For Russ, the answer is a no-brainer. All she, a black woman, has to do is observe the many strides white women have made through NOW to realize that she, too, has much to gain by joining. Attending college and belonging to NOW have helped me keep my kids off drugs and out of jail. I have learned to hold my head up. They're being used by men and by the system.
Some women have five or more children by different men.
These women need to be taking charge of their lives and their children's future. No one else will. A man is not the answer. Black women don't need to have a man or have a baby to be somebody. They need to get self-respect.