The Ferguson location also will partner with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to provide on-site job training for young people.And that is the whole point of this.
WHY would Starbucks "need" to partner with the urban league for training?
Pretty sure you can get a job with Starbucks and get training, no matter how disadvantaged you are.
And train for what, exactly? To be a barista your whole life in Ferguson?
Not a great long-term career path.
Do they really think the Ferguson blacks have any interest in serving customers? On top of the racial angle, many people today see ANY work as slavery - really!