relationship with deen. and then there s this. last year the new york times interviewed deen about race relations in the south. i feel like the south is almost less prejudice because black folks played such an integral part in our lives. i have a young man in my life, and his name is holis johnson, and he s black as that board. come out here. we can t see you standing against it dark board. a lot of drit civil on both sides. pamela brown joins us with who are. good morning,pamela. paula deen is known for whipping up rich southern food, but it s what she cooked up outside the kitchen that has her embroiled in controversy. the food network quickly announced that it would not be renewing her contract and now her supporters are dishing out plenty of criticism of that