(Reuters) – Two black men arrested while waiting at a Philadelphia Starbucks store reached a confidential financial settlement with the coffee chain and dropped legal claims against the city. Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson were arrested on April 12, after a Starbucks manager called police to complain that they had not made a purchase and refused to leave. Starbucks Corp (SBUX.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross apologized Thursday over the controversial April 12 arrests of two black men in a Starbucks. Ross said the department will be releasing a new policy on how to deal with similar situations in the future.

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Starbucks says a manager at one of its stores in Philadelphia has left the company after protests erupted stemming from last week’s arrests of two black men.
The coffee giant has been under fire for racial profiling after the manager called police accusing the pair of trespassing.
A woman who shot a video of last Thursday’s incident said the two men were waiting for a friend without making a purchase, which she added was a common occurrence.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson issued an apology for what he called the “reprehensible” arrests and will be meeting with the two men soon.

The black men wrongfully arrested at Starbucks are breaking their silence.
Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson are both 23-year-old black men and business partners.
They were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks while waiting for a meeting to start.
They said that they initially had no idea why the police had arrived at the Starbucks.
Anytime I’m encountered by cops, I can honestly say it’s a thought that runs through my mind. You never know what’s going to happen.

Responding to the outrage and calls for boycott, Starbucks Corps has announced that it will close over 8,000 cafes across US to train its staff in racial tolerance. The move has come after protests which were sparked by the arrest of two African American men from a Philadelphia store of Starbucks when they were just sitting and waiting for a friend. The Starbucks CEO has publicly apologised to the two men. The incident is indicative of the implicit racial bias that exists in the country.

Philadelphia’s police commissioner apologized Thursday for his remarks following the arrests of two black men at Starbucks. Video of the racially-charged incident went viral — and has set off a week of protests and change coming from the very top at the coffee chain. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.

The Philadelphia Police Department says it is investigating an incident this week in which officers arrested two black men as they sat in a Starbucks. According to patrons, the men were doing nothing wrong and appeared to be targeted merely for their race. Footage filmed of Thursday’s incident shows the two men sitting quietly at a table and talking to police officers who have apparently been called to the store. They are then put in handcuffs.

Two black men were arrested in a Starbucks in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 12 for refusing to leave the store while waiting on a friend. The men had allegedly not purchased anything and tried to use the restroom.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said in an on-camera statement that officers were called to the scene for a trespassing complaint by an employee who had asked the men to leave. Ross said the men were “asked politely” and refused multiple times, leading to their arrest.

Starbucks released a statement on April 14 apologizing to the two men who were arrested. Credit: Khadijah Hassan via Storyful

Rashon Nelson and his business partner Donte Robinson were arrested for trespassing at a Philadelphia Starbucks on April 12. The arrest sparked furor around the U.S. over racial profiling. Nelson and Robinson were led away in handcuffs in a video recorded on a white customer’s cellphone. In the week since their arrests, the men have met with Starbucks’ apologetic CEO. On Thursday, they also got an apology from Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross.

Protests continued outside a Philadelphia Starbucks continued Monday in response to a video of police officers arresting two black men inside the store last week.

The CEO of Starbucks issued an apology and launched an investigation after two black men were arrested while they were waiting in the store for a friend to arrive.