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Largest Race
Discrimination
Verdict in
Oregon History
AP-DDA Multnomah County
grand jury has ordered Walmart to
pay $4.4 million in damages to a
man who sued the store, saying he
was racially profiled and harassed
by a Walmart employee at a Port-
land, Oregon, area store in 2020.
Michael Mangum, who was 59
at the time, visited the Walmart
in Wood Village on March 26,
2020, to buy a light bulb for his
refrigerator. After Mangum ar-
rived, he noticed store employee
Joe Williams watching him as he
shopped. Williams told Mangum
to leave the store, but Mangum
refused, saying he’d done noth-
ing wrong.
According to Mangum’s law-
yers, deputies from the Mult-
nomah County Sheriff’s Office
responded and “refused to take
action against Mangum.” The
lawyers said deputies made that
decision based on Williams’
“shifting explanations” for the
reason he called and because of
his “reputation for making false
Michael Mangum and his lawyer, Greg Kafoury
reports to police.”
Sheriff’s Sergeant Bryan White
and another deputy met with the
director of the Walmart and the
assistant manager and explained
that deputies had noticed a “pat-
tern of behavior” in which Wil-
liams would call police to report
“dangerous active situations, such
as customers physically assault-
ing him or other employees,” that
were not happening.
Mangum filed the lawsuit
against Walmart for negligent re-
tention and action against person
who summons police with im-
proper intent.
“He lives the same message
of self-respect that he teaches
to young people, ‘stand up for
yourself when you know you’re
right,’” Mangum’s trial lawyer,
Greg Kafoury, said in a state-
ment. “Because of his courage,
we were able to show the jury
an unconscionable failure of re-
sponsibility by the world’s larg-
est corporation.”
Walmart spokesperson Randy
Hargrove called into question some
of the claims and said Walmart
considers the verdict “excessive.”
Make a Difference in the Life of a Child
Foster parents in
need in the Portland
Metro Area
Boys & Girls Aid is seeking
new foster parents in Clackamas,
Multnomah and Washington coun-
ties to serve youth in our care. The
COVID-19 pandemic affected the
number of families available to
provide foster care, the results of
which Boys & Girls Aid is still
recovering from. Existing foster
parents were strained with provid-
ing extra supervision and assisting
with virtual schooling, and poten-
tial foster parents were hesitant to
start during the pandemic.
Statewide, anywhere from 100-
200 children each night do not
have a long-term placement.
Now, Boys & Girls Aid needs
15 more families to provide full-
time foster care across its three
programs, in addition to families
who can serve as relief care a few
days a month.
Boys & Girls Aid foster parents
receive comprehensive training
and certification, access to a 24/7
support helpline and a generous
monthly stipend of $1,200-$3,500
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per month. Anyone who is pas- 21 years old, be able to pass a
sionate about helping youth and background check and have a
who has empathy for the challeng- separate bedroom in the home for
es they’ve been through can be a foster youth. Single providers are
foster parent.
eligible to foster, and do not need
“If you have the heart for kids to be part of a couple. Additional
who’ve had a tough start in their minimum qualifications to fos-
lives and want to provide a stable ter with Boys & Girls Aid can be
and loving environment for a child found at www.boysandgirlsaid.
to grow, thrive, and learn, we need org/faq.
you,” said Katie Matten, Outreach
Interested parties can attend
& Certification Specialist. “Your an online information session to
kindness, compassion, and mo- learn more about fostering. Boys
tivation to make a difference can & Girls Aid is hosting sessions
change the life of a youth in foster Tuesday, September 13 at 12:00
care. They need you.”
pm and Wednesday, September 28
Foster parents must be at least at 5:00 pm.