Pastor Jamal Bryant Explains Ending Target “Fast" Despite No Change to DEI Rollback

About this episode

Pastor Jamal Bryant discusses his decision to end his Target fast and addresses the backlash regarding DEI rollbacks.

Pastor Jamal Bryant joins Victor one-on-one to explain his decision to end his Target “fast” and responds to the backlash over his announcement as leaders of a national boycott over the retailer’s rollback of DEI initiatives vow to persist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Victor Blackwell

Guest: Pastor Jamal Bryant

Topics covered

• boycott
• DEI initiatives
• retail
• fasting
• backlash
• social justice

Keywords

• Target
• Jamal Bryant
• DEI rollback
• boycott
• fasting
• backlash
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Target, CNN Podcasts, DEI

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