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The Clever Way Starbucks Customers Are Insisting 'Black Lives Matter' Is Heard

By any means, right?
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Black Voices Editor, HuffPost

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In the wake of the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Black Lives Matter supporters are finding creative ways to make sure the movement is acknowledged everywhere.

When ordering at Starbucks, people have changed their name to “Black Lives Matter” so that, when their order is up, the baristas have to yell out their new moniker.

On Thursday, Facebook user Lex Cross posted his Starbucks receipt and a screenshot of the app to reflect his new name. Since then, Cross’ post has been shared over 47,000 times. 

And in the past few days, more and more people have changed their names so that everyone in their local Starbucks hears the words “black lives matter.” Some customers ― and employees ― have documented it on social media. 

Who says there’s only one way to protest?

H/T The Root

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Peaceful Protests Over Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Shootings
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Activists gather in front of The Metropolitan Museum of Art as they march up 5th avenue in New York City. (credit:Yana Paskova via Getty Images)
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Activists protest in Times Square. (credit:Yana Paskova via Getty Images)
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About two thousand New Yorkers marched in Manhattan bringing traffic to a halt for many hours to remember Delrawn Small, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the three men shot dead by police in the last three days. (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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Activists protest in Times Square in response to the recent fatal shootings of black men by police. (credit:Yana Paskova via Getty Images)
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Protester Kane Hines, 15, marches toward the White House in Washington D.C. (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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On the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Black Lives Matter protesters make their concerns known during a nighttime protest in Washington, D.C. (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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People hold banners and chant slogans as they march from Union Square Park to Grand Central in New York City. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Colorado High School Democrats of America State Chairman Tay Anderson raises his fist with a crowd of protesters as they stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in Denver, Colorado. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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Protesters chant during a sit-in on Lincoln Avenue in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in New York City. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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Black Lives Matter activists stand together after a protest outside the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters. (credit:Patrick Fallon / Reuters)
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Protesters stand in solidarity in Denver, Colorado. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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A protester holds a sign in Denver, Colorado. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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Marques Armstrong chants in support of Philando Castile in front of the governor's mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota. (credit:Eric Miller / Reuters)
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