Black men arrested at a Starbucks settle - for one dollar

The two black men who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month while waiting to meet with someone settled for a symbolic $1 each and a pledge from city officials of $200,000 for young entrepreneurs.

Starbucks confirmed they have reached an agreement in a statement that did not include the financial details, which were first reported by the Associated Press.

Last month, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were arrested while sitting in the coffee shop waiting for another member of their party to arrive.

The arrests, which led to a backlash against the coffee chain and police, went viral after a customer posted a video of the two men being taken away in handcuffs.

Nelson and Robinson decided not to pursue a lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, city spokesperson Mike Dunn told BuzzFeed News in a statement.

"Instead, they approached the city and agreed to release the city and its employees from any and all claims for a payment of $1 to each of them," Dunn said.

buzzfeed wrote:[1.] The two black men who were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month while waiting to meet with someone settled for a symbolic $1 each and a pledge from city officials of $200,000 for young entrepreneurs.

[2.] Starbucks confirmed they have reached an agreement in a statement that did not include the financial details, which were first reported by the Associated Press.