Black men arrested at Starbucks settle - for creation of an entrepreneur program
Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the coffee-shop chain Wednesday for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education.
Nelson and Robinson were arrested on April 12 after they declined to order drinks because they said they were waiting for a third man to arrive for a business meeting.
Starbucks also reached a settlement with the two men, the company said in a statement.
Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson settled for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from city officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs, the AP reported.
So Nelson and Robinson had public opinion on their side - and appeared to have good standing for a potential lawsuit.
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Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson came to Philadelphia to personally apologize. "This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our city and put us under a national spotlight for unwanted reasons". I welcome the opportunity to begin a relationship with them to share learnings and experiences. Upon arriving, Nelson asked whether he could use the restroom, and was told by a white manager that the restrooms were only for paying customers.
Two minutes later, she called the police to report that "two gentlemen in my cafe that are refusing to make a purchase or leave". Robinson recalled thinking "they can't be here for us". Rallies and protests held outside the store drew activists from all over, and Nelson and Robinson told their story on Good Morning America.
Charges of trespassing and creating a disturbance were dropped that night. He also announced Starbucks stores would close May 29 for training on bias.
And though Philly Police Commissioner Richard Ross originally defended the arresting officers, saying they had "done nothing wrong", he subsequently admitted the incident merited further investigation.
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