Karen Grigsby Bates

is a Los Angeles-based correspondent for NPR News and co-author, with Karen Elyse Hudson, of The New Basic Black: Home Training For Modern Times (Doubleday).

About Come Correct

Manners and mores in modern life? It's about way more than where the fork goes.

All MAY POSTS (7)

The Parent Trap

The good news?  You're getting married

The bad news: You mom hates your dad--and they both plan to be there...

Your Own Intimate Ceremony

The Wedding Of Your Dreams Has 20 Guests, No Presents?  How To Break The News...

Your Invitation Got Lost in the Mail?

Can You Ever Ask Why You WEREN'T Invited To An Event?

Wedding Belles, Bridezillas, The Presents of Your Company

The showers, the parties, the gift dilemmas and the drama can only mean one thing: it's wedding season!

"My Bad?" "You're Fired!"

What ever happened to "I'm Sorry" and "You're Welcome"?

Honoring Mom--On HER Terms

You've got Mother's Day All Planned Out--But Did You Check To See How Your Mom Wants To Spend It?

Touching Taboos

Why you don’t touch black folks’ heads, or rub pregnant women’s tummies without an invitation…