LANDMARK CASE POISED TO MAKE HISTORIC IMPACT ON DEI

Top Executive battles country's largest retailer in court & on the front lines

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A historic, multimillion-dollar lawsuit has been filed in federal court, spearheaded by award-winning Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Top Executive Dr. Johné Battle, on behalf of himself and 75,000 Black and Brown workers against Dollar General Store – the nation's largest brick-and-mortar retailer.

Unbeknownst to many, Tennessee-based Dollar General Store operates over 20,000 stores, employs approximately 170,000 workers and generated a whopping $40 billion in revenue last year. Dollar General is TWICE the size of Walmart & Target, COMBINED! The company faces allegations of systemic racial discrimination that has affected thousands of marginalized employees nationwide and costs the top executive, his job and millions in salary. With 75% of U.S. households living within a five-mile radius of a Dollar General store, the milestone case underscores the widespread impact of the company's bias employment practices and is, by far, the most egregious in the wake of the country's "anti-woke" climate and the recent attempts at dismantling racial equity. This groundbreaking case is poised to shine the brightest light, to date, on the DEI dilemma and its historic impact on inclusion in America.

"This is more than just a lawsuit; this is a pivotal, landmark moment in light of our country's latest assault on DEI," said Dr. Battle. "The egregious retaliation and inequities that I and so many others of color have faced, must be heard. The first casualty of war is the truth."

The lawsuit challenges Dollar General's alleged quiet, massive and multi-layered cover-up in its bigoted hiring, promotion and pay practices when comparing Dollar General's employees of color to the company's white workers. Battle has referred to it as a new age, cryptic "plantation-style" culture. In the midst of unfounded U.S. tariffs and a remarkable economic downturn, Dollar General is the ONLY company, quietly, thriving.

Civil rights leaders are organizing one of the LARGEST DEI marches and boycotts that will take place at Dollar General headquarters later this month in Nashville, TN.

ABOUT DR. JOHNÉ BATTLE
Award-winning, globally recognized DEI leader, advocate, and change maker with a decorated career in fighting for workplace equity and justice. More at bit.ly/drjohnbattle.

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