| − | In 2018, following the arrest of two young African-American men at a Starbucks location in [[Philadelphia]] for allegedly trespassing, the company announced it would host a nationwide anti-bias training in collaboration with the [[Anti-Defamation League]], a Jewish civil rights organization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/business/starbucks-arrests-racial-bias.html|title=Starbucks to Close 8,000 U.S. Stores for Racial-Bias Training After Arrests|last=Abrams|first=Rachel|date=2018-04-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-15|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Tamika Mallory]], a prominent activist and organizer of the 2017 [[Women's March]], criticized the decision, accusing the ADL of "attacking black and brown people," further remarking in a tweet that “The ADL sends US police to Israel to learn their military practices. This is deeply troubling. Let’s not even talk abt [sic] their attacks against .@blacklivesmatter.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/news/national/399105/womens-march-leaders-slam-starbucks-for-tapping-adl-to-defuse-racism-furor/|title=Women’s March Leaders Slam Starbucks For Tapping ADL|website=The Forward|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> Starbucks was subsequently reported by ''[[Politico]]'' to have dropped the ADL from its anti-bias training, a decision that critics called "giving in to bigotry." A Starbucks spokesperson disputed that the change was in response to political pressure, saying it was "architecting a multi-phase approach to addressing bias."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2w279ZS|title=Starbucks drops Jewish group from bias training|last=Andrew Hanna|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> | + | In 2018, following the arrest of two young African-American men at a Starbucks location in [[Philadelphia]] for allegedly trespassing, the company announced it would host a nationwide anti-bias training in collaboration with the [[Anti-Defamation League]], a Jewish civil rights organization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/business/starbucks-arrests-racial-bias.html|title=Starbucks to Close 8,000 U.S. Stores for Racial-Bias Training After Arrests|last=Abrams|first=Rachel|date=2018-04-17|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-15|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Tamika Mallory]], a prominent activist and organizer of the 2017 [[Women's March]], criticized the decision, accusing the ADL of "attacking black and brown people," further remarking in a tweet that “The ADL sends US police to Israel to learn their military practices. This is deeply troubling. Let’s not even talk abt [sic] their attacks against .@blacklivesmatter.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/news/national/399105/womens-march-leaders-slam-starbucks-for-tapping-adl-to-defuse-racism-furor/|title=Women’s March Leaders Slam Starbucks For Tapping ADL|website=The Forward|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> Starbucks was subsequently reported by ''[[Politico]]'' to have dropped the ADL from its anti-bias training, a decision that critics called "giving in to [[bigotry]]." A Starbucks spokesperson disputed that the change was in response to political pressure, saying it was "architecting a multi-phase approach to addressing bias."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2w279ZS|title=Starbucks drops Jewish group from bias training|last=Andrew Hanna|website=POLITICO|language=en|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> |