Starbucks responds to racial profiling accusations: ‘This is not who we are’
By Sarah Sutton • April 16, 2018
Starbucks Corp. CEO Kevin Johnson faces one of the biggest tests of his one-year tenure as the Seattle-based coffeehouse chain finds itself in the midst of a discrimination scandal involving the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia cafe. The men were arrested late last week for trespassing while sitting in the cafe without making a purchase. An employee called police, leading to the men’s arrest, according to the Associated Press and Starbucks. Video and images of the arrest went viral on social media, and the incident triggered protests at the Philadelphia location.