Starbucks CEO Encourages Baristas To Talk With Customers About Race Relations

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has a reputation for tackling tough issues from same sex marriage to gun control, and now he’s taking on race relations.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has a reputation for tackling tough issues from same sex marriage to gun control, and now he’s taking on race relations. 


Schultz has started a campaign to encourage talks about the issue and is urging Starbucks baristas to broach the topic with their customers. 

The initiative was launched on Sunday with a full-page ad in the New York Times featuring the text ‘Shall