The news: Target CEO Brian Cornell met with the Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the retailer’s rollback of its DEI efforts that had included sharing company reports with external diversity-focused groups and adding more products from Black- and minority-owned businesses to its shelves.

• The meeting, requested by Target, coincided with the end of the Rev. Jamal Bryant’s 40-day “Lenten fast” from shopping at Target.
• While Sharpton didn’t join Bryant’s call for a boycott, he told CNBC he might if Target doesn’t reaffirm its commitment to the Black community and investment in Black-owned businesses.