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Karith Foster
Don Imus added a black woman, Karith Foster, to his radio show cast. Karith Foster was born in Plano, Texas and moved to New York City six years ago to pursue a career in television.
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Essence magazine interviewed Karith Foster, talk show personality Imus’ co-host and asked about how her parents and friends felt when she landed the job. Foster says her parents weren’t thrilled, friends were “okay", but had a lot of questions. They also asked her about being called a sellout:
“Essence.com: Okay, last question. Someone is going to call you a sellout. What do you have to say about that?
K.F.: Absolutely. I weighed that and thought about that. What outweighed that is when...
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Essence magazine interviewed Karith Foster, talk show personality Imus’ co-host and asked about how her parents and friends felt when she landed the job. Foster says her parents weren’t thrilled, friends were “okay", but had a lot of questions. They also asked her about being called a sellout:
“Essence.com: Okay, last question. Someone is going to call you a sellout. What do you have to say about that?
K.F.: Absolutely. I weighed that and thought about that. What outweighed that is when...
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Essence magazine interviewed Karith Foster, talk show personality Imus’ co-host and asked about how her parents and friends felt when she landed the job. Foster says her parents weren’t thrilled, friends were “okay", but had a lot of questions. They also asked her about being called a sellout:
“Essence.com: Okay, last question. Someone is going to call you a sellout. What do you have to say about that?
K.F.: Absolutely. I weighed that and thought about that. What outweighed that is when...
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According to HuffingtonPost.com:
“Karith Foster, a Harlem resident who grew up outside Dallas, was brought on by Imus to ease tension stirred up by his racist comment about the Rutgers women's basketball team, which got him booted in April, sources said.”
I have never heard of her before. Tony Powell--I don't know him either. Oh well, best wishes Ms. Foster and Mr. Powell. Move over Robin Quivers.
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