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Gas station ordered to pay $1M to woman refused service because she’s Black

Gas station ordered to pay $1M to woman refused service because she’s Black

A Portland jury has awarded $1 million to a woman who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a gas station after a former employee refused to attend to her because he doesn’t “serve Black people.” According to The Oregonian, the March 2020 encounter occurred at Jacksons Food Store in Beaverton. The plaintiff, Rose Wakefield, had…

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