Furore followed arrests of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson for sitting in a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anythingTwo black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city Wednesday for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs. Starbucks needs more than racial bias training after men's arrest, experts say Read moreThe men’s lawyer and Mayor Jim Kenney outlined the agreement to the Associated Press. They were led away in handcuffs after the manager called police, saying the men refused to buy anything or leave. Play Video 0:47 Social media video shows arrests of black men at Philadelphia Starbucks – videoThe men said they were waiting at the coffee shop in the city’s well-to-do Rittenhouse Square neighborhood for a business meeting with a third man about a potential real estate opportunity. The mayor said Nelson and Robinson approached the city about working together to “make something positive come of this”.

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2018 16:54 UTC