Americans by the millions watch reality television, but how real is it and has it gone too far with some of its stereotypical and buffoonish portrayals of Blacks? “Meet the Faith” host Ian Smith sifted through “the good, the bad and the ugly” of reality TV.Guest panelists included Randal Pinkett, fourth season winner of “The Apprentice”; Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, “The Apprentice” participant; and Harvey E. Walden IV, of “Celebrity Fit Club.” So what’s real when Blacks take on reality tv, and what’s not?

 Are Black people overly paranoid, or are we justified in thinking “The Man” is out to get us? This week Dr. Ian Smith and his guests — fitness expert Donna Richardson Joyner, Dr. Jeff Gardner and pediatrician Dr. Corey Herbert — take an emotional look back at historical injustices against Blacks; and of it’s time to let bygones be bygones. What do you think?  

This week BET’s “Meet the Faith” will take on homosexuality in Black America – how we view it, the frictions it causes in our community and how gays and lesbians themselves live their lives in the face of hate, prejudice and relatives and friends who misunderstand them. Who knew actress Sheryl Lee Ralph was such a staunch supporter of gay people? She came out swinging – shoulders shaking and full of emotion – arguing with Zoe Ministries pastor, the Rev. Bishop Bernard Jordan in support of gay right. Jordan, who leads Zoe Ministries, was the voice for African-American clergy opposed to gay rights and gay marriage. To be fair, he was the only one defending his position on the panel, so he was definitely outgunned by Lee’s star power and Boykin’s familiarity with the subject. But Jordan was neither persuasive nor passionate about his point. He insisted, however, that there’s nothing to debate: the Bible says homosexuality is wrong so it is wrong. Jordan says while he doesn’t oppose homosexuals just because of who they are he insists that the act of homosexual sex is sinful.Gay activist, author and attorney Keith Boykin (who also used to be a White House aide) was also on the show. Boykin reminded Jordan that the Bible was also used to defend slavery and discrimination against women. Boykin also argued that the whole “down low” syndrome is part of the larger right wing “conspiracy” against homosexuality. There are no stats to back the notion that high rate of AIDS in black women is a result of black gay men who bring it home to them, he says.

A dirty secret is circulating around many poor Black neighborhoods and it’s making many people sick. Millions of Black people live within walking distance of environmentally hazardous factories, landfills and highways. this week. host Ian Smith and his guests talked about “going green,” and the impact environmental racism plays in placing Black families in harms way. Do you agree?