Wednesday
Aug012007
Black Women Dominate the News Cycle- Robin, Whoopi, Sherri and Star
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 4:23AM The Blogmother
Since this blog is about portrayals of African American women in popular culture, I hope it wasn't lost on everyone that yesterday Black women were the center (or about center) of the news cycle .
Robin Roberts who seems like a truly decent soul announced that she has breast cancer. On June 2, 2007, we discussed Black women and health on our podcast the Black Women's Round Table on the show called Are Black Women One Ham Hock away from a Heart Attack?(One of Our Best Ever) Please don't believe the hype. Black women are not invincible. "Testing is particularly important for black women, many of whom face a particularly virulent strain of breast cancer" (Source)Also, please remember that the number one killer of Black women is heart disease and black women have the highest mortality rate of any group.
Poor Star Jones ( yes, I feel bad for her. Deal with it!), she finally admitted to the obvious; she had gastric bypass surgery. We can all debate why she has gotten such hateration over the years. Some of it was self-inflicted, but I can't help thinking that the vitriol would not have been quite so strong if she wasn't a sister.
Speaking of Star Jones, Barbara Walters MIGHT be about to appoint not one, but TWO Black women as new cohosts of The View. Eurweb is saying that ABC is telling folks to hold the champagne, so this might change by tomorrow's announcement. I know lots of folk have issues with Sherri Shepard because she went back to her cheating husband and even more have problems with Whoopi, but I know many people didn't think it was possible for them to fill BOTH of the empty slots on the show with Black women. This fall ought to be fun. One way or another. We'll see what happens later today at the announcement.
Robin Roberts who seems like a truly decent soul announced that she has breast cancer. On June 2, 2007, we discussed Black women and health on our podcast the Black Women's Round Table on the show called Are Black Women One Ham Hock away from a Heart Attack?(One of Our Best Ever) Please don't believe the hype. Black women are not invincible. "Testing is particularly important for black women, many of whom face a particularly virulent strain of breast cancer" (Source)Also, please remember that the number one killer of Black women is heart disease and black women have the highest mortality rate of any group.
Poor Star Jones ( yes, I feel bad for her. Deal with it!), she finally admitted to the obvious; she had gastric bypass surgery. We can all debate why she has gotten such hateration over the years. Some of it was self-inflicted, but I can't help thinking that the vitriol would not have been quite so strong if she wasn't a sister.
Speaking of Star Jones, Barbara Walters MIGHT be about to appoint not one, but TWO Black women as new cohosts of The View. Eurweb is saying that ABC is telling folks to hold the champagne, so this might change by tomorrow's announcement. I know lots of folk have issues with Sherri Shepard because she went back to her cheating husband and even more have problems with Whoopi, but I know many people didn't think it was possible for them to fill BOTH of the empty slots on the show with Black women. This fall ought to be fun. One way or another. We'll see what happens later today at the announcement.
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I would love to see Comedian Sheryl Underwood as one of the host for the view.
My prayers are with Robin Roberts.
My Mother is a three (3) Breast Cancer Survivor. Praise God.
Poor Ms. Jones...
I guess the bypass was a preliminiary to more weight loss if the rumors about her husband's alleged peccadillos are correct.
It's confirmed that Whoopi will moderate "The View".
I have always loved Whoopi because she lives her life by her own rules. She has never succumbed to the labels that the black 'community' has tried to place on her. I remember awhile back when a black male interviewer asked her why she hasn't dated a black man, her response was "Where are my flowers from you?"
Brilliant response!
I didn't hear anything about Sherri. Didn't her husband's affair produce a CHILD that she is taking care of because she is the breadwinner in the family? I think beneath the "I am a strong, black woman" lies someone with serious self esteem issues.
Isn't is funny that Barbara Walters is giving more positive opportunities to black women than BET.
Regarding Star, I have never had a problem with Star because no matter her size or the criticism leveled against her, she always held her head high. Star always looked her best. I think people had problems with her because she wasn't the downtrodden woe-is-me fat woman. Now, she is being criticized for losing too much weight? Star is never apologetic for her success and it shows.
Gem,
You have been featured in Jet Magazine two weeks in a row!
The July 30 edition with TD Jakes on the cover and the August 6 edition with Chris Tucker on the cover.
The latter edition credits you with getting THAT SHOW to change its' name.
Thanks for looking out Fortitude. I don't get Jet magazine.