employers do not start opening the doors to young black men, Opposition Sen.

Terry Lister told a forum last night.

And there also needed to be a healthy dose of "Afrocentricity'' taught in schools, Sen. Lister said.

Sen. Lister said his education at Berkeley Institute, a predominantly black school, exposed him to numerous black role models who would speak at the school.

The topic of the role-model group 100 Black Men of Bermuda forum was education and the young black male.

Speaking at St. Paul's AME Centennial Hall to more than 100 people, Sen.

Lister said that as international business grew in Bermuda, more women were getting well-paying clerical and other office jobs. But the doors in the business world were being closed to young blacks.

"I have concerns that the doors of job opportunity are being closed to black males,'' he said.

A quality education must be offered to them to ensure they take their rightful place in society, he said.

Teacher Mr. Llewellyn Trott said youngsters today were too materialistic. He was astounded to learn during a group session with some students aged 15-17 that not one had a curfew. They all attended music "sessions'' on the weekend. Only one had never had an alcoholic beverage. And they spent an average of $40 in one night. "Their greatest enjoyment was sitting on the wall in the block eating chicken at 4 a.m.,'' he said.

CYCLISTS IN ICU AC Cyclist in ICU A woman pedal cyclist was in the intensive care unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital last night after colliding with a motor cyclist at about 6 p.m. on East Broadway.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash which left the woman with head injuries. The motor cyclist was unhurt.