Starbucks to Close 8,000 U.S. Stores for Racial-Bias Training After Arrests – The New York Times

close story-meta Photo Kenyatta Johnson, a Philadelphia city councilman, outside the Starbucks store in the city where two black men were arrested last week. Credit Mark Makela/Reuters Starbucks said on Tuesday that it would close its more than 8,000 stores in the United States for one day to conduct anti-bias training after two African-American men…

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The Glare Varies for Two Actors on Hollywood’s Awards Trail – The New York Times

Casey Affleck accepting the award for best actor for “Manchester by the Sea” at the Critics’ Choice Awards in December. Credit Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press LOS ANGELES — This was supposed to be the awards season when Hollywood, having been scorched by consecutive #OscarsSoWhite years, avoided tumult over race. Not so. In heated conversations…

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For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System – The New York Times

An inmate at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, in Ossining, N.Y. The New York Times analyzed thousands of parole decisions from the past few years and found that black prisoners in the state were at a marked disadvantage. Bryan Thomas for The New York Times Jaimie Davenport and Billy Cassell had their first hearings before the…

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