Minnesota leaders of Target boycott say economic blackout continues

Minnesota lawmakers were divided over a bill seeking to ban local governments from allowing ICE to use their jails for detention. The bill stalled in a House committee Wednesday on a tie vote. Some Republican legislators who voted no on the bill said many Minnesotans protesting ICE were not cooperative with law enforcement and defied federal law.

Minnesota’s leaders of a national Target boycott say the economic blackout of the retail giant continues. Local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong says the main demand — for Target to reinstate diversity, equity and inclusion frameworks — has not been met and so the boycott can not end. Early Wednesday, Georgia pastor Jamal Bryant said that the Target Boycott was ending. Minnesota’s activists say he does not speak for the movement.

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has announced a settlement with Lyft to prevent discrimination against riders with a service animal. A state investigation into a complaint had found Lyft drivers canceled multiple rides requested by a college student who is blind and travels with a guide dog.

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Boycott of Target over DEI cuts still active, local organizers say

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