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MrScorpio

(73,714 posts)
7. Yes, it did...
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 10:05 AM
Apr 2018

And just the other night on Don Lemon's show, Bell referenced this incident in 2015 while making the point that incidents at the Philly Starbucks are ALWAYS happening and have always happened to black people in this country.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/04/17/w-kamau-bell-philadelphia-starbucks-cnnt-sot.cnn

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God the irony hurts my head! ExciteBike66 Apr 2018 #1
How very sad. Freedomofspeech Apr 2018 #2
He had a great late night show a couple of years back. This is so sad. AJT Apr 2018 #3
This happened three years ago. 11cents Apr 2018 #4
That is true. A point that Bell made on CNN just the other night about Philly MrScorpio Apr 2018 #8
n/t JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #10
SO!!! well you got your 2 cents worth in heaven05 Apr 2018 #23
This occurred in 2015. OneBro Apr 2018 #5
Yes, it did... MrScorpio Apr 2018 #7
So what? JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #11
More details, incl employee was fired...THREE YEARS AGO. Crash2Parties Apr 2018 #6
And as Bell pointed out on Don Lemon a couple of nights ago... MrScorpio Apr 2018 #9
So what? JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #12
The specific relevance of the additional details in regards to the OP being precisely what? LanternWaste Apr 2018 #16
The relevance is that it should have been mentioned in the original post Crash2Parties Apr 2018 #20
That seems inaccurate, as the OP did not imply the Starbucks incident as being an isolated incident LanternWaste Apr 2018 #24
Your group host - has your back JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #13
Dope! MrScorpio Apr 2018 #14
One of them JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #18
Jesus Christ. geardaddy Apr 2018 #15
Of course it's still relevant 11cents Apr 2018 #17
Maybe if it was bigger news JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #19
The link in the date says that the post is from 2015 MrScorpio Apr 2018 #21
thank you heaven05 Apr 2018 #22
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