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- The two black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks on April 12 have settled with the city for a symbolic $ 1 each. City officials have also promised to set up a program for young entrepreneurs.
- Their arrests set off a national debate about racial profiling.
- All Starbucks stores in the United States will close for the afternoon of May 29 for racial-bias education.
Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $ 1 each Wednesday and a promise from officials to set up a $ 200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.
The men’s lawyer and Mayor Jim Kenney outlined the agreement to The Associated Press.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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