James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the Jay-Z’s deal with Target to exclusively release the 30th anniversary edition of his first album Reasonable Doubt despite (or taking advantage of) efforts from black activists to maintain boycott against Target for its rollback of DEI initiatives. The guys then consider how this illustrates a consequence of the “Splintering of Black America” Eugene Robinson talked about in his 2011 book “Disintegration.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2026/06/22/jay-zs-target-deal-a-career-built-on-contradiction/
https://balleralert.com/jay-z-target-deal-proves-he-always-shows-up-when-we-boycott/
https://bookshop.org/p/books/disintegration-the-splintering-of-black-america-eugene-robinson/5afcbcba66f0f34f
https://www.npr.org/2010/10/05/130333806/-disintegration-of-america-s-black-neighborhoods
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