Chronicle Profile
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By ALBERT NICKERSON
Chronicle Staff Writer _
Brenda H. Redd believes traditional values are
still the best kind.
441 still have many of the moral values my
mother instilled in me/* said Redd, a serial control
clerk for R.J. Reynolds' research and
development department.
441 might get in trouble for saying this, but I'm
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husband as the head of the household.-Hiave a
traditional family with traditional values."
Redd, who does all of the-cooking around the
house, enjoys the role of mother and wife.
"I enjoy doing anything that will ensure the
happiness of my family," she said.
Although she is a traditional womaiu she remains
a part of the competitive business world.
Recently, the company honored her on-the-job
performance with a $3,645 award for a recommendation
to cut long distance telephone costs in
its subscription department.
As a serial control clerk, Redd is responsible
for ordering nearly 2,000 publications for
Reynolds and its subsidiaries.
Redd noticed that the company was paying
more than necessary when ordering publications.
She Tuggested the company arranged a
"dedicated telephone line," a telephone line
linking Reynolds and the agency that orders
various publications - thus avoiding the AT&T
long distance charges.
"1 have already put the money to good use,"
said Redd.
Redd started out at Reynolds as a summer tour
guide while attending Parkland High School. She
graduated in 1971.
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Id believes in the
fortabte with what 1 do," said Redd, who has
been employed in research and development for
eight years.
One of her career goals, she said, is to return
to school and take some courses in computer
technology.
"I'm driven to achieve and 1 have set my goals
and will be working toward them," she said.
Despite her career aspirations, Redd said her
most important goal is her family.
She is married to George Redd III, a car
salesman for Bob Neill Pontiac. They have one
son, 10-year-old George IV.
"i really don't have time for a lot of outside
"I might get in trouble for saying this,
bmt I'm not a liberated woman."
-- Brenda Redd
interests," she said. "My most important job is
my family."
"The family is the very strongest part of a person's
life. It is important to me because the fami
ly is responsible for passing on the moral values
to the children."
Redd said religion is also very important to
her. She attends New Bethel Baptist Church and
is a member of the church's Journalistic Society.
The society publishes the church's newsletter
called "The New Bethel Spotlight".
"I place all my faith in God," she said. "I feel
like praying to the Lord has helped to make me a
better person, mother and wife. It has helped in
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tivities, she enjoys curling up with a good novel,
she said. Her favoritie author is Maya Angelou.
Her favorite book is "I Know Why The Caged
Bird Sings.''
Reed said novels inspire her, but more importantly
friends, relatives and co-workers motivate
her. "Whenever I'm down and need to be
motivated, I think about the advice my motherin-law,
Helen, gave me," she said.
"That is, think positive-never negative. And,
I am the only one who can reach my goals. She's
one of my biggest inspirations."
On the other hand, her role model is her
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see my husband as the head of the household"
grandmother. "I can really sit down and talk
with her. My grandmother, Eva Martin, can
always find something good to say about a person.
She is a very broad-minded person and 1 feel
very close to her," she said.
Redd said she would advise other young black
women that the key to success is planning and
setting goals.
"Young black women have to set their goals
and work toward them," she said. "If you don't
set goals, you will be regressing instead of progressing.
Whatever it is that you desire, you can J
achieve if you work at it."
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More than just another shopping center. The
jrketplace will have over 40 stores offering savings
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i're paying less doesn't mean you're getting less
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of Labels: Not just brand names, but the finest I 1
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flee: Women's designer shoes only $13 88 I 1
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