Shaun KingVerified account

Dear Sears and Kmart employees I hope you remember it was Eddie Lampert, Trump supporter, Mnuchin friend, and hedge fund billionaire who single-handedly destroyed one of the oldest and largest retail operations in the country, but not before draining it of value for his own

When I was 19 years old I worked at #KMart for only 3 weeks in my hometown of HoustonTX The Story I am about to share is a true story.. This story is not an indictment on #KMart but rather an indictment on our country & how #WhiteSupremacy&Racism is enforced & revered!

I think K-Mart has served our community well but it is a story about one of KMart's store Manager's at the time of my employment with them.... I don't remember the name of the manager & could care less at this point in my life!

I'm sharing this story to show people how deep and impactful racism can be and its lasting affects on people of color! I was a "floater employee" meaning they had me work in various parts of the store...This particular Saturday they had me work in the deli section of the store.

On this Saturday night, it was just before closing, a customer comes up to the deli, I had on one of those smock thingy's, hair net & plastic gloves to serve him, when he ask is there anybody else that could serve him & I said "why is there something wrong" & he said "yes'

I said "what's wrong?" "Is there something I can I help you with" he said "No, get a store manager" I went to the Loud Speaker thingy & summons a manager.... A White Manager came over but in this particular store there were no Black managers anyway....

Not that, his color mattered to me at the time....I was young! The store manager came over & while I was standing there in ear shot of this man he said "I don't won't this Nigger Serving Me!" I gasp & couldn't believe my ears, the year was 1983 I was 19 years old!

I had no idea at 19 years old what "Angry Black Woman" even meant but as I've grown older, today at 54 years of age I wear the title of Angry Black Woman very well & am very proud that someone thinks of me in that way!

Well he brought the tears and that’s no way feat!

K-mart was my first job in Lancaster CA and my moms first job back in Michigan sad to see it gone because venture capitalists had to ring it dry for every last penny

Former Kmart employeee here, too. And McMurray isn’t far from where I live.

My mom always says she misses KMart...

My mom worked there part-time fir years. Got all my baby clothes there. Wishing the employees success in locating new jobs.

I've been to that @Kmart (though obviously not frequently enough ) #creativedestruction