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Extra, Extra: Starbucks Gives Up On Solving Racism Via Coffee Cups
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 22, 2015
Modified Mar 22, 2015
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Published Mar 22, 2015
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- Taylor Swift reportedly bought "taylorswift.porn" so no one else could.
- Starbucks baristas will no longerwrite "Race Together" on customers' cup because it was a bad idea.
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