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Reviews
<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font><font><font><font><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial,sans-serif"></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></span></strong></p><p><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="color:#000000;">I Didn’t Work This Hard </span></em><span style="color:#000000;">was really positively reviewed in the April 1 issue of Booklist (circ. 24,150). The complete review follows:<span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">I Didn't Work This Hard Just to Get Married (</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Chicago</span></strong><strong></strong><strong><span style="color:#000000;"> Review Press, ISBN: 9781556528194)</span></strong></p><p></p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000000;">“Despite the continued cultural emphasis on marriage, 70 percent of black women will live their lives as singles--widowed and divorced, but mostly never married. Whether this statistic is viewed as good, bad, or indifferent depends on a woman's individual perspective. Beamon, a television news writer-producer, presents interviews with 21 successful black women fully enjoying singlehood with a range of opinions on their marriage prospects. Among the women interviewed are actress Kim Coles, author Deborah Gregory (of Cheetah Girls fame), movie producer Effie Brown, and an assortment of other professionals. The women applaud the television shows <em>Living Single</em> and <em>Girlfriends</em> for depictions of beautiful and successful single black women, and discuss the sometimes negative images of black women and the impact of the high unemployment and incarceration rates of black men on marriage prospects. Mostly, they recount their own personal journeys to accepting, enjoying, and capitalizing on their times as single women. Though written from black women's perspectives, this book has appeal for all women looking for a fresh take on being single.”</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></span></strong></p><p><span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;">“…I Didn’t Work This Hard Just To Get Married is filled with statistics, great information and details on how society views black women and our obligations to our children, families, and communities. We are also privy to some quirky tales of marriages gone wrong, single parenting, <strong><span style="font-weight:normal;">baby-mama</span></strong> drama and much more…</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;">This book is for women of all ages; women who <strong><span style="font-weight:normal;">believe</span></strong> their clocks are ticking and are running out of time. Women who feel like they need a man to define them, you will definitely enjoy this book from cover-to-cover as you take this journey into finding yourself.”</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> <strong>Reviewed by: Cheryl Hayes, APOOO BookClub</strong></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;">"What an incredibly liberating and inspiring collection of stories...about learning to be comfortable in your skin and what u got –and that we are not alone in our journey. Thank you Nika for this gift."<span> </span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">Terrie M. Williams</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">Author, Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> "This is an exciting book that fully explores the option of single status and the lives of the women who choose it… Nika Beamon gives women making life choices a window into the thought processes of other women who have made similar choices.<span> </span>It is an important addition to work on the lives and options of African American women, and it is an absorbing read."</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">Julianne Malveaux</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">President, </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">Bennett</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">College</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;"> for Women</span></strong></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span></strong></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;">"Although I am an award-winning filmmaker, TV personality and author, many of my family members feel as though I lead a shallow and empty life because I choose to be unmarried without children. In this well-researched and thoughtful tome, Nika Beamon has given a voice to true choice among women in this post-millennial era."</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><br /><strong>Abiola Abrams, BET host </strong></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;">Author of the novel, Dare </span></strong></p>