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Last Thursday, two black men were arrested at Starbucks for...apparently just being black. (Link: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/us/philadelphia-starbucks-911-call/index.html)
A witness recorded the arrest, and the video went viral. After a few days of corporate waffling, Starbucks has announced they will close all their stores on May 29th for anti-bias training. (Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...stores-may-29-racial-bias-training/524908002/)
I'm not shocked, or surprised. Not by the manager. Not by Starbucks waffling. Or by the many, many commenters who want to excuse the racism. But I am angry. (And looking for ways to work against this crap.)
A witness recorded the arrest, and the video went viral. After a few days of corporate waffling, Starbucks has announced they will close all their stores on May 29th for anti-bias training. (Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...stores-may-29-racial-bias-training/524908002/)
I'm not shocked, or surprised. Not by the manager. Not by Starbucks waffling. Or by the many, many commenters who want to excuse the racism. But I am angry. (And looking for ways to work against this crap.)