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April 16, 2018

Protests at Philadelphia Starbucks After Viral Video of Cops Arresting 2 Black Men Inside Store
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Back in the United States, protesters occupied a Philadelphia Starbucks
on Sunday to denounce Starbucks for racial profiling, after a video went
viral of police arresting two African-American men for being inside the
coffee shop. Their lawyer says the two men were waiting for a third
person to arrive for a business meeting when a Starbucks employee called
the police and claimed the men were trespassing. Starbucks CEO Kevin
Johnson has apologized, calling the incident "reprehensible." More
protests are planned at the Starbucks this morning.


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