts, Target Corp. is pledging to sell products from more than 500 Black-owned brands by the end of 2025. That goal is part of a new $2 billion commitment the Minneapolis-based retailer is making to spend with Black-owned businesses over five years. The company did not provide specifics on how much it currently spends with these companies, but said the commitment represents a significant increase. Target currently carries 65-plus Black-owned brands, including several in its beauty department. In addition to diversifying its suppliers, Target said it will step up partnerships with other Black-owned
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." They left off the LOL at the end, because the Marxists who run the USA have no intention of allowing people to function as one. Divide, divide, and always vilify WHITE people, if only by implication.