Woman says Victoria’s Secret manager asked her to leave store because she is black

Woman says Victoria's Secret manager asked her to leave store because she is black. Image: mashable composite: Kimberly N. Houzah/facebook A trip to a Victoria's Secret store in Oxford, Alabama ended in tears after a black woman says she was asked to leave simply because of her race. In the midst of processing situation, Houzah decided to live stream her experience on Facebook to share her feelings with her followers. In the video, which has been viewed more than 860,000 times this week, Houzah speaks from inside the store, saying that Faith, the manager shown behind her, asked her to leave after another black female was caught stealing. The video shows members of the mall security team present in the store, and the manager can be heard in the background saying, "I'm going to need y'all to go, that's all I'm saying." So we're all put out." After leaving the store, Houzah broke down in tears on the way to her car. The full statement is as follows: "We take the experience of our customer at the Quintard Mall very seriously and have reached out to her directly to express our sincere apology. The store associate involved in this matter is no longer employed with the company. Mashable reached out to Houzah and Victoria's Secret for additional comment.

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Image: mashable composite: Kimberly N. Houzah/facebook

A trip to a Victoria’s Secret store in Oxford, Alabama ended in tears after a black woman says she was asked to leave simply because of her race.

Kimberly Houzah was left confused and distraught on Wednesday when a manager of Victoria’s Secret in the Quintard Mall reportedly asked her and another black woman to exit the store after a woman of color was caught shoplifting.

In the midst of processing situation, Houzah decided to live stream her experience on Facebook to share her feelings with her followers.

In the video, which has been viewed more than 860,000 times this week, Houzah speaks from inside the store, saying that Faith, the manager shown behind her, asked her to leave after another black female was caught stealing.

On the verge of tears, Houzah described that she felt “completely furious” because the woman would not tell her the reasoning behind the abrupt and unforeseen request. The video shows members of the mall security team present in the store, and the manager can be heard in the background saying, “I’m going to need y’all to go, that’s all I’m saying.”

Though she admitted the manager never asked to check her bags or directly accused her of stealing, Houzah said she felt the incident was a classic case of racial…

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