Starbucks tells employees they can’t wear Black Lives Matter pins or buttons during work

In the past few weeks, as individuals across the country are examining their role in perpetuating and benefitting from systemic racism, many large corporations have released statements denouncing racism and throwing their supporting behind the Black Lives Matter movement in any way they can. Starbucks was one of those companies. The Seattle coffee chain just announced on social media its solidarity and commitment to supporting the BLM movement, and yet, Starbucks employees have also been told they cannot wear any accessories (shirts, pins, or other gear) that supports that Black Lives Matter movement, because Starbucks believes it may “amplify divisiveness.”