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How can Starbucks atone? Hire more people with criminal records | Opinion

If closing stores for racial bias training is "just one step in a journey that requires dedication from every level of our company and partnerships in our local communities" as CEO Kevin Johnson said, then the second step is making sure that marginalized people are welcomed into not just coffee shops, but the economy as well.

Demonstrators protest outside the Starbucks cafe in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested on April 12, 2018 for waiting inside without ordering anything.
Demonstrators protest outside the Starbucks cafe in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested on April 12, 2018 for waiting inside without ordering anything.Read moreRON TODT / AP
    by Chandra Bozelko, For the Inquirer
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Chandra Bozelko is a formerly incarcerated writer. Her blog, "Prison Diaries," won the 2018 People's Voice Webby Award for best personal blog.