Oklahoma Man’s Reason for Going Through Starbucks Drive-thru While Naked: To See the ‘Pretty Girls’
*In the latest episode of “WTH?! (What the Hell?) we travel to everyone’s favorite Frappuccino spot, Starbucks. It’s their Broken Arrow, Oklahoma location that’s getting the attention over a regular customer’s disturbing habit at the store’s drive-thru while naked that has gotten him locked up. Fox23 cites an affidavit it obtained that details the situation. […]
Woman in Blackface and Trump Stickers Rants in Target, Starbucks (Watch)
*A white Colorado woman in blackface was caught on video ranting in a Target store about “whiteface” and Pride Month, and later surfaced in a selfie video inside of a Starbucks wearing Donald Trump campaign stickers plastered on her shirt. In video obtained by TMZ, fired postal worker Esrilla Campbell showed up at an Aurora […]
Is Starbucks a Retail Chain or a Homeless Shelter? Bad Decision Haunts Company | VIDEO
*(Via RadioFacts) – In a posted video of a company meeting, Shultz is heard criticizing local, state, and federal officials for failing to fight crime and address mental illness. But he failed to mention how under the previous CEO Kevin R. Johnson’s leadership, the company had a racism PR nightmare after a manager in a Philadephia Starbucks called […]
Starbucks to Close 130 Stores in Russia
*Starbucks announced Monday that it is cutting ties with Russia after 15 years of operating in the market. The coffee giant is joining companies like McDonald’s, Exxon Mobil and British American Tobacco in withdrawing from the country amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, per CNBC. Starbucks said it will close all 130 locations in the […]
Starbucks Executive Roz Brewer Named New CEO of Walgreens
*Walgreens has tapped Starbucks chief operating officer Roz Brewer as its new CEO. The position will make her the only Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. After a three-year stint at Starbucks, Brewer, 59, will now replace current Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina on March 15, the company said in a press release. “WBA […]
White Woman Yells ‘F*** Black Lives Matter’ to Starbucks Barista During Mask Rant (Watch)
*A Black barista working at a Starbucks in Santee, Calif. Was the victim of a racist rant by a white customer over the weekend. According to the viral video, a young, white woman began berating African-American employee Alex Beckom after she politely asked the customer to wear her face mask in the Oct. 17 incident. […]
Former Starbucks Manager Sues Company for Discrimination After Arrest of Two Black Men
*The former Philadelphia Starbucks manager who called the police on two Black real estate agents for not buying anything is suing the company, claiming her termination was racially discriminatory. In April 2018, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were arrested when the store manager called 911 after demanding the men “make a purchase or leave.” Video […]
Common, Mellody Hobson Assisting Starbucks in Today’s Racial Sensitivity Training (Watch)
[videowaywire video_id=”2A1F018A6C6D660D”] *Some 8000 Starbucks spots across the country will be closed this afternoon for racial sensitivity training after last month’s viral incident in Philly, when two black men were needlessly arrested for choosing not to order while waiting on the arrival of a business contact. Employees will gather at the stores where they work […]
Black Columnist Slams Starbucks for Calling Police on Black Men After Just 2 Minutes
*Timeline: 4:35pm – Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson arrive at a Philadelphia Starbucks. 4:37pm – Both Nelson and Robinson send up prayers. Starbucks the nationwide coffee house which touts itself as “the meeting spot” has some serious explaining to do to protect its brand. Dubbed as the communal place, it now finds itself embroiled in […]
Black Owned Coffee Shop Aims to Become Next Starbucks, Minus the Racial Bias
*Starbucks plans to close thousands of stores in the U.S. for a day to train it’s primarily white employees on the art of racial sensitivity, but one Oakland based coffee roasting entrepreneur says the effort isn’t nearly enough. “It feels more like a publicity stunt quite frankly. You see people of color on the front lines […]
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why and How Starbucks Got it Right
*A near tearful Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson told millions in a series of major network TV interviews that he was deeply hurt and found “reprehensible” the action at one of the company’s more than 8000 Starbucks. The action was the arrest of two Black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. The men were arrested after […]
Newspaper Columnist Canned After Suggesting Black Men Should Stay Home After Dark
[videowaywire video_id=”25CB9E72FC5C2DD9″] *Newspaper columnist Marcia Courson is out of a part-time job after suggesting black males should stay home at night to avoid getting shot and killed by police. Courson and The River Valley Times of Rancho Murieta, Calif., mutually agreed to part ways on Monday after the public backlash to her column in which she referenced the shooting of Stephon […]
2 Black Men Arrested at Philly Starbucks Break Silence: ‘Do You Let it Slide, Like We Let Everything Else Slide?’ (Watch)
[videowaywire video_id=”28553854331D9C41″] *The two black men who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for not purchasing anything while waiting for a business say they feared for their lives while in police custody. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson – business partners and friends since the fourth grade – broke their silence to the Associated Press and […]
How Alt-Right Racists Tried to Launch the Starbucks ‘#FreeBlackCoffee for Black People’ Scam…and Failed
[videowaywire video_id=”28553854331D9C41″] *Alt-right racists tried to make everyone think that Starbucks was offering free coffee to African Americans as an apology for the racist incident at their Philadelphia store. It didn’t work, as their clumsy attempt at making the fliers look legit ultimately led to their exposure. According to Daily Kos, the #FreeBlackCoffee scam was […]
Starbucks to Close 8,000 US Stores May 29 for Racial-bias Training
[videowaywire video_id=”24BAEAB3232D7FF9″] *(Via CNN Money) – Starbucks says it will close its 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States for one afternoon to educate employees about racial bias. The announcement follows an uproar over the arrest of two black men who were waiting for a friend at a Philadelphia Starbucks last week. The store manager […]
