Lawsuits allege racial profiling in Portland-area businesses
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Portland law firm has filed five lawsuits alleging racial profiling in area businesses.
Filed between June 1 and June 21, the suits largely feature complaints of employees approaching or detaining African-American shoppers with accusations of theft.
The suits come in the wake of other high-profile incidents, as the nation wrestles with issues of race and the profiling that many African-Americans say they routinely experience.
