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article_snippet: His decision came in response to the escalating racial tension that emerged when grand juries failed to indict white police officers involved in the killings of Michael Brown, 18, in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, 43, in Staten Island, New York.
article_snippet: It's an emotional issue,' Mr Schulz said. '
article_snippet: But It is so vitally important to the country.'
article_snippet: The page was black, with the words 'shall we overcome?'
article_snippet: Last week, one thing became clear: we cannot continue to come to work every day aware of the difficult and painful experiences facing our nation, and not acknowledge the difficult and painful experiences facing our nation, together, as a company,' Schultz wrote. '
article_snippet: Indeed, despite the raw emotion around the events and the difficult and painful experiences facing our nation underlying racial issues, we at Starbucks should be willing to talk about the difficult and painful experiences facing our nation.'