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????Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson/YouTube screengrab By Joe Pisani NEW YORK (AP) — After two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, CEO Kevin Johnson said the company will review what happened and train workers on “unconscious bias.” Johnson, in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday morning, said the arrests last week…

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CENTER CITY (WPVI) –A company spokeswoman confirms that the manager at the Starbucks location at 18th and Spruce streets who called police is no longer an employee at the store. Protesters have been calling for the manager’s firing since two black men were arrested for trespassing last week while waiting on an acquaintance for a…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill’s drug and gun convictions should be thrown out and he should be granted a new trial, prosecutors said in court Monday in an announcement that led his supporters outside to break into an impromptu dance party. Judge Genece Brinkley refused to free him on bail after the announcement from…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Videos showing two black men handcuffed and removed from a Philadelphia Starbucks have drawn outrage and prompted police investigation. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports one clip posted Thursday on YouTube shows police talking to the men for several minutes before handcuffing them and escorting them out of the Center City establishment. A second…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill says he always thought ten years of probation would bring him back to prison. Mill spoke to news anchor Lester Holt from a Pennsylvania prison in a phone interview that aired Thursday on “NBC Nightly News.” The Philadelphia-born rapper, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, is fighting for…

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By Teresa A. Emerson A little over decade ago, before Twitter and Facebook — and when Black Voices (BV) was still under AOL — I chatted with this guy who was not a bad person, just a little opinionated and arrogant (pretty much like most of the posters on BV). I was working on a…

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A SPOT OF TEA?  I never knew these tea rooms existed until I visited Queen’s Teapot in Flourtown.  Owner Annie Brown told me that since opening, the women she has hosted love to have a place to relax, socialize and enjoy a variety of teas with homemade savories and sweets.  Queen’s Teapot is open Thursday…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Founder/designer Milan of Milano Di Rouge walks down the runway at one of her fashion shows.   By Kharisma McIlwaine Philadelphia native Milan of Milano Di Rouge grew up with ambition, creativity and a love for fashion. In 2012, that creativity found an outlet in the blogosphere. Milan used her blog to talk about…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner   In celebration of Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner recently announced the creation of a Crime Victims’ Advisory Committee (CVAC). The CVAC will not only empower witnesses and victims to improve the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office’s (DAO) victim and witness services, but will work…

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Bebashi Transition to Hope, a local sexual health and social services agency, is holding a mixer to celebrate their new partnership with Queerality, an LGBTQIA art + education agency working to expose areas of injustice and to inspire social change through multiple genres of art and art workshops. Queerality is donating an image and production…

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