Essay 504

Model behavior in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• Supermodel and diva extraordinaire Naomi Campbell (pictured above) has been charged with assaulting her housekeeper with a telephone. It’s the second time Campbell has been accused of violently reaching out and touching someone with a phone — it was her weapon of choice on an assistant in 1998. Maybe Naomi should consider Ear Bud technology.

• A new study found that praying for heart-bypass patients has no effect on their recovery. Unless your prayers for a really good surgeon are answered.

• Recent studies indicate Blacks are making progress in bridging The Digital Divide. A Pew national survey indicated 61 percent of Blacks use the Internet today — versus only 23 percent in 1998. Then again, many folks contend The Digital Divide is really just The Poverty Divide.

• A Rastafarian charged that UPS wouldn’t hire him because of his beard, although the shipping company denies the accusations. What Can Brown Do For You? Probably not much if you’re a bearded Black.