vn cuurse u won i won
for everyone; but there art
several people in several
fields who have followed ii
die career footsteps of one
or both parents. Al Suttoc
Jr. la one who is proud tc
have selected a career ir
which his father is else
involved. Both men are
ministers. Rev. Dr. A. B.
Sutton Sr. is pastor o)
Ebenezer Baptist Church
His son, Al, is 20 and s
student at Bishop College
where he is studying Reli
gion and Philosophy.
“My father didn’t die
courage me when I tok
him I was considering the
ministry, but he often
asked me if 1 was sure i
wanted to become a pas
tor,” Al stated. Al remem
bered his father expressing
views about Ms career. “I
remember my ded saying,
I wouldn’t have a lot of
friends; it’s not always the
best career far financial
gains, etc. But God really
called me into tbe profes
sion and I had to go,*’ Al
A1 Sutton, Jr.
, ....Bishop College student
mreaay an associate
pastor at Ebeneser, A1
doesn’t fed be entered the
ministry because Us father
is a minister; but be
cause it was destined for
him. However, be feds that
the faith which his father
has and demonstrates
“played a significant part”
fa Us accepting what was
placed before him.
- A1 views his father as a
pastor- not a preacher. I
want to be a pastor like my
father,” A1 assured. He
’ explained that a preacher
can go anywhere and
1 1 i
preach anywhere as an
evangelist does.
“But a minister leads a
specific body of people on a
consistent basis, every day
of the week,” A1 continued.
He has been a minister
since he was 14.
LaTanya Roseborough,
24, has also selected a
career in which one of her
parents entered as a pro
fession. LaTanya is a hair
stylist. Her mother is
Christine Chisolm.
“My mother had always
encouraged me to become
a hairstylist,” LaTanya
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noted. White the former
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instead. LaTanya was suc
cessful in burtMes; ' how
ever a layoff it the com
pany brought her profes
sion to an abrupt end.
’ "I was at home, not
working, and my mother
kept telling me to take the
unemployment money and
go to school for a degree in
hairstyling,” LaTanya
stated. She followed her
mother’s advice and at
tended Band's Beauty Col
lege. Now LaTanya is the
manager of one of two hair
salons which her mother
owns. LaTanya is pleased
her mother encouraged her
to become a hairstylist. "I
always had the skill be
cause I always took care of
my hair,” LaTanya com
mented. "But when I went
to school and received my
license, I polished my tech
nical skills.”
The hairstylist and man
ager feels certain she
would not have entered
hairstyling if her mother
wasn’t in the profession.
A1 and LaTanya have no
regrets about choosing
careers which their
parents are presently in
volved. Both of them feel
they will recommend their
profession to their child
ren. “I wouldn’t insist that
my children grow up to do
the same thing I do, but if
my children express a na
tural interest in hairstyling
then I will support and
encourage them to pursue
a career in it,” LaTanya
assured.
Republicans Address Child Care
1 Corthwed From Page IA
service some time ago.
The local program is
managed by Child Care
Resources, Inc. The staff at
Child Care Resources, Inc.
cannot name a specific day
care facility when inquir
ies are made by a parent.
However, they work close
ly with tbe day care cen
ters in the city and keep a
record of their hours, fees,
etc. When a parent in
dicates the kind of service
and the amount of money
that can be offered for child
care, then the staff pro
vides names of several
centers which might be
helpful: It’s up to the
inquirer to make a final
decision.
In Charlotte, as more
women assume the task of
heading households they
...
are seeking day by day ser
vices with great demand.
“Rather than create
government-sponsored day
care centers, the bill will
improve access to existing
dependent care services by
all the information neces
sary to make a choice'
which would fulfill her
needs, schedules and
financial situation."
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Pros And Cons
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nceptions Of The CBL
By Karen Parker
Pwt Staff Writer
William Nelson and
Roosevelt Maske named
similar reasons why some
busineks people aren’t
members of the Charlotte
Business League.'..
"Some people seem to
have the idea the Charlotte
Business League is for an
elite minority," Maske, an
insurance broker revealed.
“Some people feel that the
Charlotte Business League
is an organization for the
bourgeois,” commented '
William Nelson, a realtor.
Both of these men own
their businesses. Maske is
the owner of Roosevelt
Maske and Associates.
He’s an insurance broker.
Nelson is the owner of
Professional Realty and
Management where he
focuses primarily on real
estate sales.
Maske and Nelson want
to dispel what they view as
a “misconception of the
CBL," of which they have
been members since the
organization was founded
in 1977.
“The League is a group
of minority business
people who want to share
ideas. It’s an opportunity
for networking and help
ing each other to enhance
his or her business,"
Nelson pointed out.
Despite all the claims of
wanting to push the pro
gress of black businesses
forward, not even half the
black business people in
Charlotte or Mecklenburg
County are members of the
organization.
Sam Jones an electrical
contractor located on
Beatties Ford Road is a
former member of the
Charlotte Business League.
“I haven’t been active with
the League this past year,”
Jones pointed out. He men
tioned reasons why he
believes the CBL hasn’t
attracted more members
than it has.
“CBL has failed to cater
to businesses other than
Second In series
thoae of retail-type. Just
recently has the CBL
realized what I’ve always
said, ‘the League should
cater to all minority
businesses,’” Jones assert
ed.
Being in construction,
Jones implied he felt
shunned by some members
of CBL. “I don’t have any
negative feelings about the
League, since it realizes
n*w that it can’t cater only
to white-collar-business
persons,” Jones stated.
Then commenting on
CBL’s involvement in get
ting more minority busi
ness during the construc
tion of the new Charlotte
airport, Jones presented
again the CBL assisted
mostly those people who
were interested in setting
up as vendors. "As far as
getting business there as a
contractor, I fought my
own battle,” Jones insist
ed.
He stated the main pur
pose of the CBL should be
to serve as a political voice
on the local and state level
to promote the utilization of
more minority businesses.
“We want to attract all
those minority businesses
along Beatties Ford Road
and Graham Street,” Nel
son assured. He admitted
the CBL hasn’t done
enough to convince every
minority business in the
city and county why each
should become a member.
“We look at that task as
an uphill struggle,” Nelson
commented. One way
which the League has re
cently worked to gain more
favorable recognition was
through a special meeting
which identified at least 10
reasons why every minor
ity business should become
a member of CBL.
They are: to enhance
one’s business awareness;
to meet and associate with
people of like interest and
motivation; to become
aware of business op
portunities; to contribute
to the economic develop
ment of the minority com
munity; to promote the
choice of a business career,
whether as a corporate
employee or entrepreneur,
in a positive and intriguing
manner; to aid in the
establishment of a more
pronounced minority busi
ness presence; to serve as
a vehicle within the minor
ity community which will
interpret the economic im
plications of the words and
deeds of politicians and
those of the majority com
munity; to participate in
an aggressive and contin
uous search for ways of
making black capitalism a
reality in Charlotte-Meck
lenburg; to serve as a role
model for the youth of the
community by allowing
them to explore the busi
ness arena through CBL
members’ experience and
training.
Though Maske agreed
the CBL has developed an
image that needs to be re
defined, he also feels there
are too many people
"throwing rocks" at the
CBL. “Some people are
coming to the League with
their hands stuck out, but
aren’t offering anything,"
Maske noted.
He wants to see more
members so that the
League can continue pro
jects such as one they are
working to establish with
Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity. CBL intends to work
closely with the Business
Administration Depart
ment at Smith. The mem
bers of CBL will share their
business knowledge and
skills with the students
through workshops and
lectures.
"Any minority interested
in any form of business
should become familiar
with the League,” Nelson
informed.
Next Week: An interview
with corporate sponsors
will reveal why they find it
beneficiary to sponsor
members into the Charlotte
Business League.
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