In 1971, I became a teen, single mom with my first son. Dr. Martin Luther King had been assassinated three years prior, and president John F. Kennedy had been assassinated before that. The tension and riots that followed in many US cities was still going on. Boston was politically and racially polarized between civil rights for working class people of color and opposition from those who disdained racial equality. The heated battles made the daily news and spilled into a turbulent desegregation of public schools via court-ordered busing of school children.
My mom was a foster child, who had eleven children of African American, Italian, Jewish and Puerto Rican heritage. My sisters and brothers ranged from dark skinned with hazel eyes and dark hair, to white skinned with green eyes and red hair. So, I couldn't believe that skin color could cause people to act so violently toward each other.
My primary emotional salvation was through reading books: from poetry and science to encyclopedias, dictionaries and self-help.
I concentrated on raising my family and working any job I could until that period in time was over. However, no matter how hard I worked, or whatever I accomplished, there was scathing judgement directed at me for being a black woman and a young, single mom. These disapprovals both weighed me down and catapulted my goal to succeed. I turned negative attempts to humiliate me into a determination to help people like myself regardless of their circumstances. I used my life difficulties to create a toolbox and a roadmap to overcome punitive and other barriers of class, color and race, etc. prejudice.
Experience has taught me that by mastering reading and verbal, written and mixed-media literacy, individuals can out-think and out-maneuver their detractors, to earn a livable wage as contributing members of society.
Further I believe that each of us can help our families overcome intergenerational poverty and deprivation through education.
With these ideals and many things I learned along the way, I designed Eworkstyle Institute.
Paula Robinson Deare with sons Steven, Curtiss & Chaun
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Account Manager (Part-Time 20 hours per week) Marketing and Advertising Sales
ENTERTAINING\Web Office
12 hours (Knowledge of word processing & email a plus)
Two hours per week (3 weeks) and 2 hours @ monthly meeting
Commission,
25% of sale
Ongoing, Open Application hr@EWORKSTYLE.com
Description &
Responsibilities
Serve as primary point of
contact for marketing and sales for EWORKSTYLE INSTITUTE, INC. Account Managers are primarily responsible
for seeking out corporate advertisers. Responsibilities
include: researching potential clients, initiating cold calls,
directing leads, following-up on messages and responding to
general advertising questions and inquiries. Account
Managers work with national account representative to coordinate
communication for meetings with advertisers; prepare information
packages and responses to advertisers; organize, distribute and
maintain contract information and update advertising database.
Account Managers are also responsible for forwarding all
advertising information for ongoing publication updates.
Required Education,
Skills, Experience
Self starter, office
experience, strong organizational, interpersonal, etiquette and
customer service skills. Willingness to learn. Ability to handle a diverse
professional groups. Willingness to work in a
high-speed, online office environment with efficiency,
diplomacy and enthusiasm. Must be flexible, innovative,
quick thinking, and able to present EWORKSTYLE favorably to
corporate advertisers and the general public. Ability to
work independently, prioritize multiple tasks; proficiency in word processing closing sales.
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Contributing Writer Editorial
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12 hours (Knowledge of word processing & email a plus)
One hour per week (3 weeks) and 2 hours @ monthly meeting
Volunteer position; promotion of you as a columnist;
editorial support and publication of your articles.
Ongoing, Open Application hr@EWORKSTYLE.com
