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"Starbucks to encourage baristas to discuss race relations with customers"


  

          

http://fortune.com/2015/03/16/starbucks-baristas-race-talk/

CEO Howard Schultz is encouraging his employees to bring up the hot-button issue — his latest foray into controversial topics.

Starbucks SBUX 0.16% CEO Howard Schultz has never shied away from involving his company in controversial debates, whether those debates are about same-sex marriage, or gun control, or U.S. government gridlock.

But the executive, who oversees a coffee empire with 4,700 U.S. stores, has now taken on arguably the most polarizing political debate in the United States: race relations.

Starbucks published a full page ad in the New York Times on Sunday — a stark, black, page with a tiny caption “Shall We Overcome?” in the middle, and the words “RaceTogether” with the company logo, on the bottom right. The ad, along with a similar one on Monday in USA Today, is part of an initiative launched this week by the coffee store chain to stimulate conversation and debate about the race in America by getting employees to engage with customers about the perennially hot button subject.

Beginning on Monday, Starbucks baristas will have the option as they serve customers to hand cups on which they’ve handwritten the words “Race Together” and start a discussion about race. This Friday, each copy of USA Today — which has a daily print circulation of almost 2 million and is a partner of Starbucks in this initiative — will have the first of a series of insert with information about race relations, including a variety of perspectives on race. Starbucks coffee shops will also stock the insert.

In a video addressing Starbucks’ nearly 200,000 workers, 40% of whom are members of a racial minority, Schultz dismissed the notion that race was too hot a topic business-wise for Starbucks to tackle.

“I reject that. I reject that completely,” he said in the video address. “It’s an emotional issue. But it is so vitally important to the country,” he continued, pointing to that the United States is “so much better” than what the current state of race relations portray it to be.

The initiative follows several months of consultations with employees that started in December, in part as a result of protests that roiled several U.S. cities after grand juries declined to indict white police officers in the killings of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., near St. Louis, and 43-year-old Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y.

Schultz has met with almost 2,000 Starbucks employees since then in cities hit most directly by racial tension and anti-police brutality protests in the last year, including Oakland, St. Louis, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Seattle, where Starbucks is based. Cognizant of what a powder keg the issue of race is, Starbucks says its baristas will be under no obligation to engage with customers on the topic. The goal is simply to foster discussion and an exchange of ideas.

The potential exists for arguments to break out (not for nothing this topic is the third rail of U.S. politics), and some may fairly question any move that could potentially slow in-store service. But Schultz has never been a wallflower when it comes to political debates and social activism. In 2013, he led a petition-based push urging Washington politicians to end the federal government shutdown. That year, he also wrote an open letter asking gun owners to refrain from bringing their guns into stores even they were allowed. Two years earlier, Starbucks launched a fund, fueled by the sale of $5 bracelets, to spur U.S. job creation. The company has also pledged to hire 10,000 veterans and military spouses over a five-year period.

And he has also not been shy to slam critics of Starbucks’ or his political stances, including shareholders. Two years ago, after an investor at its annual shareholder meeting said the company’s support for a marriage equality bill in Washington state had hurt sales after a boycott by an advocacy group, Schultz invited him to sell his Starbucks shares if he felt he could find another stock with as a high a return rate.

Schulz will discuss Starbucks’ “Race Together” initiative at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.

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Who the hell is having serious convos with the barista?
Mar 17th 2015
1
why she gotta be a hoe?
Mar 17th 2015
3
      lol
Mar 17th 2015
5
      lol. *How
Mar 17th 2015
7
           thank you
Mar 17th 2015
12
This def ain't working in ny.
Mar 17th 2015
2
thats so schultzy
Mar 17th 2015
4
I'm picturing a lot of Black Hebrew Israelite's with venti lattes
Mar 17th 2015
6
lmao
Mar 17th 2015
10
There's a Pumpkin Spiced Latte joke in there.
Mar 17th 2015
8
FUCK HOWARD SCHULTZ.
Mar 17th 2015
9
i could see this going one of two ways
Mar 17th 2015
11
very badly
Mar 17th 2015
13
Off jump, this is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard.
Mar 17th 2015
16
      nothing could possibly do more damage to race relations
Mar 17th 2015
27
ppl don't even like breathing without that first cup o'joe
Mar 17th 2015
14
FUCK YOU MEAN 'FLAT WHITE', BITCH?
Mar 17th 2015
15
How do you want that, Black?
Mar 17th 2015
17
just. give. me. my. iced. chai. tea. with. heavy. cream.
Mar 17th 2015
18
baristas and customers are on opposite sides of these 'issues'
Mar 17th 2015
19
I'm all for opening a dialogue about race
Mar 17th 2015
20
Great, more indignant baristas.
Mar 17th 2015
21
In the 313, 95% of our baristas are Black
Mar 17th 2015
22
feels good, can I get a pastry as well....
Mar 17th 2015
29
Where are the Starbucks in the 313?
Mar 17th 2015
33
RE: Where are the Starbucks in the 313?
Mar 17th 2015
39
      That's right. I forgot about Mack and Woodward
Mar 17th 2015
41
lmao :(
Mar 18th 2015
51
Louis CK
Mar 17th 2015
23
cup of hot coffee + race discussion = bad idea jeans.
Mar 17th 2015
24
The affair's over ... but I'm going to tell my wife anyway
Mar 17th 2015
40
      I normally use protection, but when am I going to be in Haiti again?
Mar 18th 2015
48
I wish i lived close to a starbucks so i could take full advantage of th...
Mar 17th 2015
25
nah they need to focus on making my coffee
Mar 17th 2015
26
I'm pretty sure that was part of the race experiment
Mar 17th 2015
30
Are you sure you want cream in that perfectly black cup a joe?
Mar 17th 2015
28
white cream/black coffee is all that needs to be discussed.
Mar 17th 2015
31
if you think that is bad allow me to share.....this:
Mar 17th 2015
32
I ordered a Tall Blonde, then joked with the old white guy barista....
Mar 17th 2015
34
Sounds like Trader's Joes with a slash of Morton Downey Jr.
Mar 17th 2015
35
lol..Morton Downey Jr...Wally George
Mar 17th 2015
37
I'm predicting a Starbucks racial harmony compilation cd.
Mar 17th 2015
36
I'd like a large MURRKAN please
Mar 17th 2015
38
Starbucks SVP Deletes Twitter Account After Actual Minorities Ask Him
Mar 17th 2015
42
Lol!
Mar 18th 2015
49
The snarkiest tweets about Starbucks’s ‘Race Together’ campaign
Mar 18th 2015
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i dont want like to talk to my son before I've had my morning cup of joe
Mar 17th 2015
43
they should prolly give every race & ethnicity its own Starbucks name
Mar 17th 2015
44
Would you like a slice of Nigger Pie to go with that Latte, sir?
Mar 17th 2015
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Is twitter just used to bash things?
Mar 17th 2015
46
I never even heard the word "barista" til today
Mar 18th 2015
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Race together? Isn't race supposed to divide? lol!
Mar 18th 2015
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terrible idea. the assumption is that the public want the barista's...
Mar 18th 2015
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this is really one of the worst ideas i've ever heard
Mar 21st 2015
54
you can't punch enough holes throgh your starbucks card
Mar 22nd 2015
55

PimpTrickGangstaClik
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1. "Who the hell is having serious convos with the barista? "
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Hoe is it even possible. They're busy as shit.

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3. "why she gotta be a hoe? "
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5. "lol"
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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7. "lol. *How"
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But i won't edit, for comedy sake

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legsdiamond
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12. "thank you"
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2. "This def ain't working in ny."
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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4. "thats so schultzy"
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6. "I'm picturing a lot of Black Hebrew Israelite's with venti lattes "
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10. "lmao"
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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

  

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8. "There's a Pumpkin Spiced Latte joke in there. "
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I feel like that joke was around before DvMero right?

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9. "FUCK HOWARD SCHULTZ."
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FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT.

  

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11. "i could see this going one of two ways"
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either badly or very badly. whoever thought of this should just preemptively fire themselves now.

"i smack clowns with nouns, punch herbs with verbs..."

  

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13. "very badly"
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16. "Off jump, this is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard."
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Bad idea jeans. (c) SNL

  

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27. "nothing could possibly do more damage to race relations"
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than encouraging millions of complete strangers to have conversations about race relations. over hot coffee.

"i smack clowns with nouns, punch herbs with verbs..."

  

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14. "ppl don't even like breathing without that first cup o'joe"
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but they're gonna want to discuss race relations first thing in the morning.
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGHT.

here for dis.

  

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15. "FUCK YOU MEAN 'FLAT WHITE', BITCH?"
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what the fuck is going on

  

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17. "How do you want that, Black?"
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18. "just. give. me. my. iced. chai. tea. with. heavy. cream."
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19. "baristas and customers are on opposite sides of these 'issues'"
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20. "I'm all for opening a dialogue about race"
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but not from a fucking barista

  

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21. "Great, more indignant baristas."
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... IF YOU DON'T FUCKING SERVE ME MY DOUBLE CARAMEL FRAUPAUCCINO ON ICE WITH A SPRITZ OF LEMON THEN HEADS WILL ROLL MISSY.

Seriously, this is going to go so poorly it's not even funny. Never talk about race with insulated people.

  

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22. "In the 313, 95% of our baristas are Black"
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What are they gonna say?:

Good morning you gentrifying hipster honky, how does it feel to price out long term residents?


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29. "feels good, can I get a pastry as well...."
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no fucks will be given.

  

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33. "Where are the Starbucks in the 313?"
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Since I moved from Detroit in 2009 they closed the two locations they had. Jefferson and The Millender Center.

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39. "RE: Where are the Starbucks in the 313?"
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The corner of Mack and Woodward

Eight Mile and Woodward (where the Meijer is)

Near Campus Martius in the Ernst & Young building (on the right side
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41. "That's right. I forgot about Mack and Woodward"
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The other two are new. Glad to see they opened up more.

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51. "lmao :("
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WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

  

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24. "cup of hot coffee + race discussion = bad idea jeans."
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as i read this i saw ppl (Starbucks employees, mostly) getting hot coffee thrown on them during heated race discussions.

no, thanks.

fuck you.

  

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40. "The affair's over ... but I'm going to tell my wife anyway"
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And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

  

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48. "I normally use protection, but when am I going to be in Haiti again?"
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fuck you.

  

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25. "I wish i lived close to a starbucks so i could take full advantage of th..."
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Oh you wanna talk about race, huh?!

Lets talk reparations first...

Starting with this mocha frap.

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26. "nah they need to focus on making my coffee"
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I got some warm blanched milk from them a few weeks ago. luckily my girlfriend works there so she had me come around and get a new cup of coffee after i texted her. but if i had paid $4 for that cup i would have never had gone back there again.

  

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30. "I'm pretty sure that was part of the race experiment"
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28. "Are you sure you want cream in that perfectly black cup a joe?"
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31. "white cream/black coffee is all that needs to be discussed. "
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32. "if you think that is bad allow me to share.....this:"
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/pop-cafe-spurs-dialogue-racially-charged-drink-names-article-1.2049204

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34. "I ordered a Tall Blonde, then joked with the old white guy barista...."
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...saying that I'd rather have the *other* kind of hot tall blonde. He laughed with me.

So... I've already discussed race with my barista at Starbucks.

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35. "Sounds like Trader's Joes with a slash of Morton Downey Jr."
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37. "lol..Morton Downey Jr...Wally George"
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36. "I'm predicting a Starbucks racial harmony compilation cd."
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Ebony & Ivory
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Black or White...

  

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38. "I'd like a large MURRKAN please"
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"Do you mean Venti Americano, sir?"
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42. "Starbucks SVP Deletes Twitter Account After Actual Minorities Ask Him"
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About Race Issues


http://www.mediaite.com/online/starbucks-svp-deletes-twitter-account-after-actual-minorities-ask-him-about-race-issues/

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49. "Lol!"
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fuck you.

  

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53. "The snarkiest tweets about Starbucks’s ‘Race Together’ campaign"
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/03/17/the-snarkiest-tweets-about-starbucks-race-together-campaign/

fuck you.

  

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RobOne4
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43. "i dont want like to talk to my son before I've had my morning cup of joe"
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no way am I talking with a barista about race relations before I have had my morning fix.

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44. "they should prolly give every race & ethnicity its own Starbucks name"
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That way if during your AM barista race discussions you refer to someone as Black, Mexican or otherwise give you a quizzical look and a 'did you mean a Venti?' reply like when you order a large coffee.

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45. "Would you like a slice of Nigger Pie to go with that Latte, sir?"
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46. "Is twitter just used to bash things?"
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When is the last time twitter was used to promote love/good? The Ice bucket water challenge?

  

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47. "I never even heard the word "barista" til today"
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thats how lost in the sauce i am here.

  

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50. "Race together? Isn't race supposed to divide? lol!"
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Yeah good luck with that Starbucks I'm looking forward to lower share prices though.

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52. "terrible idea. the assumption is that the public want the barista's..."
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opinions on race relations. and that may be well and good, but that doesn't meant that the baristas want the public's opinion on race relations. you can't force those kinds of things. and as someone who works in an environment like that, its much better when those sorts of things are organic instead of forced.
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it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.

not compassionate....only polite.

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54. "this is really one of the worst ideas i've ever heard"
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it's Onion level ridiculous.

  

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55. "you can't punch enough holes throgh your starbucks card"
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to get discounts. dude must have some guilt to even think this is gonna make a difference.

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