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Came across the top pic today! What better pic to upload on #tbt...

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:34:34 -0400

Came across the top pic today! What better pic to upload on #tbt @tenebrownsugar we both look totally different, you look beautiful honey!! #weightloss #chunky #wayback #motivated #beautiful #caramel #chocolate #bitchimightbe it’s beautiful under all the fat! (((:

Paris, Texas: 'Mississippi 50 Years Ago'

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:22 -0400

Paris, Texas: 'Mississippi 50 Years Ago':

sinidentidades:

I was in Paris, Texas last week working on a forthcoming story about racial disparities in school discipline when news broke locally that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had found rampant workplace discrimination against black workers at a Paris pipe factory.

The EEOC report said that the Turner Industries workers had been subjected to “unwelcome racial slurs, comments and intimidation, racial graffiti, nooses in the workplace and other symbols of discrimination.” Anyone who complained, including white employees, was retaliated against by Turner management.

The Dallas Morning News has more:

“I’ve been called colored boy, coon, monkey,” said Dontrail Mathis, 33, a painter’s helper at the plant in Paris who began highlighting racist conditions in December 2006. “When Obama won, they went off. My superiors said ‘If he ain’t white, it ain’t right.’

“I saw nooses, swastikas on the wall,” said Mathis, a father of three. “It was horrible.”

He said that despite the abuse, he still works for the company to help support his family, even though his sister and mother have been threatened.

In all, eight employees had their complaints upheld by the EEOC last month. Their attorneys say they have identified discrimination, harassment and threatening behavior in Turner’s other Texas facilities.

[…]

The abuse in East Texas is nothing new, said the Rev. Peter Johnson, a Dallas civil rights activist who spoke at the news conference.

“East Texas is Mississippi 50 years ago,” he said. “I’ve been doing this 40 years, and it’s frustrating to have to keep fighting discrimination.”

Jason Milligan, who is white, said he was fired from Turner in August after he refused to sign a false affidavit that claimed one of the employees who had complained about the company was stealing at work.

“Not all the employees there were bad,” said Milligan, a 37-year-old father of three. He said that since he was fired, he has had to take a job out of state to support his family.

“As a company, they need to stop living in the 1950s,” he said. “These people all have families, and it doesn’t matter what color they are.

“Enough is enough,” he said.

While in Paris I obtained this note that was left in the lunch pail of a white worker who spoke out against the racism.

And here are some photos of racist graffiti in the bathroom at Turner Industries.

A noose and Confederate flag were prominently displayed at Turner Industries in Paris.

The racial problems in Paris seem to never end. From ugly public lynchings in the late 18th and early 19th century to Shaquanda Cotton to Brandon McClelland to Bobby Yates – and now this. Maybe it’s time that the white establishment in Paris admits that there’s a problem.

thelovenotebook: EVERYTHING LOVE & PERSONAL

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:54 -0400

thelovenotebook:

EVERYTHING LOVE & PERSONAL

I come home from work, Kody heads to work )= it’s just me, my mac, music & the TV.

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:19:45 -0400

I come home from work, Kody heads to work )= it’s just me, my mac, music & the TV.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 21:45:46 -0400

nostalgiaontheatrain: Is anything I’m doing brand new?

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:38:40 -0400

nostalgiaontheatrain:

Is anything I’m doing brand new?

OMG drunkin nights in Austin on the EBUS!

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:15 -0400

May 22, 2013 | OMG drunkin nights in Austin on the EBUS! by on Keek.com

I'm not anti social, I'm just really content not knowing you.

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:42 -0400

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Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:23 -0400

Morning! I worked a total of 17 hours yesterday. I got off at 7...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:34 -0400

Morning! I worked a total of 17 hours yesterday. I got off at 7 am this morning and I’m now heading back to work for 11! I am running on 2.5 hours of sleep! It’s summer, time is money. I have my mind set on where I need to be therefore I will get there! I refuse to ask for favors, I will work my ass off before I do! I have been so motivated with everything lately weight loss and my life goals! I’m so happy i have an awesome man in my life with so much drive as well! At the age of 22 we are both making it on our own i don’t ask my parents for a dime because thats Not my style! I’m grown right? I love that we hold each other down! Don’t sleep on us Were coming YOU READY? 😍 #weightloss #teamus #doubled #KD #success

My nieces are adorable! Agh!!!!

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:17:49 -0400

My nieces are adorable! Agh!!!!

Working nights check out my lunch bag! #oldnavy 😝 I’m such...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:04:43 -0400

Working nights check out my lunch bag! #oldnavy 😝 I’m such a diva!

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:29:38 -0400

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At The Ballpark

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:28 -0400

Leaving Austin! Heading back to H Town! Had a blast with Reba so proud of her. Great things are coming to you, I’m so excited to see your very successful future! 😉 – at The Ballpark – See on Path.

She’s a beauty! ❤

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:48 -0400

She’s a beauty! ❤

#happymonday

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:21 -0400

#happymonday

#graffitipark was so much fun! Very beautiful! #austin...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:12:41 -0400

#graffitipark was so much fun! Very beautiful! #austin #keepaustinweird 😝

#pluckers ❤

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:11:54 -0400

#pluckers ❤

#austin #graffitipark 😋

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:32:38 -0400

#austin #graffitipark 😋

"Let them miss you. Sometimes when you’re always available, they take you for granted because they..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:18:24 -0400

““Let them miss you. Sometimes when you’re always available, they take you for granted because they think you’ll always stay.””

- Anonymous (via chanel-smokes)