Ex-Starbucks Manager Wins $25.6 Million Discrimination Lawsuit

A Starbucks regional manager, Shannon Phillips, won a $25.6 million lawsuit against the corporation after she accused them of firing her for being White in response to a national backlash over the arrest of two Black men at one of its Philadelphia cafes. The incident, captured on cellphone video, quickly went viral and Starbucks faced intense scrutiny for the treatment of the Black men, who said they were waiting for a business associate and hadn't ordered anything when a manager called the Philadelphia police on them. Phillips, who worked for Starbucks for 13 years and oversaw roughly 100 cafes, was fired less than a month after the incident.