The anti-bias training that closed Starbucks stores across the U.S. for a few hours Tuesday is over. Will it change anything?
That’s what one St. Louisan is asking after he was recently racially profiled at a local Nordstrom Rack. Mekhi Lee, 19, and his two friends were shopping at the store in early May when employees accused them of stealing. Lee said they had receipts to prove they paid for items.
The incident happened a couple of weeks after two men in Philadelphia were arrested after waiting in a Starbucks, an incident that led to nationwide anti-bias training for company employees. Check out the full story.
By Ashley Lisenby, St. Louis Public Radio
