After episode racist, Starbucks closes 8000 stores for an afternoon for training in the U.S.

Starbucks will close their stores in the United States 8000, on the afternoon of May 29, to train approximately of 175,000 people about how to prevent racial discrimination in their establishments. The announcement of the company happens after the arrest of two black men in one of its cafes in Philadelphia have provoked accusations of racial discrimination on the part of the company. The protesters asked for a boycott Starbucks, in what has become the biggest test of Chief Executive Kevin Johnson, who took charge a year ago. "Although this is not limited to Starbucks, we are committed to be part of the solution," said Johnson, who apologized for the arrests of the two men and assumed responsibility for the incident. Company attorneys said that Johnson and the two men involved "engaged in constructive discussions on this subject, as well as about what's going on in communities across the country. Although Starbucks has skillfully navigated on thorny issues like gay marriage, gun control and the gridlock in Congress, the U.S. race relations were more challenging.