Ben & Jerry’s Fights Unilever on Social Justice in the Trump Era

The battle between the two sides has heated up as Unilever prepares to spin off its £15 billion ice-cream business.

The gift shop of the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Waterbury, Vermont.

Photographer: Christiana Botic/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

As the US celebrated Black History Month in February, Ben & Jerry’s crafted a social media post on keeping the racial-equality fight going even as President Donald Trump rolled back diversity initiatives.

It never saw the light of day.