By Malique Lewis When two black men entered a Starbucks to wait for a friend to conduct a business meeting, the store’s manager said that they couldn’t wait in the vicinity because they didn’t purchase anything. The manager then proceeded to dial the police, and the two men were arrested, taken to a police station,…
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz Miami Lakes Educational Center senior Eduardo Cortina was on his way to work when he was stopped and questioned by the United States Border Patrol. Just a few hours prior, he was at Sunny Isles beach with friends, relaxing and taking in some sun before changing into his Starbucks uniform for his…
By Juanita Cardona People’s chants of “no justice, no peace” echoed along the streets of Baton Rouge, Wynwood, Ft. Lauderdale, downtown Milwaukee, and other cities across the nation as they stood together in solidarity and in protest of the latest black lives taken by the police: Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. On July 5, the…