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“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” is a television show that first aired on October 07, 2008. Although, the show has changed cast members over the years, the identified six elite African American females on “The Real housewives of Atlanta” are in the age range from 30-50 years of age. By the name of Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey, Phadrea Parks, Porsha Williams, Nene Leakes, and Kenya Moore. These young ladies are the Atlanta housewives. Although, five out of the six have husbands and four out of the six had children, their viewers may relate to the women’s situations. The everyday woman is being family oriented, career driven and being successfully empowered as African American women. It influences other African American women in their opportunities …show more content…

The group of women from a racial construct become successful from housewives to bosses owning their own empires. The women’s concept of being ordinary compelled the women to further their education and careers. As for the attorney and funeral director, super model, former stripper and actress, singer, and a former housewife of a professional athlete current talk host. The women potential already had a sense of talent and the ambition to become successful. They inspiring others at home, moms, housewives, and everyday career woman to enhance their lifestyles.
Through landing positions the women were in a position to build their own empires by mastering and exploring their options in other areas to residually maintain the wealth in their financial status by branding a name. They built a community amongst women through mutual connections while recognizing other’s abilities through engagement of social networking while having enough creditability to influence the directors to notice credentials of the next newest cast member for the TV …show more content…

Being an aspiration to another African American woman to achieve their goals by watching this television show relates to work ethics, independence and position in power. Being an African American, the show displays personalities of each character, even including the drama scenes. The action in force is having a womanly community and unity, networking, and empowerment while forming a sisterhood as a family outside of their immediate family for moral support. Individuals may relate through connecting with everyday life events as a form of communication. Being inspired, intrigued by the lifestyle and glam most importantly hard work rewards by achieving success through hard work and effort or even from social

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