This not unusual and has happened to me on many occasions. I am not black or a minority unless being Italian makes me one.
I understand the reasoning for this and I was not offended in the least. People steal and theft is a major detriment to the bottom line of these for profit businesses and they need to control it.
Walmart is not the only retail store to control access to black cosmetics in this way and the reason is obvious. These items are stolen more often by blacks than other merchandise.
Message to blacks here is if you want to be treated like everyone else then act like everyone else and quit whining when you are called out and held accountable for your actions.
Hear, hear!
I have been to 2 large super markets, in a crappy part of town. The have the booze separated from the rest of the store and you have to pay for it in that area. I ask the clerk and she told me scum bags would come in take a bottle and chug it, before they moved it to the separate area. Nice.