Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson wants the two black men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks and the former manager, Holly Hylton, to meet. Johnson apologized to Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, the two African American men. And Starbucks intends to close all 8,000 U.S. stores on May 29 to hold a workshop for its employees on what it calls “unconscious bias” training or what I like to refer to as conscious racism. In suggesting the meeting between the manager and the two Black men, Johnson says the former manager is suffering and needs to reconcile with the two men. That’s like Trump saying he felt there were very fine people on both sides of the aisle during the Charlottesville Neo Nazi rally. I am sorry but how does Johnson sympathize with the white privileged racist abuser? She is the abuser and Nelson and Robinson are the aggrieved parties. You cannot have it both ways. Last week Hylton, the now former manager, called the police on the two men within two minutes after they … [Read more...] about Starbucks Coffee Summit Won’t End Their Racism
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Starbucking While Black
Police arrested two African American men sitting in a Philadlephia Starbucks who were waiting for another mane to arrive for a meeting. A Starbucks manager called the police--stating the men had not placed an order. Starbucks intends to conduct a racial bias, racial sensitivity workshop training at all of its 8,000 U.S. stores on May 29 in response to the Philadelphia store manager calling police and having two Black men arrested for failing to place an order--ala for no apparent reason. Starbucks CEO has since apologized in person to the two men. The arrest trespass charges were dropped by the prosecutor’s office. But the arrest remains on the two men’s record—for now. The Starbucks situation is yet another example of how implicit racial bias and racism works in this country. The simple things that a white person takes for granted and does on an everyday basis are often challenged of Blacks by white individuals. Fortunately, in this case, no one was shot and killed by police. … [Read more...] about Starbucking While Black
Martese Johnson: A Case of False Arrest and Racial Bias
As more information is unfolding in the case of the arrest of University of Virginia student, Martese Johnson, it is looking more like a case of a false or wrongful arrest coupled with race bias and possible excessive force by Alcohol Beverage Control police. When the arrest video was released, few details were known. Police charged Johnson with public intoxication and obstruction of justice (without use of force). Johnson was refused entry into a pub due to under age. New information has surfaced that he did not present a fake ID. Johnson, 20 years old, was too young to enter, according to the policy of the pub and entry was refused. When the ABC police confronted him, they chose to ask questions which he allegedly answered correctly on his name, address and zip code. But somehow that led to the ABC police to arrest him and in the process and bash his head causing the need for 10 stitches. The ABC police have been mostly silent and an investigation is under way. … [Read more...] about Martese Johnson: A Case of False Arrest and Racial Bias