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The storefront of Target. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MOZART VIA FLICKR/CC BY 2.0

Target faces backlash over DEI cuts as customers rally in 40-day strike

Kaylee Lafontaine Alonso May 4, 2025

Target is facing major backlash from consumers — including a 40-day strike — as it moves to scale back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...

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A graphic portraying Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Diversity, equity & inclusion: Who benefits and why it’s important

Sonia Kinyua February 23, 2025

On Jan. 21, President Donald J. Trump introduced Executive Order 14173, titled: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”...

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Early this August, Target announced that it will no longer categorize its toys based on gender.

Targeting the toy trend

Emily Benson August 17, 2015
Toys will be organized based on categories or by activity so children will feel more open to trying new things. How is that a bad thing?
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PHOTO CREDIT: JULI LEONARD

Almonds are killing California

Joseph Whearty May 5, 2015
With almond growers and investors showing no signs of limiting their activities, the responsibility falls on the public to cut our consumption of California almonds.
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