Starbucks Finds Itself In Hot Water For Talking About Race

The web was set ablaze this week when Starbucks encouraged its baristas to talk about race with its customers. As was widely reported, many customers took objection to interactions, offended that the brand and its employees presumed to have the right to talk to them about such a sensitive issue. In the case of Starbucks this is yet another example in a long line of instances in which the brand has boldly chosen to address issues outside its core business and the coffee industry in which it opera...