California Woman Is Suing Walmart For Locking Up African American Hair And Skin Products!

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A Perris mother is taking legal action over what she claims is discrimination against African-Americans by Walmart over their policy of locking up certain products.



Essie Grundy told reporters at a news conference Friday she has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the retail giant after asking for assistance to buy a 49-cent comb, which was among several products secured in a glass casing at the Perris store.



“I originally got the product from the Walmart in Riverside…and it was such a good product, I wanted to introduce it to my older children,” said Grundy. “They didn’t have anymore at the original Walmart that I got it from, so I went to my neighborhood one, and that’s when I noticed all of the African-American products was locked up under lock and key.”



According to Grundy, she was “shocked” by the policy and asked a store manager to have it changed, but was refused.



Similar complaints have been made in the past by groups such as Making Change At Walmart, which calls the policy a “discriminatory practice”.

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