Starbucks has now completely changed its previous stance on not allowing employees to wear any sort of T-shirt, pin, or accessory that mentions BlackLivesMatter.
As soon as the BLM clothing ban became public knowledge, the backlash against Starbucks poured in. “I just saw Starbucks say that their employees can’t wear anything Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement. And just like that, America truly will run on dunkin,”Twitter user. Just two days after the memo was leaked, Starbucks then swiftly changed its position on BLM: they announced employees will now be allowed to wear clothing or accessories in support of the cause. “We see you. We hear you.
Not only did Starbucks completely change its previous stance, it even announced that it will be creating its very own BLM T-shirt, too, for its employees to wear to work The company claims it will produce roughly 250,000 of these corporate tees, available to all of its workers in North America. Let’s talk about their design.
The black T-shirt’s logo includes a variety of protest signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” “Together We Can,” “Stand Up,” and “Time for Change,” among other statements. One sign simply shows a raised black fist. At the bottom, a unifying line reads, “It’s not a moment, it’s a movement.” In the new memo, the company said the T-shirt was designed “to recognize the historic significance of this time.
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