With the president ordering a ban on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in the federal government, many companies and politicians have consequently fallen in line with the right-wing policy. One outlier, however, remains dedicated to protecting DEI, and even Rev. Al Sharpton began taking notice. Sharpton, criminal justice reform activist Korey Wise, and about 100 other of their supporters paraded in a Harlem Costco, the bulk grocery franchise, to “buy-cott” the store. “We’re supporting those who are not rolling back DEI,” Patrice Perry, crisis director for Sharpton’s nonprofit, told The New York Post.
