![]() ![]() ![]() “Stick with me, Dora,” Charles says Deen told her, “and I promise you one day if I get rich you’ll get rich.” Not only did Deen fail to make good on that promise - Dora Charles now lives in a trailer - she also saw Deen throw around racial slurs, and requests for her and other black employees to re-enact, shall we say, antebellum practices: Over her 22 years working for Deen, Charles was considered her “soul sister”, and the two planned on splitting their wealth if they hit it big. Beyond that, she reveals that, among other problematic behaviors we’ve covered extensively, Deen’s penchant for wanting her black workers to dress as slaves began a long time ago. The woman who helped open Lady and Sons, Charles is very important to Deen’s career - the celebrity chef once said she never served any Southern food “unless it passes this woman’s tongue” - but claims she never got to share in Deen’s fortune. In the best illustration of the delicate, complicated, and historically-rooted nature of the Paula Deen racism scandal, the New York Times reported on the life of Deen’s original business partner, the African-American Dora Charles. ![]()
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