Great catches for the over-40 crowd: some of the nation's most eligible singles are mature men and women with charisma and charm to spare

Ebony, Sept, 1990

PHOTO : Reform Committee. In addition, she is involved in numerous other civic and charitable

PHOTO : concerns. When time permits, McCabe enjoys aerobics and reading, mostly business

PHOTO : publications. The Caribbean is her favorite vacation destination.

PHOTO : Karolyn Ali, 46, president of Renge Films in West Hollywood, Calif., is a businesswoman

PHOTO : and producer who has made her mark in the male-dominated film industry. Now the No. 2

PHOTO : person to Renge Films' CEO Bill Parker, this dynamic lady has produced dozens of

PHOTO : commercials and even more music videos. Currently, Ali is doing pre-production work for

PHOTO : her first feature film. Recently she was a recipient of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's

PHOTO : 1990 "Black Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award," and in 1989 she received the

PHOTO : prestigious "Lillian Gish Award" at the Women In Film Festival. She is an avid Scrabble

PHOTO : player who also enjoys gymnastics and stays in shape with vigorous fitness walking.

PHOTO : Willie L. Brown Jr., 56, speaker of the California Assembly, is the first Black elected to

PHOTO : this prestigious post. A veteran of the California Assembly since 1964, Brown is a

PHOTO : charismatic figure in state and national politics. In 1972 and 1980, he was co-chair of

PHOTO : the California delegation to the National Democratic Convention, and he was national chair

PHOTO : of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign. He is also co-founder and former

PHOTO : chair of the Black American Political Association of California. Brown, the father of two

PHOTO : daughters and a son, is nationally known for his oratory, wit, intellect and stylish

PHOTO : flair. He enjoys films, the theater, and horseback riding.

PHOTO : Faye Wattleton, 46, is president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the $300

PHOTO : million non-profit health-care organization. This attractive lady knows how to keep her

PHOTO : cool amid controversy, and frequently appears on national television and speaks before

PHOTO : large groups. She almost constantly travels to keep tabs on the organization's 26,000

PHOTO : staff members at 860 clinics in 49 states. Still, she manages to spend quality time with

PHOTO : her 14-year-old daughter, and enjoys movies, the theater, tennis and Thai food. The

PHOTO : divorcee says she would like to marry again someday. "I don't think I want to spend the

PHOTO : rest of my life as a single person," she says.

PHOTO : Andrew C. Barrett, 49, Washington, D.C., was appointed to the prestigious Federal

PHOTO : Communications Commission by President George Bush last year. In addition, he was

PHOTO : appointed to the FCC's Federal/State Joint Boards and Joint Conference and named FCC

PHOTO : Defense Commissioner. Prior to the federal appointment, Barrett lived in Chicago and had

PHOTO : served on the Illinois Commerce Commission since 1980. Dedicated to giving something back

PHOTO : to the community, Commissioner Barrett formerly was executive director of the Chicago

PHOTO : NAACP. Though his leisure time is scarce, Barrett, an attorney, is an enthusiastic and