Black Man Sues Portland Club Over Claims of Racial Profiling
A Black man in Oregon filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the owner of a Pearl District bar in Portland after he was allegedly barred from entering the establishment for wearing “too many” chain necklaces.
Ray Lamont Peterson claimed the club used his attire as a means to keep the club’s patronship predominantly white. The 34-year-old said he went to Splash…
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