Remember Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth? She’s arguably the most controversial, overbearing reality TV contestant ever on The Apprentice. Let’s not forget Hottie, Smiley, Saaphyri, and Buckee, the contestants on VH1’s Mo’nique’s Charm School. These foul-mouthed, scantily-clad women routinely got into catfights and mud-slinging. Many say this was the most egregious typecasting of African American women on television in recent memory.

But veteran media professional Monique Caradine says it needs to change. She believes this distorted depiction of black women is inaccurate and unfair. In fact, Caradine says African American women have wise and enlightening insights to share, but reality TV does nothing to help them be understood and embraced by mainstream America.

So how do we shift this paradigm and help black women strive and grow? Caradine says it begins with empowerment, and will give your audience powerful step-by-step advice to become successful in their career, business and life.

Plus she reveals why African American women must stop:

• Allowing the media to destroy their image.

• Accepting mediocrity in their mates, children and careers.

• Allowing themselves to get fat.

• Spending money on useless material things.

ATTENTION PRODUCERS: Monique Caradine
is an outstanding guest for Black History Month.

CREDENTIALS: Monique Caradine is the author of the inspirational audio book, MOMENTUM FOR LIFE: Common Sense Strategies to Move Your Life Forward NOW. She has a weekly Internet podcast and hosted MO’Talks, a popular Chicago TV show. Caradine was a correspondent for the Tavis Smiley Show, a guest on CNN, National Public Radio and Fox TV.

AVAILABILITY: Illinois, nationwide and via telephone
CONTACT: Monique Caradine, (708) 720-4252 (IL); mo@motalks.tv; www.motalks.tv