This is a bit of a departure from the everyday workings of Dallas South, but a friend of mine asked me my thoughts on this article and I finally go around to sharing them. NOTE; Feel free to email me at shawn@dallassouthblog.com if you would like to suggest blog topics. On September 1, 1991, author Joy Jones wrote what was then an extremely controversial article in the Washington Post titled Are Black Women Scaring Off Their Men?:A Fighting Spirit Is Important-But Not At Home. The success of this article inspired Ms. Jones to write Between Black Women:Listening With the Third Ear. The question posed by Ms. Jones 15 years ago continues to be pontificated in the new millenium. There's no being on earth like the black woman. She has been the backbone of the black family every since the black male was emasculated during slavery. She has served as both mother and father in far too many instances. In the workplace, sisters deal with the double edged sword of racism and sexism. So when it comes to being Superwoman, black women have been there and done that. Yet black men are not looking for superwoman in his mate, he's looking for a woman, a lady. However, sisters ...
