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Makeup giant Sephora to close for training after racial profiling of singer

Starbucks last year closed for an afternoon of nationwide racial-bias training, after two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia store.

The store trains its employees to  familiarise customers with the brands on display and assist them with live make-up tutorials. Photo: Kamlesh D Pednekar
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A file photo of a Sephora store.

AFP | PTI Los Angeles
High street makeup powerhouse Sephora has announced it will close all its US stores, distribution centres and corporate office for employee training after a racial profiling incident involving Grammy-nominated singer SZA.

The black R&B star earlier tweeted she was in one of the beauty chain's shops when security was called on her.

In a statement posted to social media on May 24, Sephora said it would close on Wednesday morning to "host inclusion workshops for our employees." "These values have always been at the heart of Sephora, and we're excited to welcome everyone when we reopen," the company added.

SZA had tweeted that