Philadelphia has reached a settlement with Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson ― the two black men arrested in a city Starbucks last month ― agreeing to pay them each a symbolic $1 and pledging $200,000 toward launching a program for young entrepreneurs. Wednesday’s settlement was reportedly rooted in a mutual desire to create something positive out of the April 12 event, which set off national outrage and anti-racism protests across Philadelphia. “I am pleased to have resolved the potential claims against the City in this productive manner,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney wrote in a statement to HuffPost. Nelson and Robinson said they had only been in the Starbucks for two minutes when the manager called 911. Starbucks is still planning to close more than 8,000 of its store locations on May 29 so employees can receive racial bias education.

Source: Huffington Post May 02, 2018 18:45 UTC