BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL BLACK WOMAN IS A MOTHER WHOSE POWERFUL LESSONS NEVER DIE

by Caroline Clarke via http://www.blackenterprise.com

Given all that mothers do, and the indelible impact they make on the lives of their children, a single Sunday doesn’t seem nearly enough to celebrate them. So, Happy Mother’s (Mon)day!

We asked three extraordinary women (all Powerplayers profiled on Women of Power TV) to share their memories of the amazing women who made them who they are. Here they recall the loving lessons that shaped their lives and fueled their dreams. Even those whose mothers passed away years ago insist that they conjure their moms’ examples daily, and their values and expectations sustain them to this day.

BLACK MOTHERS CREATE SUCCESSFUL BLACK WOMAN

Vera Moore, founder and CEO, Vera Moore Cosmetics

The story of Vera Moore Cosmetics is a classic one in black business history. Television makeup artists couldn’t find cosmetics matched to this trailblazing black soap opera actress’ flawless chocolate skin, so Moore mixed her own. Before long, she was frustrated by the dearth of acting roles for black women, but she became passionate about her makeup and a chance to make other black women feel beautiful, too.

The youngest of seven children raised in Queens, N.Y., Moore was named after her mother, and says …

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