Despite your legitimate title, you are seen as the recipients of affirmative action. When this writer reads this, the first thought is how do you know? Would anyone at your university tell you that? How horrible if it's true. This writer has been praised as a student of TCSPP so far and continuation would be a blessing. Successful African American female professionals are arrogant, harsh, controlling, self-centered, and arrogant (Bell, 2004). African American women have historically been accused of this by many. What is left out of these accusations is the question: why? Due to the legacy of slavery, African American women have never had the privilege of being submissive, docile, or fragile (Bell, 2004). As a consultant, these qualities allow you to survive in a hostile work environment, where you must contend with both racism and sexism (Bell, 2004). As an African American woman these characteristics are rewarding. Being who I am has empowered me to have a sense of pride, self-respect, and loyalty. However, trying to balance all of these characteristics can be very problematic because I am constantly trying to balance to deflect the negative