The general idea is this: racial bias is a complex system of assumptions, privileges and oppressions that has worked its way through every major part of our society. It has endured for hundreds of years because it is only easily seen by those at the ass-end of it. Those of us who bea...
Starbucks is facing another incident of alleged racial discrimination, this time in California where a Black mansaidhe was told to leave one of the coffee chain's San Jose locations because it was overcrowded under COVID-19 restrictions. Bryce Ward told an ABC News affiliate that he left the ...
ByDavid O. Brown April 23, 2018, 2:51 AM2:19 Police commissioner apologizes to men arrested at Starbucks Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross apologized for "making [the incident] worse" when he initially said officers did nothing wrong in arresting two black men.I...
The Starbucks incident: a crisis management case study By Rick Kelly May 18. 2018 — Given the heightened sensitivity to racial bias issues these days, is it possible for even a socially responsible organization to manage its way through a racially charged crisis with its reputation intact? The...
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney slammed Starbucks for the incident, saying it "appears to exemplify what racial discrimination looks like in 2018." Commissioner Richard Ross of the Philadelphia Police Department gives a statement on the incident that occurred at a Starbucks on April 12, 2018. P...
Starbucks announced Tuesday that it will close all its company-owned stores in the United States for the afternoon on May 29 to train employees how to prevent racial discrimination in their stores in the wake of outrage over the arrest of two African-American men at one of its coffee shops ...
Funny that DePino’s name has been published in every article about the incident but not the names of the two men arrested.———– At the halfway mark in the video, a 30-something white man appears, asking the police what is going on. Turns out he is the person the pair was set...
Closing our stores for racial bias training is just one step in a journey that requires dedication from every level of our company and partnerships in our local communities.” OFFICERS IN STARBUCKS INCIDENT 'DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG' SAYS PHILLY POLICE CHIEF Company-owned retail stores, as...
Rashon Nelson, left, and Donte Robinson, right, were arrested for refusing to leave a Philadelphia Starbucks in 2018. Regional manager Shannon Phillips, inset, says she was fired over the incident because she is White.(Jacqueline Larma via AP/LinkedIn) ...
The latest incident comes as the coffee chain plans nationwide store closings for racial-bias training