Starbucks B, Waffle House gets F, According to Conglomerate Rating System

The Innis Conglomerate gives Starbucks a B rating. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) May 08, 2018 - The Innis Conglomerate has developed a system to rate how businesses engage with minority communities. “Initially,” states Kwame Innis, National Director of The Innis Conglomerate, “I gave Starbucks a “C” for “concerning”, after a video was released of two black men being arrested for trying to use their bathroom.” Starbucks CEO, Kevin Johnson apologized and instituted “unconscious bias" training for its managers. Johnson also held a company wide meeting to address the incident. “Starbucks immediate and comprehensive response has led to a consideration of a possible change from a “C” rating to a “B” rating,”says Innis.

The conglomerate’s business rating system consist of letter grades; “A” is for excellent, “B” is for adequate, “C” is for concerning, and “F” is for failing. “An example of an “F” rating would be the Waffle House. Cedric Innis, head of the Community Relations Committee gave the Waffle House an F rating,” Kwame Innis explained. “Despite a black man being deemed a national hero for wrestling a gun out of a mass shooter’s hand at his own risk,

a black woman was wrestled to the ground and arrested by police for simply requesting a plastic fork in the waffle house.” The Innis Conglomerate believes the rating system will make cause businesses to find better ways of resolving disputes with customers. Examples of businesses that would get an “A” rating are those that are heavily invested in the community. Rating are not only about treating people of color like human beings, but also helping their communities to prosper. This rating is for businesses that invest financially to improve poor neighborhoods. The conglomerate looks at businesses that offer college scholarships, provide grants for educational events, offer internships and apprenticeships, and give residents a path out of poverty. “If businesses are prospering in communities of color, the residents should also prosper. Reciprocity is key,” says Innis.

Kwame Innis is also concerned about the interaction between the police and people of color. He will be conducting a free workshop on May 19, 2018 from 2-5pm called Law Enforcement Encounters: Survival Tips A-Z. The event is hosted by Dr. Darrell Fergusen, Director of Hunts Point Beacon at Graham Windham. Speakers include Royce Russell Esq., April D. Bowie Esq., Jason Gerald, Sgt. Retired NYPD, Darren Green, Black in Law Enforcement of America, Dan Dacares, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement, Booker Geez, Author, "Locked Up and Put Away", Maurice Coley, and Lorenzo Hodges, Retired NYDC. The event will be held at Bronx Bronx Academy for Multi-Media (BAMM), 730 Bryant Ave, 3rd Floor auditorium, Bronx, NY 10474. For more information or to RSVP send email to spring1911 ( @ ) gmail dot com dot

The Innis Family Conglomerate is comprised of the children, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren of the late Roy Innis, National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). CORE played a pivotal role during the civil rights era. For more information, the conglomerate may be contacted at (646) 238-9808 or spring1911 ( @ ) gmail dot com.

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