On Thursday, April 12th , what began as a meeting between two friends, in a Philadelphia Starbucks, ended in their arrest. Donté Robinson and Rashon Nelson, both 23 and black, were waiting for a friend to talk about real estate. Nelson asked to use the restroom and was told it was only for paying customers. The store manager claims they cursed at her and that they refused to leave. She called the police, two minutes later, both men were lead out in handcuffs, arrested for loitering. It’s still hard being different in America. Teresa’s guest, Carmen Coya, from the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta sees it every day and will share her stories on this poignant episode. Listen now. Visit these links: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-men-arrested-philadelphia-starbucks-say-they-feared-their-lives-n867396 https://whyy.org/articles/the-woman-behind-the-viral-video-of-philly-starbucks-arrests/ http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/17/news/companies/kevin-johnson-don-lemon/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2018/04/19/anatomy-of-a-pr-response-how-starbucks-is-handling-its-philadelphia-crisis/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.250d0ff0b019 reVolver Podcasts would like to thank our guest, Carmen Coya, Communications Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta Host: Teresa Rodríguez Showrunner: Carmen Lucas Editor: Andy Stermer Click below to Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines/id1294144122 Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iximr5uqwege67iw77vl4h5n3uq Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aUY1JSXldLbsG0MppTp0f iHeart Radio App: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines-28549674/