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So i asked him about whether this is the right platform for such a sensitive topic in conversation. he said, we are not a perfect company. this is not going to solve the race problem. but i cannot stand by and watch this happen. and i refuse to do that. i spent part of the day yesterday over at a few different starbucks locations just asking folks what they thought. one of them who used to work at starbucks said i know this is coming from the right place, but i don't know. this is the right way to get the message across. more diversity, what about some more fundamental changes and starbucks sa...

Serve and i'm trying to use our scale for good. that's the bottom line. it's not a perfect solution. it's not going to solve the race problem, but i do believe it is the right thing for us to do at this time as opposed to just ignoring it, being a bystander and watching cnn and other television news broadcast what is going on in madison and in ferguson and others without a solution. >> i find it fascinating, especially when he said this isn't about a stock price or pr stunt. especially when you and i were both talking about this "time" magazine columnist. also karim abdul-jabbar. he wrote abou...

About it with customers. >> i think it can be a primary vehicle to get people to understand that we need a new level of sensitivity around these issues and perhaps we can really create and elevate a conversation in our stores that can go well beyond our stores and perhaps convince other businesses and business leaders to join was as a result of what we're going to do. >> it's an interesting move, but a panel debated starbucks's decision. >> i think the danger here is it reduces race talk to a quick conversation at starbucks. we can't fix the race problem in america in the 20 minutes it takes n...

Vehicle to get people to understand that we need a new level of sensitivity and understanding around these issues. and perhaps we can again really create and elevate a conversation in our stores that could go well beyond our stores. perhaps we can convince other businesses and business leaders to join with us as a result of what we're going to do. >> earlier on cnn, a panel debated starbucks' decision tackle race relations. take a license. >> i think the danger is that it reduces racial inequality and race talk to a quick conversation at starbucks. we can't fix the race problem in america in t...

Doj and the department of homeland security for two and a half years. nobody here took this as a small problem. everybody was deathly afraid of this. the fact that this has only been acknowledged recently, that's only certain branchs of the government. isis is clearly is more able -- is better able to recruit english speaking westerners and al qaeda and any of these groups have in the past. >> we'll be looking for the footholds they have established for those english speaking westerners. always good to see you. >> thank you very much. just ahead, can a no foam extra hot latte solve america's...