It probably goes without saying that MLK, Jr. Day is HUGE in the black community. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is pretty much the second coming of Christ to our population. From the Montgomery Boycott and March on Washington, to his “I Have A Dream” speech and his infamous assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, MLK, Jr. made non- violent protests famous and inspired today’s Black Lives Matter … [Read more...]

Last year, Starbucks began a “Race Together” campaign. It lasted about as long as the infamous pumpkin spice season that gets the Starbucks usuals, and visitors, excited about the fall. If you didn’t hear about it, the highlights are that a Starbucks' exec was troubled by the racial unrest and injustice taking place due to the officer-involved shootings/deaths of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, … [Read more...]