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 : accomplished tennis player who also enjoys reading and attending sporting events.

PHOTO : Joyce M. Blackmon (right), 52, is vice president for economic development and external

PHOTO : affairs at Memphis Light, Gas & Water in Memphis. A widow, Blackmon has two adult sons and

PHOTO : is very active with the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. The Memphis in May

PHOTO : International Festival also receives much of Blackmon's time, and she has traveled with

PHOTO : delegations to Kenya and New Zealand on behalf of the festival. She is president of the

PHOTO : Memphis chapter of the Links, a member of the Tougaloo College board of trustees, and a

PHOTO : collector of contemporary African-American art.

PHOTO : Dr. Marilyn Hill Harper (below), 52, clinical professor with the Department of Anesthesia,

PHOTO : University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, is a divorcee with two adult

PHOTO : sons. She is a founding member of the Northern California Black Women Physicians, which

PHOTO : raises scholarship funds for medical students. Her charitable concerns also include

PHOTO : volunteer work with the Glide Memorial Church after-school program for children. She

PHOTO : enjoys skiing, music (jazz and blues in particular) and attending the opera.