https://www.joevangogh.com/blogs/joe...tement-re-dukeHILLSBOROUGH, N.C.--Robbie Roberts, owner of Joe Van Gogh Coffee, based in Hillsborough, NC, today issued the following statement:
“Effective immediately, I have decided to cut my company’s ties with Duke University. I believe it’s the right thing to do to preserve Joe Van Gogh’s brand independence without conditions.
https://www.indyweek.com/news/archiv...oyees-be-firedA Duke University VP Walked Into the Campus Joe Van Gogh, Heard a Rap Song, Demanded That the Employees Be Fired
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/loc...210946959.htmlthe song “Get Paid” by Young Dolph came on through an online music streaming service. Lyrics to the song are sexually explicit and include the n-word, references to drug use and to women as "b*****s."