The owner of Prima Lash and Beauty Supply and Beauty Bar on West 35th Street said she fears the crimes are racially motivated
It’s not the first time Prima owner Whitney Cumbo has had to pick up the pieces outside of her business.“The prior one, it was a guy on a bike who rode by and punched the window,” Cumbo said. “Before that, it was a guy who rode up and threw a rock at my window and shattered my window. It’s a really an ongoing occurrence and I feel like it needs to be heard and seen.”Lately, she said she feels like she’s being pushed out because of her race.
“As an African American woman, the cards were already not dealt to me,” Cumbo said. “And that fact that I’m trying, and striving and for no reason at all, I keep getting set back.”Cumbo said she's still waiting for the store's front window to get fixed while also waiting for Chicago police to find the person responsible.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“It feels defeating to know we are in good standing, we have good intentions, we give good energy and we create a good atmosphere,” employee Donte Miles told NBC Chicago.