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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is standing behind his company's campaign to spark a conversation about race

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is standing behind his company's campaign to spark a conversation about race. This week, baristas nationwide began serving coffee with the words "race together" on cups, and critics ridiculed the effort on social media. Schultz told "CBS This Morning" he fully expected a backlash because talking about race is a difficult thing to do. Jericka Duncan reports.

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Starbucks' announcement of its "race together" campaign, designed to encourage customers to have a thoughtful conversation about race, flooded social media with opinions that the coffee shop is not the best place to discuss such a serious issue

Starbucks' announcement of its "race together" campaign, designed to encourage customers to have a thoughtful conversation about race, flooded social media with opinions that the coffee shop is not the best place to discuss such a serious issue. Historian Janus Adams shares the opposite point of view with CBSN, arguing for what she feels is a very natural and appropriate conversation to have in America today.

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New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what the new bill would mean for employers and employees

California is considering a historic change in the workplace. A new bill called the Fair Scheduling Act would require food and retail businesses with 500 or more workers to give at least two weeks notice when making staff schedules. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what the new bill would mean for employers and employees.

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