Rev. Al Sharpton is urging the public to boycott companies that are cutting their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. On Monday (January 20), Sharpton announced the boycott during a ceremony honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. , whose official holiday coincided with President Donald Trump’s inauguration , per The Hill . Sharpton said his organization, the National Action Network, is calling on all Americans to boycott companies that no longer support DEI. McDonald’s, Meta, Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson, Lowe’s, and Ford are among the major companies that have rolled back their DEI policies amid right-wing pressure. “Why do we have DEI? We have DEI because…
