Many Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at businesses, schools, and within the military are being rolled back or removed altogether. The Greenville NAACP says many are calling for an economic response as some companies drawback their DEI policies and initiatives.Initially, the United States Air Force removed training courses with videos of its Tuskegee Airmen as a part of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on DEI initiatives. “For you not to want to bring about that information for those new soldiers who come along in any branch of service . . . I find it appalling,” said Reverend Emanuel Flemming Sr., Greenville NAACP President. The United States Air Force recently reinstated its Tuskegee Airmen training. This action comes as there has been a broader shift of companies and agencies scaling back DEI policies. Some people are calling the changes progress, while others push for an economic boycott– to not shop with companies that have dropped DEI policies. Reverend Flemming Sr. claims it is a tool used before by the black community; he highlights the Montgomery Bus Boycott. “We’ve been very effective because we understand that there’s a lot of buying power within the black community. Statistically speaking, within the trillions of dollars of black buying power,” said Reverend Flemming Sr. Do economic boycotts hold power today? WYFF News 4 reached out to Clemson University Business Professor Robbie Fitzwater for insight. More News: Health officials on alert as bird flu detected in local park “The amount of pressure or the amount of people involved, it’s going to be proportional to the business outcomes that are going to be created there,” said Fitzwater. He shares that the action could also impact products owned by Black businesses in the stores boycotted against.”They want to get reordered and if they don’t get reordered, that could be impactful for their business also,” said Fitzwater. There have also been conversations trending of starting a Black Panther movement on social media. More News: Upstate man dies over a month after house fire rescue, coroner says”Certain folks say, ‘Well, if it’s okay for those to be empowered, emboldened to act out their oppressive mindsets, why can’t we act out a stand for our rights?'” said Reverend Flemming Sr. The reverend has a message for the Black community, who may be deeply saddened by a series of events. “You don’t let a man and those who commit to his ideology and the way that he wants to operate within society to influence you so much so that you forget your own humanity and understanding the fact of how we all should value each other,” said Reverend Flemming Sr. Reverend Flemming also spoke a lot about unity today. He says it is needed now more than ever.
Many Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at businesses, schools, and within the military are being rolled back or removed altogether.
The Greenville NAACP says many are calling for an economic response as some companies drawback their DEI policies and initiatives.
Initially, the United States Air Force removed training courses with videos of its Tuskegee Airmen as a part of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on DEI initiatives.
“For you not to want to bring about that information for those new soldiers who come along in any branch of service . . . I find it appalling,” said Reverend Emanuel Flemming Sr., Greenville NAACP President.
The United States Air Force recently reinstated its Tuskegee Airmen training. This action comes as there has been a broader shift of companies and agencies scaling back DEI policies.
Some people are calling the changes progress, while others push for an economic boycott– to not shop with companies that have dropped DEI policies.
Reverend Flemming Sr. claims it is a tool used before by the black community; he highlights the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
“We’ve been very effective because we understand that there’s a lot of buying power within the black community. Statistically speaking, within the trillions of dollars of black buying power,” said Reverend Flemming Sr.
Do economic boycotts hold power today? WYFF News 4 reached out to Clemson University Business Professor Robbie Fitzwater for insight.
More News: Health officials on alert as bird flu detected in local park
“The amount of pressure or the amount of people involved, it’s going to be proportional to the business outcomes that are going to be created there,” said Fitzwater.
He shares that the action could also impact products owned by Black businesses in the stores boycotted against.
“They want to get reordered and if they don’t get reordered, that could be impactful for their business also,” said Fitzwater.
There have also been conversations trending of starting a Black Panther movement on social media.
More News: Upstate man dies over a month after house fire rescue, coroner says
“Certain folks say, ‘Well, if it’s okay for those to be empowered, emboldened to act out their oppressive mindsets, why can’t we act out a stand for our rights?'” said Reverend Flemming Sr.
The reverend has a message for the Black community, who may be deeply saddened by a series of events.
“You don’t let a man and those who commit to his ideology and the way that he wants to operate within society to influence you so much so that you forget your own humanity and understanding the fact of how we all should value each other,” said Reverend Flemming Sr.
Reverend Flemming also spoke a lot about unity today. He says it is needed now more than ever.
