I wept during my interview of the late Dorothy Height, President of the National Council of Negro Women during the 2008 Democratic Convention. I was overwhelmed by her majesty, grace and the knowing that my generation had not honored her life of tremendous sacrifice. I pledged to honor great men and women like her by encouraging youth to not be perfect; but to do better. Thus, on December 27th, it felt like I was struck by a ton of bricks when I viewed the Oxygen Media pilot of their offensively titled All My Babies’ Mamas. As dysfunctional and violent as so-called reality shows are, I never imagined a one hour spectacle being scheduled for broadcast, where 11 innocent children are forced to witness their 10 unwed mothers clamor for financial support, emotional attention and sexual reward from their so-called ‘father’? Now erased from the Internet, the ‘show’ depicted the most egregious stereotypes of black families, exploitation of innocent children, an attack on all parents and those heroes who serve vulnerable populations.
Where were the failures in checks and balances that a team of television executives that thought that this content was appropriate to market to Oxygen Media’s young, female audience? Knowing that this irresponsible content had crossed the line, I created my first petition ever on Change.org. Outraged consumers shared the petition on social media, while fellow coalition members ignited their networks: Kimberly Clark; The Parent Television Council; Gary Johnson, Publisher, Black Men in America; Mo’ Kelly, radio talk show host on KFI/ KTLK, Paul Porter, founder of Industry Ears/Rap Rehab and Ulysses “Butch” Slaughter of The Odyssey Project.
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