PepsiCo agrees to meet with Al Sharpton over DEI cuts, potential boycott

Rev. Al Sharpton To Meet With CEOs Of Target And PepsiCo Over DEI Roll

Source: Pacific Press DEI ain’t dead. Reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. BOSSIP previously reported on Harvard University’s rebellious refusal to bend the knee to Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda; the school was promptly punished by the president, as $2.2 billion in federal grants were frozen. Having a spine might cost you, but being on the right side of history is worth it. As BOSSIP also previously reported, some corporate enti…

Target CEO Cornell to meet with Sharpton to discuss DEI rollback as civil rights leader considers boycott

Target CEO Brian Cornell will meet with the Rev. Al Sharpton as the company contends with a slump in foot traffic after walking back some DEI initiatives.

UPDATE: PepsiCo Meets with Sharpton Over DEI Rollbacks, Future Action Pending

By Stacy M. Brown BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent Rev. Al Sharpton met Tuesday morning with PepsiCo leadership at the company’s global headquarters in Purchase, New York, following sharp criticism of the food and beverage giant’s decision to scale back nearly $500 million in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The more than hour-long meeting included PepsiCo Chairman Ramon Laguarta and Steven Williams, CEO of Peps…

Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network launch boycott of PepsiCo

By Sharon FountainThe Crusader Newspaper GroupIn a fiery address that concluded the 2025 National Action Network (NAN) Annual Convention, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton called on Black America to rise up economically by turning its collective purchasing power into a tool of protest. From the Sheraton New York Times Square podium, Sharpton announced that NAN will launch a national boycott of PepsiCo for retreating from its diversity, equity…

Has ‘diversity’ become a four-letter word?

Most of the largest public companies in Massachusetts have taken a sharp reversal on talking about diversity, including eliminating it from their public filings this year.

From the Community | Why DEI has no place at Stanford

Going from Section 8 housing and food stamps to a professorship at Stanford is extraordinary. It is impossible to read in The Daily, “I am more than a researcher, but Stanford doesn’t care,” criticizing the University administration for not standing more firmly in defense of DEI, and not be impressed. Professor Elliott White is justifiably proud of what he has accomplished, and I am guessing that almost every reader felt a deep sense of both res…