Starbucks To Close 8,000 Stores For Racism Training

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

After the great controversy generated in the last days by the arrest of two young African-Americans in a Starbucks store, the well-known chain revealed that on May 29 it will close 8,000 of its locations to provide training to its employees and thus avoid situations like this..

The event, which occurred last Thursday in the city of Philadelphia, became a trend after videos were posted of the unusual arrest, which occurred when the store manager called the police because the young people were sitting inside. of the place without having ordered something.

Witnesses to the arrest claimed that the two men were waiting for a friend who arrived just as the authorities were arresting him.

Apologizing to young people and preventing something like this from happening again have become a priority for Kevin Johnson, CEO of the famous chain. "For the past few days I have been in Philadelphia with my team of leaders listening to the community, learning about what we did wrong, and taking steps to fix it," Johnson said in a statement.

“Although this is not limited to Starbucks alone, we are committed to being part of the solution… Closing our stores to train on racial bias is just one step on a path that requires dedication at all levels of our company and partners in our communities”, added the executive. About 175,000 employees of the chain will receive training on May 29.

Last Monday, the same company president met with the two arrested youths and offered them an apology for the situation in which they were protagonists. As reported by CNN through its online site, the employee who called the authorities to make the arrest no longer works with Starbucks.