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Posted: 2019-06-02T22:39:46Z | Updated: 2019-06-04T23:40:55Z

Sephora will close more than 400 stores in the U.S. on Wednesday for diversity training, a decision that comes after singer SZA said she was racially profiled at one of the beauty retailers locations.

On the morning of 6/5, every Sephora store, distribution center, and corporate office in the US will close to host inclusion workshops for our employees, the company posted on Facebook . These values have always been at the heart of Sephora, and were excited to welcome everyone when we reopen.

The workshops are part of the beauty retailers new campaign, We Belong to Something Beautiful . It includes a video Sephora posted on its website and social media platforms that says the company believes in championing all beauty in a community where diversity is expected, self-expression is honored and all are welcomed.

On April 30, R&B singer SZA tweeted that she was shopping for Fenty Beauty products at a Sephora in Calabasas, California, when an employee she dubbed Sandy Sephora reportedly called security to check if she was stealing.

Born Solna Rowe, SZA had starred in a Fenty Beauty lipstick campaign in 2017, when Rihanna launched the cosmetics line geared toward inclusivity of all skin tones. The brand is found at Sephora and Harvey Nichols stores.

Rihanna, born Robyn Fenty, sent a gift card and a handwritten note to SZA after the incident that said, Go buy yo Fenty Beauty in peace sis! One love, Rihanna, according to NBC .

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