Karith Foster

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 I thought about what good I can do. If people would call me a sellout, I’d have to say ... Read Full Story

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 I thought about what good I can do. If people would call me a sellout, I’d have to say ... Read Full Story

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 I thought about what good I can do. If people would call me a sellout, I’d have to say ... Read Full Story

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. News Links: NY Post related article The Huffington Post related article Photo Credit: The Huffington Post Read Full Story

Saying he had “learned his lesson,” Don Imus returned to the airwaves Monday eight months after he was fired for a racially charged remark about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, introducing a new cast that included two black comedians. … While Imus pledged to use his new show to talk about race relations, he added: “Other than that, not much has changed. Dick Cheney is still a war criminal, Hillary Clinton is still Satan and I’m back on the radio.” For a more in-depth report, see The NYTimes ‘A Chastened Imus Returns to Radio.’   Read Full Story