Posted: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:50 PM by Barbara Raab
By Rehema Ellis, NBC News correspondent
Editor's note: Rehema's report airs on tonight's broadcast, in Part One of our series, African American Women: Where They Stand
For years, Black women have told their daughters they may have to take care of themselves without a husband so it's imperative that young women develop skills.
It is happening.
The numbers of Black women earning college degrees and taking leadership roles in the workplace are impressive.
And the huge achievement gap between African-American women and men is astounding. Black women are making gains in record numbers. It may suggest to some that Black women have gotten the empowerment message and have met all accomplishment goals. That would be only half right. According to research, there is still a lot of work to do.
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