The Most Powerful Black CEO in Corporate America Got His Start at Target, Earning $4 an Hour

The most powerful Black CEO in corporate America got his start at Target, earning $4 an hour

Since 1955, Fortune has ranked the 500 largest U.S. companies by revenue and the comings and goings of the more than 2,000 CEOs who have led them. In that time, just 28 of those chief executives have been Black. The latest addition is Michael Bender, who was named CEO of Kohl’s in early May.  While the number of Black CEOs in the Fortune 500 has slowly ticked upward in the 70 years since the list’s launch, representation remains sparse across co…

Rev. Jamal Bryant: Target is canceled. Dollar General’s next

Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant leads successful boycott of Target and announces new campaign against Dollar General, advocating for racial equity and diversity.

Rev. Jamal Bryant: Target Is Canceled. Dollar General’s Next - The Sacramento Observer

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware | Word In Black(WIB) – On the grounds of local Target stores from Georgia to California, hundreds of people knelt in prayer on May 25, the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. For 9 minutes and 29 seconds — the exact length of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck — faith leaders across the nation marked a spiritual and economic line in the sand.Indeed, these prayer vigils w…

Rev. Jamal Bryant: Target Is Canceled. Dollar General’s Next - Dallas Weekly

On the grounds of local Target stores from Georgia to California, hundreds of people knelt in prayer on May 25, the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. For 9 minutes and 29 seconds — the exact length of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck — faith leaders across the nation marked a spiritual and economic line in the sand.Indeed, these prayer vigils were declarations that the economically exploitative…