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Nearly two years after racially profiling two Black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, a former manager claims that she was the victim of racial discrimination. Shannon Phillips filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey, according to NBC News. In the lawsuit, Phillips, who is White,…

Another Black man has allegedly faced issues due to using the restroom while being Black at Starbucks. The incident reportedly occurred at a Starbucks in Brandon, Florida, according to WTVT. Lorne Green decided to stop in the restroom before making a purchase. However, Green said he was racially profiled while in the restroom. During a…

The National Business League Inc. will host the sixth annual Sankofa Black Business Awards Gala and Afterglow presented by Ford Motor Co., at the Motor City Casino and Hotel from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Native Detroiter Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, chief operating officer and group president of Starbucks, will be this…

On May 29, Starbucks shut down all of its stores nationwide for diversity training. The decision came after two Black males were racially profiled and arrested while waiting for a business meeting in the Philadelphia area. During the training, employees and executive members of Starbucks were introduced to the company’s mission and value statements. This…

As pop culture watchers know by now, ABC canceled the reboot of the immensely popular sitcom “Roseanne,” after the show’s star, Rosanne Barr, promulgated racist rhetoric about the former senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett. Barr has since penned a hasty apology for her inflammatory denunciation of Jarrett and announced that she…

Rap royalty Common is lending his sociopolitical expertise to help Starbucks recover from its national public relations disaster after having two Black men arrested for simply sitting in their store last month. As the company announced in April, the international coffee behemoth Starbucks closed 8,000 of its stores on Tuesday, May 29 for all staff to…

Ever since a manager at a Philadelphia Starbucks called the police on two Black men waiting quietly for a friend, employees have had to deal with the negative public backlash.

Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a leading liberal arts college that produces exceptional and educated women of African descent who positively impact the world. This year, Spelman graduates are in for a sisterly speech from one of their own. Rosalind Gates Brewer, Starbucks‘ chief operating officer, is set to deliver Spelman College’s 131st commencement address…

Randy Freeman, a 57-year-old Air Force veteran and owner of Williamsburg, VA-based Distinguished Executive Transportation, LLC, has taken his complaint against Cracker Barrel to federal court. While sitting with three of his customers in Cracker Barrel Store #193 in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, he ordered a soft drink, and upon delivery of his beverage, he…

In the “Can you believe this?” news category, the executive chairman of Starbucks actually wants their White ex-manager to meet with the two Black men she had arrested by a battalion of Philadelphia police. According to The Daily Mail, the manager’s name is Holly Hylton, 31. She was employed at the Center City Philadelphia Starbucks…

In a video that has now gone wildly viral and been viewed over 4M times on YouTube, two young African American men — Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson — are handcuffed and escorted out of a downtown Philadelphia Starbucks after the manager on duty called the police on them. The April 12 incident has inadvertently caused an…

The White manager who worked at a Philadelphia-area Starbucks had every intention to racially profile Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson. Nelson and Robinson arrived at the Starbucks at 4:35 p.m. to meet with a friend about a real estate deal on April 12. The meeting was scheduled for 4:45. Once they walked in, the manager told…

Another incident has occurred where Black people have been forced out of an establishment due to their race. This time, the racial profiling occurred at LA Fitness in Secaucus, New Jersey. On April 16, Tshyrad Oates began recording on Facebook Live after he and his friend were being harassed by employees. Oates was visiting on a 4-day…

Black people and their supporters roared with disapproval. Starbucks listened. In the wake of the actions of a Starbucks barista, who called the police on two innocent Black men (who happened to be casually-dressed businessmen), leading to their arrest for sitting in their store in Philadelphia as the pair awaited the arrival of a White fellow…

The chief executive officer of coffee behemoth Starbucks wants to apologize in person to the Black men in person who were arrested for sitting inside the coffee shop in Philadelphia and did not cause a disturbance. A video has gone viral with over four million views showing two Black men being arrested at the Starbucks. The…

The hashtag #BoycottStarbucks has gone viral after two young Black men were arrested for sitting inside a Starbucks in Philadelphia despite the fact that the men did not cause any disruption. According to media reports, the two men were waiting in the Starbucks for a friend when a barista called the police. They had, according…

It’s been six months since Rosalind Brewer was appointed to the role of group president and chief operating officer of Starbucks, making her the first African American and the first woman to hold the position at the company. For those of us who have been following her career, this savvy corporate superhero has always worn an…

Rosalind Brewer has been appointed the new president and COO of Starbucks Corporation, effective on October 2. A Spelman College trustee, Brewer is currently a Starbucks board member and the former CEO of Sam’s Club since 2012. She resigned from the top spot at the bulk retailer because she wanted “a new challenge.” Fortune praised Brewer’s tenure,…

Local and national news outlets are painting a picture that the violence will not stop in Chicago. Shootings have moved to the expressways and criminals are more brazen and defiant. Recently, a shootout happened at a South Side Starbucks that is three blocks away from a police station. Yvonne Nelson, 49, was caught in the…

Thandie Newton received an apology from Starbucks after voicing her displeasure in the racially insensitive nature of a piece of decoration displayed at one of their stores. On Jan. 4, the English actress tweeted the picture of the figure at a local Starbucks location. It was a black child wearing what appeared to be a…