Jury awards $1M to Portland woman who tried to buy gas but told: ‘I don’t serve Black people’

'I don't serve Black people': Oregon woman refused service at gas station awarded $1 million by jury

Rose Wakefield could hardly get her words out amid tears after the incident in which a gas station attendant refused to serve her, her lawyer said.

Woman Told ‘I Don’t Serve Black People’ At Gas Station Awarded $1 Million

An Oregon woman has been awarded $1 million over an incident where a gas station employee told her “I don’t serve Black people.” According to the Associated Press, a Multnomah County jury ordered Rose Wakefield, 63, to receive $1 million in damages, including punitive damages of $550,000 following the 2020 incident at Jacksons Food Store’s gas station. Wakefield was stopping for gas on March 12, 2020, when she was ignored by attendant Nigel Powe…

Oregon woman awarded $1m over racist discrimination at gas station

Attendant repeatedly dismissed Rose Wakefield as she attempted to get his service and told her, ‘I don’t serve Black people’

"I DON'T SERVE BLACK PEOPLE": How an Oregon gas station attendant unleashed his racism on shocked woman

An Oregon jury awarded Rose Wakefield a million-dollar settlement after she was refused service at what was supposed to be a service station.

Woman awarded $1m after gas station worker told her: ‘I don’t serve Black people’

Rose Wakefield, 63, was refused service in 2020 by Oregon attendant who told her: ‘I don’t serve Black people’

'I was actually humiliated': Jury awards $1M to Portland woman discriminated against

This week, a Multnomah County jury found Rose Wakefield had suffered racial discrimination by PacWest Energy and Jacksons Food Stores.