71. And there was the O. J. Simpson verdict, which divided not only black and white Americans, but, more subtly, black women among and within themselves. 72. And the judge himself is romantically involved with a black woman, a brilliant lawyer played with incredible finesse by Vanessa Bell Calloway. 73. And while the presence of black women in ads seems almost nil, designers and Madison Avenue are using an unprecedented number of minority men as well. 74. Another aunt, Helen Baker, would become the first black woman to attend the University of Maryland law school. 75. Another conference, this one for black women writers, was also illuminating, he says. 76. Another show was devoted to a black Houston woman who treated her two dark-skinned daughters like Cinderella, while a lighter daughter was treated like a queen. 77. Any black woman left standing better pick a side, quick. 78. Another guest on the program was the mother of a young black woman who had been beaten to death by skinheads outside a shopping mall in an unnamed state. 79. As a black woman, Stringer wanted more diversity for them to better prepare for a world that is much harder on young African-American men than genteel Iowa was. 80. As a divorced black woman with three children to support, Hill appreciated the opportunity. |