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5 Philadelphia Starbucks Locations Called Cops on Customers About Once Per Month: Report
When a barista at a Philadelphia Starbucks infamously called the cops on two black men sitting there minding their own business, the incident revealed how one employee’s racism could sully the reputation of an entire business. But just because Holly Hylton called 911 doesn’t mean Starbucks is racist or in bed with the Philadelphia Police…
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Philadelphia Police Department Changes Trespassing Policy After Starbucks Incident
The Philadelphia Police Department announced that it will change the way officers handle trespassing calls after a debacle in which two men were arrested in a Center City Starbucks café for possession of blackness with intent to exist. In April, Starbucks employee Holly Hilton alerted police officers to the presence of Rashon Nelson and Donte…
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Was the Starbucks Anti-Bias Training a Fail or Nah?
On Tuesday, Starbucks closed 8,000 of its locations for anti-bias training. The training is a response to the nationwide uproar following an incident at a Philadelphia Starbucks, in which an employee called the police on two black men for allegedly loitering. But was the training a fail or nah? “You can’t fix racial inequality, 400-plus…
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8,000 Starbucks Stores Shut Down Today for 4-Hour Nap … I Mean Anti-Bias Training
Some may say it’s too little, too latte, as 8,000 Starbucks prepare to shut down Tuesday for anti-bias training. About 175,000 Starbucks employees will attend the anti-bias training on the heels of the coffee chain facing backlash after two black men were arrested for sitting in a store without ordering right away. But what will…
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It Turns Out, That Cop-Calling Starbucks Manager Might Be the Beckiest Becky Who Ever Beckied
Remember that white girl who called the cops on those two black guys? No, not the one from Yale. Sarah Braasch called the cops on one black guy for trying to study and one black woman for sleeping. That was totally different. No, not the Waffle House lady or the one from the cookout or…
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Meek Mill Says Because of His Probation, He Would Have Gone to Prison if Philly Starbucks Had Called Police on Him
Meek Mill isn’t a free man. Despite his joyous appearances at Philadelphia 76ers games or his return to Kevin Hart’s Instagram, the Philly native is still navigating the terms of his probation ahead of a hearing in June. “I’m nervous every day being on probation,” he said at a press conference Thursday. During the conference,…
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Black Men Arrested in Philly Starbucks Settle With City for $1 and Pledge of $200,000 for Young Entrepreneurs, Settle With Starbucks for Undisclosed Amount
Updated Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 3:10 p.m. EDT: Starbucks says it has settled for a yet undisclosed amount with Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, two black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks after a manager called the cops on them. The crime? Waiting around for their friend. “After constructive conversations, Donte Robinson, Rashon…
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Watch: The Café That Discriminated Against W. Kamau Bell Just Shut Down, but the Storm’s Not Over
W. Kamau Bell was chatting with his wife, his baby girl and his wife’s friends at an outdoor table of the Elmwood Cafe in Berkeley, Calif., when an employee assumed that he was “harassing” them. This happened on Jan. 26, 2015, his birthday. According to Bell, the employee knocked on the window from the inside…
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Calls Out Starbucks for Racism
As a member of Omega Psi Phi, I feel like I can make this joke: Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity held a rally at the Philadelphia Starbucks where an employee called the police on fellow Omega member Rashon Nelson for simply existing. The group organized the gathering to fight racial injustice, and if anyone…
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Blacks in Downtown Philly More Likely to Be Stopped by Police
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