Posted on 04/17/2018 2:56:09 PM PDT by BBell
Starbucks is planning to follow up on its CEO’s promise to implement “unconscious bias” training by closing more than 8,000 company-owned stores across the U.S. on May 29 to conduct “racial bias training,” per a Starbucks news release.
“I’ve 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,” said Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson in the statement.
“While this is not limited to Starbucks, we’re 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.”
Company-owned retail stores, as well as corporate offices, will close for the afternoon of Tuesday, May 29 for employees to undergo training designed to “address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion,” and deal with discrimination issues, the news release confirms.
The training measures will reportedly be designed by Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Heather McGhee of Demos and Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League, as well as former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Moving forward, this curriculum will become part of routine training for all new Starbucks hires, the company says.
Starbucks-licensed outlets, such as those found in colleges or supermarkets, or inside other retail outlets, are not included among the 8,000-plus company-owned stores confirmed to be closing in Starbucks’ announcement, and not required to close. A spokesperson for Fox News has confirmed that the curriculum will be available to those outlets, and licensed stores will be encouraged to participate in the training.
"We will learn from our mistakes and reaffirm our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming
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Everything else at McDonald's stinks, but their coffee is awesome.
Starbucks tastes like burnt ass hair.
Oh man. I would take Dunkin Donuts coffee over everyone’s!
“Everything else at McDonald’s stinks, but their coffee is awesome.”
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The sausage biscuit is awesome——and I agree about the coffee.
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“..Their coffee is pretty lousy.”
It isn’t about the $hitty Coffee, it’s about Hipsters being seen trying to be hip. That’s how pathetic society has gotten.
I don’t know what you are referring to. If it helps its not a keurig 2.0, its a prior one that you can swap out the k cup holder and use a refillable metal mesh basket inside a plastic holder.
“I hope they stress my white privilege is every bit as important as black lives matter.”
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Good luck with that. But then again, if management had asked you to vacate the premises if you weren’t planning to buy anything, you probably would have complied or bought something.
The local McDonalds here ( near a high school) started playing old country and blue grass as back ground music. It worked.
I was in the service when we had the sexual harassment stand down following tail hook. The funniest thing was we had the most emotionless stoic LtCol conduct it. It was as if Ben Stein conducted it.
I did not know that. Hence the hipsters.
Torrance!!! Bravo!!!
I remember Rush and the Menendez brothers when it happened. Rush said we should not allow women on the juries when the defendants are young cute guys. Started a little $hit storm amongst the femi-nazis.
The CEO volunteers to be pussy whipped in Philadelphia? In Philadelphia????
I did not intend for " advertised" to be taken literally. It just seems likely to be the unintended effect of their massive overreaction.
Hipster riot!
Oh, that is just toooo good.
I do not like star bucks coffee.
Too thick, BUT.
The next time I am near on and need to go potty I think I will go in and take a dump in one.
Starbusk$ will train their employees how to hate white even more.
My advice to you is to bring a lot of loose change with you.
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