AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, FAMILY AND HOSPITALITY WORK

Because of African-American women's overrepresentation in several hosp itality-related occupations, hospitality research is uniquely position ed to make a significant contribution to understanding African-America n women's work. This paper describes African-American women's particip ation as employees, managers, and entrepreneurs in the hospitality ind ustry, as well as the multiple roles African-American families play in relationship to African-American women's domestic and hospitality wor k.