Starbucks to close over 8,000 US stores for racial bias training
Starbucks says it will close more than 8,000 US stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training to its nearly 175,000 workers.
The announcement comes after two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks store, sparking protests and calls for a boycott on social media.
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— The Guardian (@guardian) April 16, 2018
Starbucks says the stores will be closed on the afternoon on May 29. Its corporate offices will also be closed at that time.
