Starbucks Discrimination



It seems to me that Starbucks corporate is standing by this ridiculous policy. It’s a stupid policy for anyone in the first place. If you’re waiting for your friend at a restaurant don’t you wait till they arrive before you order??? Plenty of people sit in Starbucks all day on their laptops and may or may not purchase anything. I am done with Starbucks and am sending this information everywhere. I just returned from visiting my son at Morehouse College and just yesterday I purchased from the Starbucks location at Spelman College. I sent the story to a student and I hope that Spelman will consider whether they wish to continue to do business with this company.
 
I co-sign this.

I have been harassed by one white female dog of a Starbucks employee. I was sitting waiting for my friend after purchasing food and a drink. Ate and was waiting comfy with my eyes closed.

She tapped my leg and told me I wasn't allowed to sleep in the store.

She got 'blessed' by me. Starting with do not you ever touch me. Saw my friend had already ordered and was coming over. Told her I wish I had seen her and explained what had occurred. Still had my daggone hot chocolate, I couldn't even finish it. I don't like eating or drinking from folks I don't like.

I've not gone back to that particular Starbucks @ 1155 Mount Vernon Highway Atlanta, GA.

Called corporate about her behavior as well. I was wearing a headscarf (looked like a hijab). So I think I was doubly targeted.

Live.Laugh.Love said:
Unpopular opinion:

I don’t think this is Starbucks issue. I think it’s the manager who called the cops issue. She needs to be dragged and fired immediately. Like somebody else said in this thread I see people all the time in Starbucks and Dunkin donuts, sitting up, not buying anything and using the WiFi and they never get cops called on them. Most of my Starbucks has really young people who work there like late teens and early 20’s. Wonder how old the manager in this store was.

Also a police issue, the popo could have just asked them to leave and not arrested them. And that smug looking black cop At the end of the video, makes my stomach turn..ugh

A little kudos to the other white patrons who tried to speak up on behalf of those young black men
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I was really annoyed when I saw an article on my newsfeed with a pic of the WW who recorded the video. I was wondering why her image was so prominent over the 2 guys that were handcuffed. But I was impressed by her interview.

"People ignore this kind of stuff. They don’t believe that it happens. People are saying that there must be more to this story. There is not. This would never happen to someone who looks like me. People don’t believe black people when they say this stuff happens. It does. They want to know the extenuating circumstances. There are none."
 
CEO's apology. Not seeing where the manager was fired.

Starbucks ceo: Reprehensible outcome in Philadelphia incident
Dear Starbucks Partners and Customers:

By now, you may be aware of a disheartening situation in one of our Philadelphia-area stores this past Thursday, that led to a reprehensible outcome.

I’m writing this evening to convey three things:

First, to once again express our deepest apologies to the two men who were arrested with a goal of doing whatever we can to make things right. Second, to let you know of our plans to investigate the pertinent facts and make any necessary changes to our practices that would help prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again. And third, to reassure you that Starbucks stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling.

In the coming days, I will be joining our regional vice president, Camille Hymes—who is on the ground in Philadelphia—to speak with partners, customers and community leaders as well as law enforcement. Most importantly, I hope to meet personally with the two men who were arrested to offer a face-to-face apology.

We have immediately begun a thorough investigation of our practices. In addition to our own review, we will work with outside experts and community leaders to understand and adopt best practices. The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks Mission and Values. Creating an environment that is both safe and welcoming for everyone is paramount for every store. Regretfully, our practices and training led to a bad outcome—the basis for the call to the Philadelphia police department was wrong. Our store manager never intended for these men to be arrested and this should never have escalated as it did.

We also will further train our partners to better know when police assistance is warranted. Additionally, we will host a company-wide meeting next week to share our learnings, discuss some immediate next steps and underscore our long-standing commitment to treating one another with respect and dignity. I know our store managers and partners work hard to exceed our customers’ expectations every day—which makes this very poor reflection on our company all the more painful.

Finally, to our partners who proudly wear the green apron and to customers who come to us for a sense of community every day: You can and should expect more from us. We will learn from this and be better.

Respectfully,

Kevin Johnson

ceo
 
Live.Laugh.Love said:
I just realized......

The white guy in the vest that was speaking up was the person the young black men were waiting for and meeting up with. That’s why he was so loud and speaking up on their behalf. What a mess.

I’m waiting on the Starbucks manager to be fired....
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That's why I said seeing a white person's indignation is exactly what other white people need to see.
 
VeryBecoming said:
CEO's apology. Not seeing where the manager was fired.

Starbucks ceo: Reprehensible outcome in Philadelphia incident
Dear Starbucks Partners and Customers:

By now, you may be aware of a disheartening situation in one of our Philadelphia-area stores this past Thursday, that led to a reprehensible outcome.

I’m writing this evening to convey three things:

First, to once again express our deepest apologies to the two men who were arrested with a goal of doing whatever we can to make things right. Second, to let you know of our plans to investigate the pertinent facts and make any necessary changes to our practices that would help prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again. And third, to reassure you that Starbucks stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling.

In the coming days, I will be joining our regional vice president, Camille Hymes—who is on the ground in Philadelphia—to speak with partners, customers and community leaders as well as law enforcement. Most importantly, I hope to meet personally with the two men who were arrested to offer a face-to-face apology.

We have immediately begun a thorough investigation of our practices. In addition to our own review, we will work with outside experts and community leaders to understand and adopt best practices. The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks Mission and Values. Creating an environment that is both safe and welcoming for everyone is paramount for every store. Regretfully, our practices and training led to a bad outcome—the basis for the call to the Philadelphia police department was wrong. Our store manager never intended for these men to be arrested and this should never have escalated as it did.

We also will further train our partners to better know when police assistance is warranted. Additionally, we will host a company-wide meeting next week to share our learnings, discuss some immediate next steps and underscore our long-standing commitment to treating one another with respect and dignity. I know our store managers and partners work hard to exceed our customers’ expectations every day—which makes this very poor reflection on our company all the more painful.

Finally, to our partners who proudly wear the green apron and to customers who come to us for a sense of community every day: You can and should expect more from us. We will learn from this and be better.

Respectfully,

Kevin Johnson

ceo
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I'm not impressed. I hope these guys sue the hell out of them. They held them from 430pm until 1:30am for being black. Ridiculous
 
Every time I hear/read about discrimination. I wish we had our OWN establishments. I’m not implying that separation would eliminate discrimination, but I’m saying that it would be nice to show ‘em better than we could tell ‘em.

OTOH, the racists are showing us who they are, and until we can go Wakanda-style on them, put it to them where it hurts, the bottom line. I would settle for no less than a million.
 
Zaynab said:
That's why I said seeing a white person's indignation is exactly what other white people need to see.
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I agree 100%! He was talking to the police in a way that black people would never get away with. If he had been black and indignant he would have been arrested right along with the other 2. Smh

And that response from the Starbucks CEO is trash! All he had to say was You’re fired to the manager. He used to many words to say nothing. I gave them a chance to do the right thing. But DD here I come.
 
shortycocoa said:
Starbucksceo is trending on Twitter. That employee is full of ish. What did they think would happen when they called the police? Just stop....
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Right? You don't call the police because you don't want people to be arrested. We all know why calling the police is their first resort to conflict, no matter how big or small. Calling the police was the escalation.
 
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Here’s a link to the video.
 
Ah, the power of a unified boycott.

In the past, when Black folks got together and boycotted, it hit those White racists where they would hurt the most...in their wallets. Because of these protests, all kinds of benefits and positive changes occurred that really helped us.

Please read your history books to get a clearer and more better understanding of the Civil Rights movement and the methods that were used to bring America to it's knees!

Until we unify and come together and strategize a plan that attacks their racist discriminatory and derogatory practices against us, their assaults will not only continue but, their evil racists attacks against us will increase.

How many of us have to be slaughtered, falsely accused and imprisoned, though innocent of committing any crime, before we become emboldened enough to collectively do something about it?

And for those of you who are
non-chalant, complacent and/or refuse to face the facts of this horrible infliction of racism that has been waged against us in this Country, my heart goes out to you...because one day, it could be you or one of your family members.

Signed: I am so sick and tired of this!

Mensa
 
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IMO the issue isn’t with Starbucks. It should be with the Starbucks employee who decided to call the police on them. If the police tell you to leave, you have to go. However I wish the police actually did their own asking of what happened and decided the men did nothing wrong to leave in the first place. I hope they sue!!!
 
mensa said:
Ah, the power of a unified boycott.

In the past, when Black folks got together and boycotted, it hit those White racists where they would hurt the most...in their wallets. Because of these protests, all kinds of benefits and positive changes occurred that really helped us.

Please read your history books to get a clearer and more better understanding of the the Civil Rights movement and methods that brought America to her knees!

Until we unify and come together and strategize a plan that attacks their racist discriminatory and derogatory practices against us, their assaults will not only continue but, their evil racists attacks against us will increase.

How many of us have to be slaughtered, falsely accused and imprisoned before we become emboldened enough to collectively do something about it?

And for those of you who are
non-chalant, complacent and/or refuse to face the facts of this horrible infliction of racism that has been waged against us in this Country, my heart goes out to you...because one day, it could be you or one of your family members.

Signed: I am so sick and tired of this!

Mensa
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@mensa - I wish I could like this a million times.
 
Just to draw further contrast to disparity in treatment by the police.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...oter-nasim-aghdam-her-packed-car-w/516667002/

  • Police are called because the woman was reported sleeping in her car at a Walmart parking lot
  • Police arrive and chit chat with the woman.
  • Not required to get out of the car
  • No search,
  • No mentions of loitering, trespassing,
  • Not told to leave
  • Woman goes on a killing spree at YouTube, killing innocent people.

Obviously, she was lying when she "shook her head no" in response to the officer's questions ""You don't want want to hurt your self, do you? You don't want to hurt anybody else? You don't want to commit suicide or anything like that?" the female officer asks her."

Watching the video the woman looks very strange, haunted and suspicious. At the very least a search was warranted. A search would have uncovered the weapon in her possession. and the lives of the people who died, may have been spared.
 
ilong said:
Just to draw further contrast to disparity in treatment by the police.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...oter-nasim-aghdam-her-packed-car-w/516667002/

  • Police are called because the woman was reported sleeping in her car at a Walmart parking lot
  • Police arrive and chit chat with the woman.
  • Not required to get out of the car
  • No search,
  • No mentions of loitering, trespassing,
  • Not told to leave
  • Woman goes on a killing spree at YouTube, killing innocent people.

Obviously, she was lying when she "shook her head no" in response to the officer's questions ""You don't want want to hurt your self, do you? You don't want to hurt anybody else? You don't want to commit suicide or anything like that?" the female officer asks her."

Watching the video the woman looks very strange, haunted and suspicious. At the very least a search was warranted. A search would have uncovered the weapon in her possession. and the lives of the people who died, may have been spared.
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In my opinion, it's as if they are attepempting to do to us what they did and are doing to the Native Americans, and that is by seemingly trying desperately to commit genocide against us.

This is why they kill our men and boys at a staggering number. Why? Without the male, how will our Race continue to increase at a healthy rate. If this wicked and ungodly behavior is allowed to be perpetrated against us, it will cause our numbers to decline drastically.

How does the President of the United States refer to the entire Continent of Africa as a "Shi-hole" place? That was offensive and insulting to all Black people who originated from Africa from all over the world...whether they realize it or not.
 
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People of all races and backgrounds were out here protesting at this particular Starbucks on Spruce street. This is a very liberal city and we aint having that ish without you hearing from us about it (the yelp review are priceless!!). I am very proud of the citizens of Philadelphia for stepping up in this horrible situation.
 
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I don't care for those useless apologies from their Twitter account and the CEO.

Calling the police on black men is serious. That's life-threatening.

Not happy that I still have money on a Starbucks gift card that I got with my credit card rewards.

I'll take a long break from Starbucks (it'll be easy - I haven't been there in a couple of months anyway), then I'll use up what's left on my gift card, then I'm finished with them.

Like others have said I have been in there just to use the bathroom and/or Wi-Fi without buying anything.

Looking forward to uninstalling the Starbucks app on my phone and freeing up storage space.
 
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