More than 8,000 Starbucks stores across the U.S. will close for an afternoon for 91裸聊视频渞acial-bias education91裸聊视频� after two black men were arrested in one of the Philadelphia locations last week.
A video posted to Twitter shows the two men being arrested for refusing to leave the Starbucks after an employee denied them a bathroom key, saying they needed to first buy something.
The police did not lay charges and are reviewing the incident.
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations is also investigating.
The police were called because these men hadn91裸聊视频檛 ordered anything. They were waiting for a friend to show up, who did as they were taken out in handcuffs for doing nothing. All the other white ppl are wondering why it91裸聊视频檚 never happened to us when we do the same thing.
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In a statement, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said he had apologized to the two men for what he called a 91裸聊视频渞eprehensible91裸聊视频� incident.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we did wrong and the steps we need to take to fix it,91裸聊视频� said Johnson.
91裸聊视频淲hile this is not limited to Starbucks, we91裸聊视频檙e committed to being a part of the solution. 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.91裸聊视频�
All American stores will close on the afternoon of May 29, so partners can take a program 91裸聊视频渄esigned to address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure everyone inside a Starbucks store feels safe and welcome.91裸聊视频�
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