Civil Rights Group, 'ColorOfChange' goes after Bravo over ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta' fight

MStars has learned that Civil rights group ColorOfChange is going after Bravo for its African-American centered programs after Sunday's Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion brawl involving Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams.

"After weeks of promoting the RHOA reunion altercation, on Sunday executive producer Andy Cohen finally condemned the violent behavior of cast members - completely ignoring the staged hostile environment that provoked the altercation and the troubling pattern of violent, stereotypical portrayals of Black people across many of Bravo's Black reality franchises," the statement revealed that is obtained exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter.

"We've been in contact with NBCUniversal last week verbally and shared concerns in writing - specifically about this Real Housewives of Atlanta confrontation that was coming up," Arisha Hatch, campaign director at ColorOfChange, said to THR.

The group is asking Bravo to use policies similar to what VH1 has for the show Basketball Wives. In 2012, the network and producers took action to have no excessive physical confrontations policy for the series' Basketball Wives LA and Basketball Wives Miami.

The group does not want the Real Housewives of Atlanta show cancelled, but just wants some changes to portray positive images of African-American women and families.

Here is the full statement from ColorOfChange.

From the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion to the second season of Married to Medicine, the physical violence displayed during Bravo's Sunday primetime lineup was deeply alarming. After weeks of promoting the RHOA reunion altercation, on Sunday executive producer Andy Cohen finally condemned the violent behavior of cast members - completely ignoring the staged hostile environment that provoked the altercation and the troubling pattern of violent, stereotypical portrayals of Black people across many of Bravo's Black reality franchises.

Research shows that dehumanizing portrayals of Black people on television lead to real-world consequences for Black folks - influencing how we are treated by doctors, judges, teachers and lawmakers. No matter how entertaining, this should be the last fight between Black women that Bravo profits from.