By Megan SaylesAFRO Staff Writermsayles@afro.com As Juneteenth approaches, Black consumers are increasingly split on whether to support major retailers like Walmart and Target— companies that have faced growing scrutiny for scaling back their diversity, inclusion and equity efforts. Amid calls for store boycotts from leaders such as Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, of Georgia’s New Birth […]
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They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along
Target launched a limited-edition collection based on the Gee’s Bend quilters’ designs for Black History Month in 2024, but the quilters received limited financial benefits from the collection’s success.