Starbucks customers are changing their names to ‘Black Lives Matter’

The name changes prompt the baristas to yell “Black lives matter” when serving drinks.

by  Yesha Callahan on The Root

View of a name change to “Black lives matter” on a Starbucks cup as part of a push to raise awareness

With a simple Facebook post, which has since gone viral, Cross’ idea has now reached other people, and someone even captured with a cellphone camera his or her barista yelling, “Black lives matter.”

#PressPlay Who else has been saying their name is #BlackLivesMatter at #Starbucks? #Smart via: @schacle pic.twitter.com/Kkpdgpbw9T

— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) July 12, 2016