Starbucks sparks backlash after 'telling employees not to wear pro-Black Lives Matter pins'

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On 1 June, the coffee retailer tweeted its support for the global movement that has been galvanised by the killing of George Floyd, tweeting: “We stand in solidarity with our Black partners, customers and communities.”, after Starbucks managers in the US had relayed requests from employees to wear items supporting Black Lives Matter at work, the requests were denied.Download now

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Pace protests shall continuing to obtain the black people legitimate right and becomes federal law, similar to white people. Please do not give up. It is for GeorgeFloyd. GeorgeFloydProtests GeorgeFlyod BLACK_LIVES_MATTER BlackLivesMattters blacklifematters

Well done Starbucks, don't give in to the fascists

Overpriced weak coffee.

Weird, isn't activism one of their things? Only up until it affects the $tock price I guess.

By HowardSchultz ex presidential candidate: no BlackLivesMatter !

I spent almost 8 years in the US. Never once I drank coffee there. Even the coffee at the UN cafetaria was much better than theirs.

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