What a classy response: the two black men who were arrested on 12 April for refusing to leave a Starbucks in Philadelphia have accepted a dollar each as nominal compensation – and $200,000 from the company to set up a programme for young entrepreneurs.
In the first place the two young business partners – Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson – were sitting in Starbucks without ordering anything because they were waiting for the arrival of a third man to have a meeting about a possible property deal…
Both said when they were arrested they had been scared for their lives #BlackLivesMatter
