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This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, June 15th, 2023. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand, but New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. The college is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s word, equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, with a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom, New Saint Andrews College offers an education that frees people. Logic and language, hard work and joyful courage, old books and godly professors — New Saint Andrews Colleges provides time-tested resources that can equip your student for any vocation. To find out more, visit: nsa.edu There has been some drama at this years’ Southern Baptist Convention over whether or not to disfellowship Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. Before we get to the decision, Rick Warren and Al Mohler had a mini debate on the issue… https://twitter.com/i/status/1668999347420164100 - Play Video And here’s the result! https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/june/saddleback-sbc-women-pastors-appeal-rick-warren-southern-ba.html Southern Baptists Reject Rick Warren’s Saddleback Appeal Nobody expected Rick Warren’s appeal to be successful—not even Rick Warren. But he still stood up in front of 13,000 Southern Baptists gathered in New Orleans to make his case. For messengers at the SBC annual meeting, employing women pastors was not an agree-to-disagree issue. A vast majority—88 percent—voted to uphold the decision made back in February to disfellowship Saddleback. The vote concludes two years of scrutiny and criticism toward the California megachurch for ordaining female pastors from its stage, welcoming a female teaching pastor to preach on Sundays, and naming a female campus pastor. This was the only chance to appeal. After the vote, Warren said he wasn’t counting the appeal to succeed. Instead, “I wanted to push the conversation that’s been stagnant for years.” “I wanted to speak up for millions of Southern Baptist women … I believe their spiritual gifts, their leadership gifts and talents, are being wasted,” said Warren, who considered himself well-positioned to make the case given his prominence, “tender heart, and thick skin.” But the messengers were largely unified against the appeal. As Warren offered up arguments for Saddleback, Southern Baptists online and at events ahead of the meeting countered with their own defense of the SBC’s historic stance and their own complementarian convictions. The messengers also voted to uphold decisions to disfellowship Fern Creek Baptist, another church removed for having a female pastor, and Freedom Church, which was found to have mishandled abuse allegations. At the direction of SBC president Bart Barber, the messengers were largely silent as the results of the appeals were announced on Wednesday morning. A small smattering of applause broke out from the back of the giant hall when the Saddleback results were read. This year was the first time Southern Baptists have removed churches over female pastors, declaring Saddleback and four others “no longer in friendly cooperation” with the convention. https://notthebee.com/article/paul-ryan-calls-on-gop-to-stop-focusing-on-the-culture-war-calling-it-polarizing Paul Ryan calls on GOP to stop focusing on the culture war, calling it "polarizing." Guys, pack it in! Paul Ryan thinks you're being too divisive. https://twitter.com/i/status/1668604854539804674 - Play Video Let's see, the left wants perfectly healthy kids who have been convinced that they're in the wrong body to chop their privates off. They want abortion on demand until birth, and, heck, even after birth sometimes. They want drag queens to be able to strip and twerk in front of kids wherever they want. And if you oppose that, according to Paul Ryan, YOU are the one who's divisive. Yes, first let's fix the unbearably big debt crisis and China policy. Then we can leave a better America for our kids. Oh, wait, they're all aborted and mutilated now? And America is a shell of its former self because the culture has been given over to people in the rainbow jihad? Well, at least we got that GDP under control! Of course, the thinks Ryan cares about are important. But if we cave on the culture war, what exactly are we fighting for? https://thepostmillennial.com/former-philly-starbucks-manager-wins-25-6-million-after-being-fired-for-being-white?utm_campaign=64487 Former Philly Starbucks manager wins $25.6 million after being fired for being white A former regional manager for Starbucks was awarded $25.6 million on Monday after a federal jury in New Jersey unanimously found that she had been fired because of her race. Shannon Phillips, who is white, received $25 million in punitive damages and $600,000 in compensatory damages. She is reportedly seeking further compensation for lost wages. Phillips was terminated in 2018 in response to backlash against Starbucks after two black men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, were arrested while waiting for a business associate at one of the many Philadelphia locations she oversaw. Employees at the Center City Philadelphia cafe called the police on the pair after they asked to use the washroom but hadn't ordered anything. Phillips claimed in her 2020 lawsuit that her firing had been racially motivated. She said she was targeted despite not having had any direct influence on the decision to call the police. Her allegations were backed up by the testimony of Paul Sykes, the black supervisor of the employee who made the 911 call that day. Sykes argued that the fact he did not face any disciplinary action while Phillips was let go showed that Starbucks had acted in a manor that exhibited racial bias. The coffee giant tried to claim that Phillips had been fired for being an ineffective regional manager, but they failed to convince even a single member of the jury. The Starbucks employee in 2018 had called 911 claiming Nelson and Robinson were "trespassing" after they violated company policy by asking to use the washroom, which they said was only for paying customers. Cops showed up, and hauled the pair out of the cafe as onlookers recorded the interaction on their phones. The men were released from custody hours later after the district attorney found that they hadn't committed any crimes. The incident sparked backlash against Starbucks, and Phillips alleged that she had been used as a scapegoat by the company to show that they were not racist. Nonetheless, protests persisted, and Starbucks eventually shut down hundreds of locations across the country for one day so that staff could undergo racial bias training. Nelson and Robinson settled with Starbucks for an undisclosed amount. Now finally, it’s time for my favorite topic sports! https://fox8.com/sports/denver-nuggets-win-first-nba-title-beat-miami-heat-in-five-games/ Denver Nuggets win first NBA title, beat Miami Heat in five games The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA championship in team history, beating the Miami Heat in Game 5 on Monday. The Nuggets edged out the Heat, 94-89, in Denver, overcoming dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler. Center Nikola Jokic, had 28 points and 16 rebounds for the Nuggets, who missed 20 of their first 22 3-point attempts and seven of their first 13 free throws but figured out how to close out the series on their home floor. Jokic, who finished as the runner-up to Joel Embiid in the MVP race, was named to the All-NBA Second Team. He nearly averaged a triple-double over the season with 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game over the 69 games he played. Butler scored eight straight points to help the Heat take an 87-86 lead with 2:45 left after trailing by seven. He made two more free throws with 1:58 remaining to help Miami regain a one-point lead. Then, Bruce Brown got an offensive rebound and tip-in to give the Nuggets the lead for good. Butler finished with 21 points for the Heat. The Nuggets finished the regular season with 53 wins and 29 losses, the best record in the Western Conference and fourth-best overall for the NBA. They were one of 11 teams to have never won a championship. This is the first NBA championship for the Nuggets, who joined the league from the American Basketball Association in 1976 along with the New York (now Brooklyn) Nets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs.

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, June 15th, 2023. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand, but New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. The college is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s word, equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, with a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom, New Saint Andrews College offers an education that frees people. Logic and language, hard work and joyful courage, old books and godly professors — New Saint Andrews Colleges provides time-tested resources that can equip your student for any vocation. To find out more, visit: nsa.edu There has been some drama at this years’ Southern Baptist Convention over whether or not to disfellowship Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. Before we get to the decision, Rick Warren and Al Mohler had a mini debate on the issue… https://twitter.com/i/status/1668999347420164100 - Play Video And here’s the result! https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/june/saddleback-sbc-women-pastors-appeal-rick-warren-southern-ba.html Southern Baptists Reject Rick Warren’s Saddleback Appeal Nobody expected Rick Warren’s appeal to be successful—not even Rick Warren. But he still stood up in front of 13,000 Southern Baptists gathered in New Orleans to make his case. For messengers at the SBC annual meeting, employing women pastors was not an agree-to-disagree issue. A vast majority—88 percent—voted to uphold the decision made back in February to disfellowship Saddleback. The vote concludes two years of scrutiny and criticism toward the California megachurch for ordaining female pastors from its stage, welcoming a female teaching pastor to preach on Sundays, and naming a female campus pastor. This was the only chance to appeal. After the vote, Warren said he wasn’t counting the appeal to succeed. Instead, “I wanted to push the conversation that’s been stagnant for years.” “I wanted to speak up for millions of Southern Baptist women … I believe their spiritual gifts, their leadership gifts and talents, are being wasted,” said Warren, who considered himself well-positioned to make the case given his prominence, “tender heart, and thick skin.” But the messengers were largely unified against the appeal. As Warren offered up arguments for Saddleback, Southern Baptists online and at events ahead of the meeting countered with their own defense of the SBC’s historic stance and their own complementarian convictions. The messengers also voted to uphold decisions to disfellowship Fern Creek Baptist, another church removed for having a female pastor, and Freedom Church, which was found to have mishandled abuse allegations. At the direction of SBC president Bart Barber, the messengers were largely silent as the results of the appeals were announced on Wednesday morning. A small smattering of applause broke out from the back of the giant hall when the Saddleback results were read. This year was the first time Southern Baptists have removed churches over female pastors, declaring Saddleback and four others “no longer in friendly cooperation” with the convention. https://notthebee.com/article/paul-ryan-calls-on-gop-to-stop-focusing-on-the-culture-war-calling-it-polarizing Paul Ryan calls on GOP to stop focusing on the culture war, calling it "polarizing." Guys, pack it in! Paul Ryan thinks you're being too divisive. https://twitter.com/i/status/1668604854539804674 - Play Video Let's see, the left wants perfectly healthy kids who have been convinced that they're in the wrong body to chop their privates off. They want abortion on demand until birth, and, heck, even after birth sometimes. They want drag queens to be able to strip and twerk in front of kids wherever they want. And if you oppose that, according to Paul Ryan, YOU are the one who's divisive. Yes, first let's fix the unbearably big debt crisis and China policy. Then we can leave a better America for our kids. Oh, wait, they're all aborted and mutilated now? And America is a shell of its former self because the culture has been given over to people in the rainbow jihad? Well, at least we got that GDP under control! Of course, the thinks Ryan cares about are important. But if we cave on the culture war, what exactly are we fighting for? https://thepostmillennial.com/former-philly-starbucks-manager-wins-25-6-million-after-being-fired-for-being-white?utm_campaign=64487 Former Philly Starbucks manager wins $25.6 million after being fired for being white A former regional manager for Starbucks was awarded $25.6 million on Monday after a federal jury in New Jersey unanimously found that she had been fired because of her race. Shannon Phillips, who is white, received $25 million in punitive damages and $600,000 in compensatory damages. She is reportedly seeking further compensation for lost wages. Phillips was terminated in 2018 in response to backlash against Starbucks after two black men, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, were arrested while waiting for a business associate at one of the many Philadelphia locations she oversaw. Employees at the Center City Philadelphia cafe called the police on the pair after they asked to use the washroom but hadn't ordered anything. Phillips claimed in her 2020 lawsuit that her firing had been racially motivated. She said she was targeted despite not having had any direct influence on the decision to call the police. Her allegations were backed up by the testimony of Paul Sykes, the black supervisor of the employee who made the 911 call that day. Sykes argued that the fact he did not face any disciplinary action while Phillips was let go showed that Starbucks had acted in a manor that exhibited racial bias. The coffee giant tried to claim that Phillips had been fired for being an ineffective regional manager, but they failed to convince even a single member of the jury. The Starbucks employee in 2018 had called 911 claiming Nelson and Robinson were "trespassing" after they violated company policy by asking to use the washroom, which they said was only for paying customers. Cops showed up, and hauled the pair out of the cafe as onlookers recorded the interaction on their phones. The men were released from custody hours later after the district attorney found that they hadn't committed any crimes. The incident sparked backlash against Starbucks, and Phillips alleged that she had been used as a scapegoat by the company to show that they were not racist. Nonetheless, protests persisted, and Starbucks eventually shut down hundreds of locations across the country for one day so that staff could undergo racial bias training. Nelson and Robinson settled with Starbucks for an undisclosed amount. Now finally, it’s time for my favorite topic sports! https://fox8.com/sports/denver-nuggets-win-first-nba-title-beat-miami-heat-in-five-games/ Denver Nuggets win first NBA title, beat Miami Heat in five games The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA championship in team history, beating the Miami Heat in Game 5 on Monday. The Nuggets edged out the Heat, 94-89, in Denver, overcoming dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler. Center Nikola Jokic, had 28 points and 16 rebounds for the Nuggets, who missed 20 of their first 22 3-point attempts and seven of their first 13 free throws but figured out how to close out the series on their home floor. Jokic, who finished as the runner-up to Joel Embiid in the MVP race, was named to the All-NBA Second Team. He nearly averaged a triple-double over the season with 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game over the 69 games he played. Butler scored eight straight points to help the Heat take an 87-86 lead with 2:45 left after trailing by seven. He made two more free throws with 1:58 remaining to help Miami regain a one-point lead. Then, Bruce Brown got an offensive rebound and tip-in to give the Nuggets the lead for good. Butler finished with 21 points for the Heat. The Nuggets finished the regular season with 53 wins and 29 losses, the best record in the Western Conference and fourth-best overall for the NBA. They were one of 11 teams to have never won a championship. This is the first NBA championship for the Nuggets, who joined the league from the American Basketball Association in 1976 along with the New York (now Brooklyn) Nets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs.

This law has become essential since the advent of social media, and no one can do without it in a crisis. And with consumers suddenly able to voice their dissatisfaction to an audience of thousands, many brands and businesses have learned this lesson the hard way. In our pre-internet marketing classes, we were taught that an unhappy customer might share their cutting comments with ten people in their circle. Today this seems like a tremendous underestimate, when we know how quickly a new hashtag can spread around the world. The Law of Truthfulness has always been vital in public relations. Nothing is sadder than a spokesperson who tries to conceal information from a reporter during a live interview. The avoidance of the truth is reflected in their voice, their gestures, and the way they express themself. They say the body doesn't lie. Do you remember the unfortunate incident at that Starbucks? Back in 2018, there was an employee who felt threatened by two young people sitting at a table waiting for a friend. The employee called the police for no apparent reason. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson, both 23, met at a Starbucks in Rittenhouse in downtown Philadelphia. The two contractors, who were expecting a third person, were seated at a table when an employee came to ask them if they could be helped. They explained that they wanted to wait for their guest to arrive before placing their order. A few minutes later, police officers came into the Starbucks, walked over and handcuffed them. Management had called the police to remove them from the premises. The scene was filmed by a customer and shared on social media. The arrest, during which the two young men remained calm, quickly went viral, giving rise to the hashtag #boycottstarbucks and sparking a series of protests. This story is a great example of successful crisis management, because: 1- Starbucks quickly admitted their mistake 2- Starbucks made a public apology to both customers 3- Starbucks came up with a solution Three simple steps to contain a crisis, and maybe even come out of it stronger. All too often, a negative incident is run through the 24-hour news cycle, and then the world moves on. Interested in taking your thought process further? Do you want to talk? Sign up now for a free consultation. Free consultation. Sign up for our mailing lists for useful updates: www.natapr.com.

We hope you enjoy this special pop-up podcast episode. Gregory Nesmith, Founder of UNderdogstuff, recently started producing the first-ever Bridges to Wealth (B2W) podcast & blog series. B2W EPISODE 4: “Recently Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson (Entrepreneurs and Founders of Action Not Words) stopped by the Bridges To Wealth office to talk with Gregory Nesmith (Community Relations Director at B2W) about Project Elevate, entrepreneurship, and Philly. Plus, they talked with, three 12th graders from Paul Robeson High School and the B2W Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator, Aliah Harris, Kayla Daniels Redden, and Siani Ross. Donte and Rashon are the two men who were wrongfully arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks in April of 2018. They have decided to take a bad situation and turn it into something good. Donte and Rashon are launching a program called Project Elevate this year, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia and the Netter Center’s Bridges To Wealth program, that will help public high school students in Philadelphia learn about entrepreneurship.” B2W Podcast: www.bridges2wealth.org/podcasts B2W Blog: www.bridges2wealth.org/blog. Bridges To Wealth - Closing the wealth gap in Philly and beyond through education and opportunity. Bridges To Wealth is a non-profit organization based at the University of Pennsylvania. UPDATE: New episodes of the UNderdogstuff live show & podcast are coming back soon! www.UNderdogstuff.com.

Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson (Entrepreneurs and Founders of Action Not Words) stopped by the Bridges To Wealth office to talk about Project Elevate, entrepreneurship, and Philly. Plus, they talked with, three 12th graders from Paul Robeson High School and the B2W Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator, Aliah Harris, Kayla Daniels Redden, and Siani Ross. “Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson created Project Elevate and the nonprofit Action Not Words following their 2018 wrongful arrest at a coffee shop in Philadelphia's Center City. As part of its settlement with Nelson and Donte, the city committed $200,000 as seed money to launch Project Elevate and, after issuing a request for proposals, chose the Netter Center as the program partner. The Netter Center's Bridges To Wealth program will use the funds to implement a Project Elevate pilot program this year at Paul Robeson High School and John Bartram High School in Philadelphia. The goal is to broaden students' perspectives and equip them with the tools, resources, and access needed to reach their goals and make an impact on their broader communities.” VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/g_kRDts6hkY. ABOUT: Welcome to Bridges To Wealth - Closing the wealth gap in Philly and beyond through education and opportunity. Bridges To Wealth is a non-profit organization based at the University of Pennsylvania: www.bridges2wealth.org. Every episode of the Bridges To Wealth podcast explores the culture of entrepreneurship, financial freedom, and community. Let's build communities of wealth together, in Philly, and beyond. Podcast Producer and Host: Gregory Nesmith, Community Relations Director & Entrepreneurship Mentor at Bridges To Wealth, Founder & CEO at UNderdogstuff, a member of Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship's VIP-C Incubator, Philly native, and soon to be Wharton School alum. www.GregoryNesmith.com.

On April 12, 2018, Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, two Black men, were waiting in a Philadelphia Starbucks for another man to join them for a business meeting. As was widely reported, they were asked to leave after not buying anything and ultimately were arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave. (The manager who called 911 is no longer with Starbucks.) As soon as I learned about this incident, I wanted to talk to a police officer in Philadelphia about what happened, how officers are trained to handle such incidents, and issues of policing and race more generally. G. Lamar Stewart, a Philadelphia police officer and, importantly, Vice-President of the National Black Police Association: Greater Philadelphia Chapter, agreed to this interview. We discussed the Starbucks arrest and a range of other issues, including his work as a minister. LINKS "Starbucks, police and mayor Respond to controversial arrest of 2 Black men in Philly" (NPR) (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/14/602556973/starbucks-police-and-mayor-weigh-in-on-controversial-arrest-of-2-black-men-in-ph) "Philly cops issue new trespassing policy in response to criticism over Starbucks arrest" (Philadelphia Inquirer) (http://www.philly.com/philly/news/philadelphia-police-starbucks-trespass-policy-20180608.html) Memo describing the new trespassing policy (http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/pdf/060818-wpvi-philly-police-trespass-policy-PDF.pdf) Facebook page for the National Black Police Association Inc.: The Greater Philadelphia Chapter (https://www.facebook.com/National-Black-Police-Association-Inc-The-Greater-Philadelphia-Chapter-789283664492326/) "Taylor Memorial Baptist: Growing into a complete community church" (Philadelphia Tribune) (http://www.phillytrib.com/religion/taylor-memorial-baptist-growing-into-a-complete-community-church/article_7ffcef13-f3ec-575a-89fa-820de246cc3e.html) Cover art credit: Skyfox11 (from Wikimedia Commons, public domain images) Special Guest: Lamar Stewart.

On April 12, 2018, Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, two African-American men, were arrested for trespassing at a Philadelphia Starbucks (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/14/602556973/starbucks-police-and-mayor-weigh-in-on-controversial-arrest-of-2-black-men-in-ph). They were waiting for another person to join them for a meeting, when a manager called the police because they hadn't made a purchase. In the face of ensuing controversy, Starbucks closed stores nationwide one afternoon at the end of May in order to hold anti-bias training sessions (https://www.npr.org/2018/05/17/611909506/starbucks-training-focuses-on-the-evolving-study-of-unconscious-bias) for employees. As in this case and elsewhere (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/implicit-bias-training-salt-lake/548996/), the topic of implicit racial bias has captured many imaginations. Implicit bias has been studied by many social psychologists, and one particular measure, the Implicit Association Test (or IAT) has often been used in that research. It has also been used by practitioners, often for purposes of raising participants' awareness of their own biases. And millions have completed IAT's online at the Project Implicit website. In this episode, I talk with six people who have all thought about the IAT, with the conversation covering such topics as (a) what kinds of mental associations might be revealed by performance on the IAT, (b) how reliable is it as a measure, and (c) whether or not the research debates surrounding the IAT are an example of good science. My guests are psychologists Calvin Lai, Brian Nosek, Mike Olson, Keith Payne, and Simine Vazire, as well as journalist Jesse Singal. LINKS --Scientific American Frontiers episode on implicit bias (https://cosmolearning.org/documentaries/scientific-american-frontiers-796/7/) --Project Implicit (where you can take an IAT) (https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/) --Brian Nosek's departmental web page (https://med.virginia.edu/faculty/faculty-listing/ban2b/) --Calvin Lai's departmental web page (https://psychweb.wustl.edu/lai) --Michael Olson's departmental web page (https://psychology.utk.edu/faculty/olson.php) --Keith Payne's departmental web page (http://bkpayne.web.unc.edu/) --Simine Vazire's departmental web page (http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/people/svazire) --"Psychology's favorite tool for measuring racism isn't up to the job" (Jesse Singal, in The Cut) (https://www.thecut.com/2017/01/psychologys-racism-measuring-tool-isnt-up-to-the-job.html) --"Statistically small effects of the Implicit Association Test can have societally large effects" (Greenwald, Banaji, & Nosek, 2015) (https://faculty.washington.edu/agg/pdf/Greenwald,Banaji&Nosek.JPSP.2015.pdf) --"Using the IAT to predict ethnic and racial discrimination: Small effects sizes of unknown societal significance" (Oswald, Mitchell, Blanton, Mitchell, & Tetlock, 2015) (https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/44267412/Using_the_IAT_to_predict_ethnic_and_raci20160331-25218-20vauz.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1530481600&Signature=lS5rybckXwezHZrqSzHTlW%2FgKtI%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DUsing_the_IAT_to_predict_ethnic_and_raci.pdf) --A summary of David Hume's thoughts on the association of ideas (http://www.livingphilosophy.org.uk/philosophy/David_Hume/the_Association_of_Ideas.htm) Cover art credit: "Still Life with Bottles, Wine, and Cheese," John F. Francis (1857; public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copyright tag: PD-US) Special Guests: Brian Nosek, Calvin Lai, Jesse Singal, Keith Payne, Michael Olson, and Simine Vazire.

Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson were waiting to meet a business associate in Starbucks. After two minutes, the store manager called the police and the African-American men were removed from the café in handcuffs. The Starbucks CEO has described the incident as “racial profiling”, claiming that the manager acted on unconscious racial bias. In response, he closed 8,000 branches of the coffee giant so his staff could attend anti-bias training. It's not just Starbucks - diversity training, such as this, has become a multi-million dollar global business. On this week's Inquiry, we examine why these biases are so ingrained and what we can do to eradicate them. (Photo: Two little boys on the grass. Credit: Shutterstock)

Full Episode 71 “$2 COFFEE. KANYE AGAIN. AND WHO ARE YOU READY TO FORGIVE?” - Are you ready to forgive Kanye West? Starbucks and Philly agreed to a settlement with Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson. Good deal or bad deal? And we talk about how to avoid bad negotiations. Plus Underdogs live comments and phone calls throughout the show. The Gregory Nesmith Show - Special Delivery of UNderdogStuff®. It’s a special mix of politics, culture, and personal development stuff for Underdogs. More stuff at www.GregoryNesmith.com.

Mini Episode 71.1 “BAD COFFEE SETTLEMENTS. AND HOW TO NEGOTIATE BETTER.” Starbucks and Philly agreed to a settlement with Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson. Good deal or bad deal? And we talk about how to avoid bad negotiations. Plus Underdogs live comments and phone calls throughout the show. This episode is part of the full episode #71 that will be posted in your podcast stream later this week. The Gregory Nesmith Show - Special Delivery of UNderdogStuff®. It’s a special mix of politics, culture, and personal development stuff for Underdogs. More episodes and articles at www.GregoryNesmith.com.

Another week, another episode! Reece and Corey talk about the hot topics of the week. We talk updates on James Shaw Jr, the hero from the Waffle house shooting, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson and their Starbucks incident. They touch on DJ Khalid and his stance on not reciprocating oral sex and of course, Kanye Kanye, Kanye. Indulge! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mostlyeverythingpodcast/support

My last damn for Kanye. S/O Michelle Wolf and the WHCD dragging. Democrats continuing to be disappointments. Michael B Jordan's DM's open for business. How Infinity Wars played us. Ben Carson is still the worst. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson are Philly heroes. Become a Patron of the podcast by donating on www.patreon.com/blackasspodcast **LINKS** KANYE https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/02/entertainment/van-lathan-kanye-west/index.html Michelle Wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbx1uArVOM MBJordan DM https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Michael-B-Jordan-Answers-Fan-Instagram-DM-44803752 Ben Carson https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/27/hud-secretary-ben-carsons-proposal-to-triple-rents-for-poorest-households-would-hurt-single-mothers-the-most/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3df6e5e2c30d Philly Settlement https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/02/black-men-arrested-starbucks-settle-philadelphia-entrepreneurs/573470002/

We talk about Kanye and his free thought speeches, the earnings calls from Apple, Snapchat, and Spotify as well the latest beef in white girl trap! Big shout out to Donte Robinson, Rashon Nelson and James Shaw Jr.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson from Philly Starbucks Racial Profiling Incident

Most of us have heard about the recent arrests of Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson at a Philadelphia Starbucks. According to news sources, the two 23-year-old black men had come for a business meeting with a friend, but events took a turn for the worse after the manager refused to allow them to use the facilities without making a purchase. The two men resigned themselves to the store's apparent policy and simply decided to wait for their friend. After asking them to leave, the manager then called the police, maintaining that the men refused to leave the store. Controversy swelled after a customer uploaded a video of the two men being led away in cuffs by the police. Meanwhile, their awaited friend and business partner enters the scene repeatedly asking, "What did they do?" The video received millions of views, sparked protests, and began a national conversation about the role of unconscious bias and the changing face of racism in U.S. culture. In this episode, Nathan and Cameron join that conversation, focusing on the nature of the public response to this incident, and what it says about our cultural moment.Follow the Thinking Out Loud hosts on Twitter: Cameron McAllister - @CamMcAllister7Nathan Rittenhouse - @N_Rittenhouse1

Most of us have heard about the recent arrests of Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson at a Philadelphia Starbucks. According to news sources, the two 23-year-old black men had come for a business meeting with a friend, but events took a turn for the worse after the manager refused to allow them to use the facilities without making a purchase. The two men resigned themselves to the store's apparent policy and simply decided to wait for their friend. After asking them to leave, the manager then called the police, maintaining that the men refused to leave the store. Controversy swelled after a customer uploaded a video of the two men being led away in cuffs by the police. Meanwhile, their awaited friend and business partner enters the scene repeatedly asking, "What did they do?" The video received millions of views, sparked protests, and began a national conversation about the role of unconscious bias and the changing face of racism in U.S. culture. In this episode, Nathan and Cameron join that conversation, focusing on the nature of the public response to this incident, and what it says about our cultural moment.Follow the Thinking Out Loud hosts on Twitter: Cameron McAllister - @CamMcAllister7Nathan Rittenhouse - @N_Rittenhouse1

On Thursday, April 12th , what began as a meeting between two friends, in a Philadelphia Starbucks, ended in their arrest. Donté Robinson and Rashon Nelson, both 23 and black, were waiting for a friend to talk about real estate. Nelson asked to use the restroom and was told it was only for paying customers. The store manager claims they cursed at her and that they refused to leave. She called the police, two minutes later, both men were lead out in handcuffs, arrested for loitering. It’s still hard being different in America. Teresa’s guest, Carmen Coya, from the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta sees it every day and will share her stories on this poignant episode. Listen now.Visit these links:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-men-arrested-philadelphia-starbucks-say-they-feared-their-lives-n867396https://whyy.org/articles/the-woman-behind-the-viral-video-of-philly-starbucks-arrests/http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/17/news/companies/kevin-johnson-don-lemon/index.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2018/04/19/anatomy-of-a-pr-response-how-starbucks-is-handling-its-philadelphia-crisis/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.250d0ff0b019reVolver Podcasts would like to thank our guest, Carmen Coya, Communications Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in AtlantaHost: Teresa RodríguezShowrunner: Carmen LucasEditor: Andy StermerClick below to Subscribe on:Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines/id1294144122Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iximr5uqwege67iw77vl4h5n3uqSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aUY1JSXldLbsG0MppTp0fiHeart Radio App: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines-28549674/

Melissa Depino was in that Starbucks when Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson were arrested. She saw the whole thing, before and after the video. This is her story. Living through this has changed her. Let me know what you think. Twitter: @Toure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.