Protesters rally at Philadelphia Starbucks where two black men were handcuffed and arrested for ‘trespassing’

Protestors rallied Sunday at the downtown Philadelphia Starbucks where two black men were led out in handcuffs by police and accused of trespassing to decry the actions of the coffee company and the cops.

Armed with bullhorns and signs, a small group of protestors gathered outside the Starbucks on Spruce Street and demanded action in the wake of Thursday’s arrests. They directed their rage at Starbucks, the police department and the workers who called the cops in the first place.

“We want the manager fired form this establishment for racially profiling black people,” a man boomed from the bullhorn. “We want the police officers in the arrest…Lees meer