Large scale ‘Buycott’ at Costco
March 22, 2025

Women decide to flex their buying "muscle"

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Members of the Black Women’s Roundtable flex their financial muscle in Arlington, Va., spending their dollars at a local Costco, one of a few corporations to ignore the 47th president’s directive to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.


Black customers fill their carts at a Costco in Arlington, Va., to set an example of socially conscious spending at the retail business that chose to continue pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion programs despite a White House edict dissuading such initiatives.


Read more about how they pulled it off here..

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