Sephora to shut U.S. stores for diversity training after racial incident

Sephora Closing Stores for Diversity Training

After the well-publicized incident where R&B singer Sza claimed she was racially profiled at a California Sephora store, the company has decided to take action.

Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing . We had a long talk. U have a blessed day Sandy

— SZA (@sza) May 1, 2019

After the incident, Rihanna sent Sza a gift.

Rihanna hooked SZA up with a gift card so she can buy her Fenty Beauty in peace! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/PRLWoR1BXp

— UPROXX (@UPROXX) May 26, 2019

The company will close 400 stores on June 5 so that employees can take part in a company-wide diversity training workshop.

In a statement, Sephora said the workshop is part of a brand new platform and tagline, “We Belong To Something Beautiful.”

Does your job offer some sort of diversity training? Do you think training like this is necessary nowadays?