By Lauren Victoria Burke
BlackPressUSA
Newswire Contributor
Target CEO Brian Cornell was on Capitol Hill on June 26 and met with members of Congress.
The meeting included a small group of Congressional Black Caucus members that make up their diversity task force. The members included Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Yvette (D-NY), Rep. Steve Horsford (D-NV), and Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA).
Companies have been conflicted about diversity policy because the Trump Administration has pushed hard against diversity and inclusion policy. The Trump Administration has targeted corporations and law firms and pressured them to retreat from DEI.
When Cornell departed the meeting with a small staff of four, he answered two questions from Black Press USA.
“It’s always helpful to have meetings like this and get some candid feedback and continue to evolve our thinking. We look forward to follow-up conversations,” Cornell answered as he walked down a long hallway in the Cannon House Office Building.
When asked if the issue of the ongoing boycott was discussed, Cornell’s response was, “That was not a big area of focus — we’re focused on running a great business each and every day. Take care of our teams. Take care of the guests who shop with us and do the right things in our communities.”
On January 20, President Trump issued an executive order entitled, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs” as an opening shot against all diversity and inclusion related policies.
Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent investigative journalist and the owner of
Black Virginia News. She is a political analyst who appears regularly on #RolandMartinUnfiltered and hosts the show Comms Class on YouTube @LaurenVictoriaBurke. She can be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke
