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I ask the same question, all the time!

Every time there's a report on an armed robbery, I ask, "Where are the White guys?" (Okay, just poking you in the ribs.) Seriously, you can't expect every news report to contain Black people, and this story in particular is about women making choices regarding career and motherhood. I fear that the majority of working Black mothers do it out of necessity, with little choice in the matter. So the demographics are totally different. You can tell that the biggest decision these moms are dealing with is whether to buy another Lexus or get the C-class Mercedes that's on sale. A lot of working Black moms are having to decide which bill to pay. That's not to say that your story is less newsworthy, and WWAY should consider doing a story on working Black women, with emphasis on how many have been thrust into the additional dual role of being the de facto head of the family because of the absence of a traditional father image. Your life is likely FAR more challenging than any of the moms in this story.

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