May 29 (UPI) -- Starbucks will temporarily close 8,000 of its stores Tuesday afternoon to address racial biases and train staff to understand prejudice.
Beginning at 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. Starbucks locations throughout the U.S., will lock their doors to customers so about 180,000 employees can receive training on "all aspects of bias." Training will also take place at the company's Seattle headquarters.