(ThyBlackMan.com) Columbia University Professor Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a long-time member of the Your Black World coalition, interviewed Star Jones on Our World with Black Enterprise. In the conversation, Star breaks her silence on the powerful feud she had with Nene Leakes, saying that this is the last time she is going to speak publicly about the Celebrity Apprentice battle that seemed to captivate all of America.
Star wastes no time in being honest about how ridiculous Nene made herself look on the show. Star begins by making reference to the fact that by 
behaving in such a disgraceful fashion, Nene was doing all she could to fulfill the stereotypes of ignorance and violence that have come to characterize black women being featured in reality television.
“Ghetto fabulous head-moving, fingers pointing, loud boisterous…that television has really blown up,” Jones said to Dr. Hill. “But what I decided is that African American women have that reputation in American media. We don’t have the opportunity to show the opposite side….so when we’re given a platform, we have to make a choice. Do you play to the lowest common denominator or do you elevate? I chose to elevate.”
Star’s conversation with Dr. Hill can be seen by clicking here (——-
Star actually didn’t have to say a word for me to understand where she was coming from. I only had to watch five minutes of Nene’s buffoonish behavior to realize who’d chosen to take the high road. As Nene swung her neck, put her fingers in Star’s face, and behaved like something out of a minstrel show, I was glad to see Star maintain her composure and remind us that black women can be ladies too. Although my daughter and God daughters all watch reality television featuring black women, I remind them to seek out their shining Star and let go of their inner Nene.
Way to go Star, I’m proud of you. You did a wonderful job of representing the best that our mothers, daughters, sisters and wives have to offer. My God daughter told me that she is planning to go to lawschool the same way that you did, and I’d be proud to see her learn from your decisions. As for Nene, perhaps you can find an open slot on Basketball Wives, I’m sure they’d be happy to have you.
Staff Writer; Dr. Boyce Watkins
Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition. For more information, please visit http://BoyceWatkins.com.