1. 1. COGIC hasn’t received any funds from Target.
2. 2. COGIC is @ the negotiating table w/Target (along
w/the other religious organizations) to potentially receive funding.
3. 3. Target has come under fire from government for
having DEI program.
4. 4. Target is yet committed to DEI, but must do it
quietly, so as not to become a target of the government.
5. 5. Rev. Jamal Bryant, to the public, has been the
face of the Target boycott.
6. 6. However, Target isn’t willing to have negotiations
w/Rev. Bryant nor Mr. Roland Martin.
7. 7. The interpretation is that Rev. Bryant is upset
because he hasn’t been invited to negotiation table.
8. 8. The interpretation is also that Rev. Bryant
could have potentially walked away w/a “payday” if he was the only one@ the
table.
9. 9 Now the “payday” will actually come to “the
people” through these organizations.
However, no organization has received any monies yet, including the Baptists.
1010 Rev.
Willie Wilson has been tapped to be the negotiator w/Target, representing the
religious organizations.
11 11. Our
Presiding Bishop feels the truth will eventually come out.
1112. He
will eventually address “his” constituency (i.e. us); however, there is no need
to address Rev. Bryant at this time.
