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Boycotting companies that abandon DEI commitments
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Boycotting companies that abandon DEI commitments
Black buying power in America is expected to surge to $1.98 trillion in 2025, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth. Strategically leveraged, that economic clout can wield enormous power over companies that are bending the knee to Trump’s mischaracterization of DEI.
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A winning strategy — how you vote and where you spend
The effort in red states to restrict Black citizens from voting is the greatest danger now faced by Blacks. Most Americans would prefer to be able to take voting for granted, but everyone understands that if the right to vote is negated, America can no longer claim to be a democracy. This issue is so significant it may seem to be unreasonable to expect Blacks to be concerned about Black corporate CEOs just now.
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