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Starbucks arrests sparked protests at Philadelphia local store

2018-04-17 21:17 GMT+8
 
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1 / 4   Anger over the arrest of two black men who sat in a Philadelphia Starbucks store without purchasing anything had not waned, as protesters sit inside and outside the store, calling the coffee magnate “anti-black”. /VCG Photo

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2 / 4   A woman protesting in the store on Monday told customers, employees and her fellow protesters, “We are here today not just to bring attention to what Starbucks has done but to bring more attention to what the Philadelphia Police Department continues to do. So we are very clear that the corporation is not here for us and we are also clear that the police are not here for us either.”/VCG Photo

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3 / 4   The arrested men, who were not charged with any crime, agreed to meet with Starbuck’s CEO Kelvin Johnson who hoped to deliver a face-to-face apology to them. To ensure similar cases never happen, the company will have training for store managers on “unconscious bias”, said Johnson. The Philadelphia police commissioner in response said that the police never wanted to arrest them. /VCG Photo

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4 / 4   An evening protest held on April 16 was organized by Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild, also known as POWER, and an interfaith community organization made up of clergy and community members. /VCG Photo

 
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