Thursday’s Morning Buzz: Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1 each, Kanye West fans react to slavery comments, and more
The young men also secured a $200,000 entrepreneurship program for Philly youth.
Top stories for May 3, 2018 include the Black men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks settle with the city for $1 each, Kanye West fans try to wrap their heads around his "slavery was a choice" comments and more.
Top stories for May 3, 2018 include the Black men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks settle with the city for $1 each, Kanye West fans try to wrap their heads around his “slavery was a choice” comments and more.
Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $1 each and $200K entrepreneur program
Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city Wednesday for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs. The arrest of Rashon Nelson and Robinson on April 12 touched off a furor around the U.S. over racial profiling. They were led away in handcuffs and accused of trespassing after the manager called police, saying the men refused to buy anything or leave.
–AP via theGrio
Are people really done with Kanye? This is what we found out on the streets. (WATCH)
After Kanye West, 40, took to TMZ to express his “new idea” on how “slavery was a choice,” fans and critics alike wasted no time dragging the ‘’free thinker’’ on social media. But theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford took to the streets of New York City to see if people are REALLY canceling the rapper, and what is behind the deep sense of offense after his comments about slavery being a “choice.”
–theGrio
Outrage after Texas principal jokes about calling police on special needs black student
The principal of an elementary school outside Houston is in hot water after making a tasteless joke about a special needs student. According to Houston’s KPRC Channel 2, Ponderosa Elementary School Principal Shanna Swearingen was talking to a group of staffers about a Black student with behavioral issues, who was known to run away from the school, when she suggested they call the police the next time he acted up in class.
–theGrio
Mom furious after 1-year-old baby suffers horrendous facial injuries at daycare
Tiffany Griffin has serious questions for the Indianapolis daycare that sent her one-year-old son home with horrific facial injuries. Little Jesse had severe swelling on his lips and eyes and his face was covered in cuts. The daycare, Kiddiegarden, told Griffin that another child caused the injuries, but the mom does not believe a child is capable of inflicting this level of harm. The Family and Social Services Administration issued an emergency closure notice on Kiddiegarden.
–theGrio
