#TheRootTrip: Fill ’er Up Quick at Swift, One of the Few Black-Owned Gas Stations in Texas

Guess what, guys? I found another black-owned gas station! Swift Fast Food & Gas at 801 W. Kearney St. in Mesquite, Texas, is ready for your business. Suggested Reading Dr. King’s Favorite Pastime and More Little Known Facts on the Anniversary of His Murder Why Keke Palmer’s Explanation Of a Shocking SXSW Proposal Is Something…

Guess what, guys? I found another black-owned gas station! Swift Fast Food & Gas at 801 W. Kearney St. in Mesquite, Texas, is ready for your business.

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Not only do they have gas like any other gas station, as well as a full convenience store where you can buy all the chips, sodas and candy bars you can carry, but they just opened a new kitchen, so try their new pork-chop basket!

So as I was heading out of Texas for the great state of Louisiana, I filled up the 5.0 with $30 worth of premium with Techron. So that brings the total money spent with black businesses to $338.

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