Starbucks manager who called police on black men leaves store
April 17, 2018
The manager of a Starbucks in Philadelphia who called police on two black men waiting in the store for a friend has left the store following a wave of negative publicity. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has publicly apologized for the incident and announced the chain would take actions to address the situation.
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