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Starbucks names Hobson chair in gain for Black directors

Starbucks Corp. named finance executive Mellody Hobson to lead its board as chair, making her one of the highest-profile Black directors in corporate America.

A racial bias training team enters the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce in 2018. Starbucks stores were closed for an all-day training after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for sitting in the restaurant without purchasing coffee, sparking protests.
A racial bias training team enters the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce in 2018. Starbucks stores were closed for an all-day training after two Black men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for sitting in the restaurant without purchasing coffee, sparking protests.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Ed Ludlow and Jonathan Roeder, Bloomberg
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