Root: Positive Images Of Black Women Exist On TV : NPR: As critics bemoan the image of the angry black woman — perpetuated by NeNe Leakes — on reality TV, shows that portray black women in a positive light go unpublicized.
I knew what was coming the minute after reading that NeNe Leakes and Star Jones would be joining the fourth season of Celebrity Apprentice.
It was pretty clear that with Leakes' hot head and Jones' slick mouth, the two were destined for on-screen conflict. So it is not shocking to see the Real Housewives of Atlanta star currently bad-mouthing Jones — on TV, on the radio and so on — to anyone who will listen, while the ex-View co-host does the same exact thing, just more eloquently.
