Beauty / Beauty newsBeauty / Beauty newsSephora close US stores for training following SZA racial profiling scandalDiversity training comes as part of the company’s new campaign We Belong to Something Beautiful which launched last weekShareLink copied ✔️June 3, 2019June 3, 2019TextAlex Peters Sephora is set to close all its US stores, distribution centres and corporate offices this Wednesday to conduct diversity training for employees. This news comes after the singer Sza took to social media a few weeks ago to air her grievances against the beauty retail giant after an incident in the Calabasas store when the singer was accused of stealing. “Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing,” she tweeted, “Can a b—h cop her fenty in peace er whut.” Many on social media cited racial profiling and Sephora was quick to respond, tweeting the singer, “You are a part of the Sephora family, and we are committed to ensuring every member of our community feels welcome and included at our stores.” Rihanna herself also reached out to Sza, sending her a Fenty Beauty gift card. In light of this incident, many will no doubt feel that this diversity training comes at the right time, although a spokeswoman for Sephora, Emily Shapiro, told Reuters the closures were not “a response to any one event” but part of a broader campaign We Belong to Something Beautiful which launched last week. The new manifesto, Sephora wrote, “affirms [its] commitment to creating the most inclusive and diverse beauty community, and to being a place where everyone feels welcome.” Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREOlivia Dean: ‘I feel the most myself I’ve ever felt’In pictures: 31 times Kate Moss had the best beauty looks5 more body art and SFX artists you need to followHow a good passport photo became the ultimate flexMazzy Joya shares her 2026 beauty affirmations6 women on their changing relationship with pubic hairMake-up artist Saint Maretto is rewriting the codes of queer beautyIn pictures: Unpacking David Bowie’s beauty evolution through the yearsKianna Naomi shares her 2026 beauty affirmationsRobots will never be able to beat a real, human manicureClers Bows is the SFX artist ‘nerding out’ on orthotics and prostheticsJanuary 2026 Horoscopes: Society is getting a collective upgrade