Starbucks Creates Committee For Anti-Bias Training
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Starbucks has released new details about its response to the controversial arrests at a coffee shop in Rittenhouse Square.
Two black men were arrested earlier this month after the manager called police because the men refused to make a purchase or leave.
Starbucks says it has created an advisory committee to coordinate anti-bias training for workers next month.
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More than 8,000 stores across the country will close for part of the day on May 29 for that training.
On 5/29, we'll close US company-owned stores to conduct racial-bias training to address implicit bias & prevent discrimination. We're taking a hard look at who we are as a company. We're ashamed & recognize that racial bias is a problem we must address. https://t.co/xIYc75BJPj
— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) April 17, 2018