Starbucks drops Jewish group from bias training

[EffieBlack]

22. Notwithstanding the loud whooshing sound of the irony of your comment sailing over our heads ...

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Many people - and not just African Americans - expressed concerns about the ADL's involvement that were in no way lies or attacks against them.

Perhaps you are choosing only to pay attention to the comments you didn't like. Your prerogative. But while numerous people objected to the inclusion of the ADL as trainers in this session, the kinds of views that you seem to be focusing on are in the distinct minority.

And, whether you agree with the criticisms or not, the ADL is not a credible voice or presence in the black community, so bringing them in for this particular training is odd.

The bottom line is that the ADL really should not have been brought in as a trainer for these sessions and many people from diverse backgrounds were unhappy about it. I'm sure that it is THOSE people (in addition to other advisers, such as Eric Holder, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Heather McGee) whom Starbucks is responding to, despite the efforts of some to turn this into something it's not.

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