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Do the Right Thing with Karen Grigsby Bates: Office Christmas Parties

Before coming to NPR, Bates was a news reporter for Peoplemagazine. She was a contributing columnist to the Op Ed pages of the Los Angeles Times for ten years. Her work has appeared in Time, The New York Times, the Washington Post, Essence and Vogue. And… Read More ›

Do the Right Thing with Karen Grigsby Bates: Thanksgiving Behavior

Before coming to NPR, Bates was a news reporter for Peoplemagazine. She was a contributing columnist to the Op Ed pages of the Los Angeles Times for ten years. Her work has appeared in Time, The New York Times, the Washington Post, Essence and Vogue. And… Read More ›

Do the Right Thing with Karen Grigsby Bates: The Vanishing Art of Tipping

Before coming to NPR, Bates was a news reporter for Peoplemagazine. She was a contributing columnist to the Op Ed pages of the Los Angeles Times for ten years. Her work has appeared in Time, The New York Times, the Washington Post, Essence and Vogue. And… Read More ›

Do the Right Thing with Karen Grigsby Bates: Grumpiness!

Before coming to NPR, Bates was a news reporter for Peoplemagazine. She was a contributing columnist to the Op Ed pages of the Los Angeles Times for ten years. Her work has appeared in Time, The New York Times, the Washington Post, Essence and Vogue. And… Read More ›