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    Start Over Publication Year 1999 Subject Term Families & family life

    1. Live and Kicking: An age-old problem; Are Black elders passing on the benefit of their experience to the young?

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Sewell,Tony (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    1999-11-22
    Published:
    London, UK
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    The Voice
    Journal Title Details:
    884 : 9
    Notes:
    Occasionally, a rare talent emerges, such as Lauryn Hill or Maxwell, whereas previously the talent came in hordes. Look at the way Lauryn Hill has gone back to Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder for inspiration and technique. She's still a rap artist but here is a woman who has learnt her trade. It's a question of feeling basically unsafe around a generation that has no respect for its elders.

    2. Why we should expect the best from our daughters and provide them with the means to achieve it

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    McLean,Marva (Author)
    Format:
    Newspaper Article
    Publication Date:
    1999-03-31
    Published:
    Miami, FL
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Caribbean Today
    Journal Title Details:
    4 : 7
    Notes:
    One basic but tremendously important strategy is becoming and staying involved in our daughters' education. Our girls need to be told and reminded that all professions are open to them and that they must begin from an early age to prepare for these professions. Historically, girls do not take as many math and science courses as boys do, yet many top-paying professions require these subjects. Let your daughters know that math, chemistry, physics, etc., are not boy' exclusive domain but that girls have the aptitude to do just as well in these areas. These are women whose lives speak eloquently of courage, determination and achievement. Contemporary women also provide striking examples of qualities our own daughters can emulate. Within our churches, schools and communities are countless women with stories worth sharing.