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Racial Discrimination

  1. racial discrimination
    How Black Café Owners Are Responding to Starbucks’s ‘Racial Bias’ Shutdown“Do you want to spend your dollars at a place where you can feel safe or a place where they’re going to call the police on you?”
    By Clint Rainey
  2. racial discrimination
    Here’s How Starbucks’s ‘Racial Bias Training’ Is Going to WorkThe coffee chain has offered a preview that involves workbooks, group activities, and Common.
    By Clint Rainey
  3. lawsuits
    He Tried to Buy Breakfast at Burger King — He Ended Up Spending 3 Months in JailThe store claimed his $10 bill was fake. It wasn’t, and now he’s suing for $1 million.
    By Clint Rainey
  4. the chain gang
    Starbucks Welcomes People to Sit in Cafés Without Buying AnythingStores are now open to everyone “regardless of whether they make a purchase.”
    By Clint Rainey
  5. racial discrimination
    Waffle House Faces Boycott After Another Black Customer Is Violently ArrestedThis time, it was a North Carolinian in a prom tux.
    By Clint Rainey
  6. racial discrimination
    Starbucks Bathrooms Are Now Open to Anybody Who Walks In“We don’t want to become a public bathroom, but we’re going to make the right decision.”
    By Clint Rainey
  7. racial discrimination
    Men Arrested at Starbucks Settle With Philly for $1, Plus $200K Education FundPhiladelphia had to promise to set up a $200,000 public-school program benefiting young entrepreneurs.
    By Clint Rainey
  8. the chain gang
    Men Arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks Say They Feared for Their Lives“Anytime I’m encountered by cops, I can honestly say it’s a thought that runs through my mind.”
    By Clint Rainey
  9. the chain gang
    Here’s the Starbucks 911 Call That Got Those Two Black Customers ArrestedThe dispatcher tells officers there’s “a group of males inside causing a disturbance.”
    By Clint Rainey
  10. the chain gang
    Starbucks Will Close All of Its Stores for Racial-Bias TrainingOn May 29, all 8,000 U.S. locations will be coached to “prevent discrimination.”
    By Clint Rainey
  11. the chain gang
    How Starbucks Is Trying to Fix Its Philly Arrest DisasterIt’s promising to retrain employees, meet with community leaders, and hold a companywide meeting.
    By Clint Rainey
  12. lawsuits
    Chipotle Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination Now, TooA former employee claims race played a role in shift assignments.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. Lawsuits
    A White Cook Is Suing Eataly for Racial DiscriminationHe says his “cries for help went unheard” after Hispanic co-workers called him gringo.
    By Clint Rainey
  14. Lawsuits
    Black Man Says Restaurant Forced Him to ‘Prepay’ for Breakfast“The waitress apologized, acknowledging that the policy was racist.”
    By Clint Rainey
  15. Lawsuits
    Hooters Fired a Black Waitress Because She Dyed Her HairThe company will have to pay her $250,000 for racial discrimination.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Mediavore
    A Former McFadden’s Boss Accused of Discrimination in Philly FacesPlus: The ethanol industry puts a pinch on the nation’s corn supply; and lowered onion costs alleviate food inflation in India, all in our morning news roundup.