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A new standard.


IT WAS SO REFRESHING TO READ ABOUT FIVE women who are succeeding in the BLACK ENTERPRISE 100S, in your August 2003 issue ["She's The Boss"]. We always expect women to set standards in parenting, so there should be little wonder they are succeeding in managing enterprises.

The five women wonderfully portrayed por·tray  
tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays
1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of.

2. To depict or describe in words.

3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage.
 by [writer] Tamara Holmes truly exemplifies the wisdom, courage and endurance Endurance
See also Longevity.

Atalanta

feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148]

Boston marathon

famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.
 of these women. And just as her subjects are doing in the BE 100s, Holmes too has set a new standard of excellence in writing BE articles.

I am sharing this article with my colleagues at our local business association. Congratulations to all six women.

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  • Emory University
  • Emory and Henry College
  • David Emory, anti-fascist researcher
  • John Emory (1789-1835), Protestant bishop
  • William Hemsley Emory (1811-1887), American army officer and surveyor
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I AM A 29-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race.  female living in the city of Chicago and a faithful subscriber ro BE. I have just completed my M.B.A. and have always had dreams of owning a successful business.

As a minority citizen living in a poverty-stricken community, I think that a lot of minorities need to take advantage of becoming business owners, although it is not easy for us to start new businesses.

I was grateful, surprised, and impressed by the success stories in the Angust issue of BE, of the women of the BE 100s. These women have inspired me a great deal, and I would like to one day follow in their footsteps. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"
meantime, meanwhile
, I will continue to research and read your inspiring articles and pursue my business--I will not stop! I am confident and blessed that there is a way for me to succeed.

Safiyyah Al-Amin

Chicago, IL

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Title Annotation:Letters
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Dec 1, 2003
Words:273
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