Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 2003 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2003

Black women rising much faster than Black men, Newsweek magazine says

NEW YORK (PRNewswiiv)— Black women arc making historic strides on campuses and in the workplace. Once consigned to mostly menial work, Black women (24 percent ol them, compared to 1? percent of Black men) have ascended to the professionalmanagerial class. But, as Newsweek magazine contributing editor Ellis Cose writes, their professional progress has widened the gap between them and Black men, and they're having to rethink old notions of

race, class and romance. Cose explores the causes and implications of the new Black gender gap in the March :i cover story, "From Schools to Jobs, Black Women Are Rising Much Faster than Black Men. What it Means for Work, Family and Race Relations." In a roundtable discussion, national correspondent Allison Samuels talks to “The View" host Star Jones, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, singer and actress Beyonce Knowles, money

manager Mellody Hobson, bank CEO Deborah Wright, rapper Foxy Brown and Teri Woods, a single mother and former paralegal who has started her own publishing business, about their successes and the new rules of race, class and romance. Jones says that Black women, as a group, are successful because they have been driven by generations before them. In Jones' case, her mother left her with her grandparents so she could go back to school. Roberts says they can't discount that

society is embracing them more. "I think in the corporate culture, bosses are more comfortable with women - much more than they would be with a Black man.” Says money manager Mellody 11 obson: "One of the things that’s also in our favor is that we stand out. And when you go in prepared and qualified - you stand out that much more.” She adds an anecdote about life in the workplace: “It’s hard, because I can go for days and never see another person of color in any

senior position. People come into my office all the time where I’m the president of the firm, and they give me their coat and ask me for coffee because they don’t know who I am. So I go hang up the coat, get the coffee and then sit at the head of the table.” On finding Black men with similar educations and incomes, Knowles said, “It is a little scary, especially for the people younger than me. I look at my sister and then at my future kids’ generation and wonder who’s going to

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be there for them to many. It’s so difficult to find someone out there that is compatible when you’re a successful Black woman.” On being loyal to Black men and more Black men marrying outside the race than Black women do, Jones said, “You could become bitter. I won’t tell you who, because I’m going to protect a Black man, but there is a brother who is a popular actor who is marryingoutside his race. He was on the show, and so was the woman. I received hundreds of letters about this. Most were Afri-can-American women, and the point they made was “Damn, we lost another brother.”

BIGSWOLE ► Continued from Page 1 cast show. “We are currently performing a nationwide search as well as an internal search to fill the position,” said Livingston. Jones, an Atlanta native, made regular appearances at local clubs. He acted as host at club Eden in Broad Ripple on Friday nights for its “Pandemonium” party and at Have a Nice Day Cafe for its “Way Back Wednesday” event on Wednesday nights.

MARION ► Continued from Page 1 area. Nursing students at Marian College enjoy a high success rate in passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. The program also provides a low student to faculty ratio, which is led by dedicated, caring nursing instructors. Nursing students are eligible for financial assistance such as grants, scholarships, loans and campus employment.

FATHER ► Continued from Page 1 Indianapolis Family Strengthening Coalition, the Marion County Health Department, the Children’s Museum, and WFYIReady to Learn. CIFN encourages mothers and fathers to bring their children and participate in the festivities at the museum. For more information on “Father’s Night Out,” call Dorian Martindale at 803-3850, or Bob Ripperger with FFRRC at 6302486.

BRIEFS ► Continued from Page 1 domestic violence. The mission of Breaking Free is to empower individuals, in their own time, to break free from abusive relationships, to provide resources and education safety, healing and growth and to promote community awareness to end the cycle of violence. The phone assistance line provides immediate and compassionate information and education about family violence, crisis intervention and referrals. Volunteers can work from their home. Call Dotty Metcalf, manager of volunteer services at 9235563 ext. 4 if you would like become a volunteer.

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