More than 8,000 Starbucks stores across the U.S. will close for an afternoon for B次元官网网址渞acial-bias educationB次元官网网址� after two black men were arrested in one of the Philadelphia locations last week.
A video posted to Twitter shows the two men being arrested for refusing to leave the Starbucks after an employee denied them a bathroom key, saying they needed to first buy something.
The police did not lay charges and are reviewing the incident.
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations is also investigating.
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In a statement, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said he had apologized to the two men for what he called a B次元官网网址渞eprehensibleB次元官网网址� incident.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we did wrong and the steps we need to take to fix it,B次元官网网址� said Johnson.
B次元官网网址淲hile this is not limited to Starbucks, weB次元官网网址檙e committed to being a part of the solution. Closing our stores for racial bias training is just one step in a journey that requires dedication from every level of our company and partnerships in our local communities.B次元官网网址�
All American stores will close on the afternoon of May 29, so partners can take a program B次元官网网址渄esigned to address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure everyone inside a Starbucks store feels safe and welcome.B次元官网网址�
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