Walmart Store Gets Backlash for Extra Security Packaging on Black Hair Items
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A workers union-funded campaign claims some Walmart stores in Virginia are discriminating against black customers by locking up black hair products.
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You're Not Imagining It—Stores Are Locking Everything Up
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Walmart, CVS, Walgreens To End Practice Of Locking Up Black Beauty Products : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice : NPR
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You're Not Imagining It—Stores Are Locking Everything Up
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Target accused of racism after store locks up dark shades of makeup and leaves light unprotected
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LI Walmart Accused Of Racial Profiling After Locking African-American Hair Products In Glass Case
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I'm a security expert - there's only so much Walmart can do if you refuse to show your receipt
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Black hair products' locked in anti-theft case at Walmart : r/news
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Tweet Showing Walmart Natural Hair Products Locked Up Sparks Backlash
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Black beauty products kept in locked cases at Walmart draw claims of discrimination
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Fury as photos show African-American hair products LOCKED UP on supermarket shelves but those for white customers aren't – The US Sun
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