Dr. Jamal H. Bryant to Target: 'No Layaway in 2025'

Target Boycott Extended Indefinitely

Since March 5, Ash Wednesday, Black congregations around the nation have stopped patronizing Target for Lent. The 40-day fast, led by Dr. Jamal Bryant, pastor of New Birth Missionary Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, was in response to Target’s compliance with President Donald Trump’s orders to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives because of claims of “discrimination.” Target not only rescinded many DEI efforts for employee…

Dr. Jamal H. Bryant to Target: 'No Layaway in 2025'

“We are the nation’s biggest consumers and least producers,” New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Jamal Bryant said during a Target Fast Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday night. Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice“Somebody is going to pay the price, and we don’t accept layaway in 2025,” Dr. Jamal H. Bryant said to a crowd standing up and in applause, as he addressed the Target Fast Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday night.The town hall was hos…