Starbucks vics in deal to aid Philly kids, not selves

— THE BLACK MEN arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month have reached a settlement with the city for $1 each.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson’s agreement also includes a $200,000 commitment from Philadelphia to a program for young entrepreneurs, The Associated Press reported.

“I am pleased to have resolved the potential claims against the city in this productive manner,” Mayor Jim Kenney told the AP. “This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our city and put us under a national spotlight for unwanted reasons.”

The 23-year-old businessmen were cuffed at the coffeehouse last month after they refused to leave without ordering anything.

The men were waiting for an associate to show up to a scheduled business meeting at the cafe when a store manager called police.

Their April 12 arrest set off national protests over racial profiling after cell phone video of the incident went viral.

Demonstrators carried signs that said “Shame on You Starbucks,” and “Too Little too Latte.”

Nelson and Robinson were eventually let go after about eight hours in police custody.

The mayor’s office said Nelson, Robinson and their attorneys will not receive any payment from the grant funds.

The money will come from the budget of the city Finance Department.

The mayor said Nelson and Robinson wanted to collaborate with the city to “make something positive come of this.”

The entrepreneurship program will be open to Philadelphia public high school students.

“We thought long and hard about it and we feel like this is the best way to see that change that we want to see,” Robinson said. “It’s not a right-now thing that’s good for right now, but I feel like we will see the true change over time,” he said.

The store manager who called 911 on the men as they waited for a business associate is no longer working in that store.

The coffee chain plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores on May 29 for an afternoon so nearly 175,000 of its workers can attend a class on “racial bias education.”

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross initially defended the officers involved, but later apologized.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson (left to right below and in inset photos) were busted as they waited in a Philadelphia Starbucks, sparking national protests (bottom). The pair settled case for $1 each and a $250,000 commitment by the city to help...