The Root; Published By Kalyn Womack
A Black food truck owner was attacked by a white man yelling racial slurs in Southeast Portland. The video of the attack has sparked outrage and the victim has sought legal assistance in tracking down his attacker, according to OregonLive.
Two days ago, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump posted a video of a white man beating down a Black man on a sidewalk in Portland then walking away casually with his hands in his pocket. That Black man was Darell Preston, owner of LoRell’s Chicken Shack. The report says Preston was on the phone with his wife trying to deliver food when the man blindsided him with punches and stomped him into the ground while allegedly screaming the N-word. Drivers who witnessed the incident were heard in the video screaming for the man to stop, honking their horns.
Preston suffered a broken nose, fractures face and lacerations to his eyes and mouth, according to his GoFundMe organized by his brother-in-law. Preston was left so traumatized by the incident, he could barely talk to the police, his lawyer said. Also, his face was so swollen, he could hardly speak. Read more
