“Diversity trainings are filled with good intentions and poor evidence.”
A viral video of two African-American men getting arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia — for reportedly doing nothing other than waiting for a business associate to arrive — sparked demonstrations, calls for boycotts, and an apology from the coffee giant’s chief executive, Kevin Johnson.
“What happened in the way that incident escalated, and the outcome, was nothing but reprehensible,” Johnson said in a video message.