Veteran Journalist Carole Simpson Pens New Book Citing Racist & Sexist Attacks at NBC & ABC

Veteran black journalist, Carole Simpson, says she endured racist and sexist attacks at NBC and ABC.

I never understood why someone who makes an assertion that there's racism and sexism abound at their place of employment, stays there for a long time. Why stay? Why not file a lawsuit against the company if you complained and nothing was done? Why wait to chronicle it all in a tell-all book? Journalism veteran Carole Simpson has done just that. I remember Ms. Simpson as being one of the best journalists to grace our television screens. In her new book, "News Lady," she she spoke about being black in the news business, what has changed over the years. Here's an excerpt from an article that appeared on FoxNation.com:

Her troubles began at NBC in 1974 when she became the first black woman to work in the Washington bureau. After a long stint when she couldn’t get on the air, word got back to Simpson that she was deemed “lazy.” “To me that was a racial epithet,” she writes. “Black people—to ignorant people—don’t want to work, are stupid, and unqualified.” After threatening to quit—and go public about the racial and gender reasons—Simpson was suddenly back on "NBC Nightly News." Two years later, a drunken NBC producer—the likely culprit for her earlier problems—told her at the Republican convention: “You think because you’re black and you’re a woman you can get anything you want. And you slut, you don’t deserve it.” Searing words that would affect anyone’s outlook on life, and yet, Simpson has to admit that she has also benefited from affirmative action…

Despite the book’s strong racial theme, Simpson says the sexual harassment was actually worse, describing male colleagues brushing against her breasts, pulling down a dress zipper, commenting on her butt or saying, in one case, “The way you’re looking I could f*ck you on the spot.” Source: Fox Nation

I would not have merely threatened to go public with the accusations. I would have gone public in every sense of the word. Being called out for racism isn't the negative PR NBC or ABC are looking for, so put them to task. Don't come out with this in a book. Who cares if the allegations are made decades later? Racism is still alive and well, but do you ignore it to get ahead or do you confront it to deter others from inflicting the same mental harm on others?