CHOICEZ-How They Impact Our Lives

A SOLEHAIRWALK ! January 7, 2012

2011-11-16T08:12:00.020-05:00

A SOLEHAIRWALK
premier

An Afternoon of Fashions Hair and Dinner featuring Aginah's Herbal Hair Products and "Healthy Hair" Models.

You are especially welcome to join us for a unique collaboration of Hair Fashions and Dinner! Experience the vision behind select works of SOLEHAIRWALK Director, Amber Fortune and "Healthy Hair" while enjoying a special presentation of Aginah's Herbal Hair Products!

AHHP will be on display for purchase!

Healthy Hair Styles | Fashions | Live Music Selection | Dinner |
Perfect Combination

BUY NOW TICKETS $35 * NO TICKETS @DOOR
include dinner of salmon, fried or baked chicken, shrimp with sides, carrot and chocolate cake for dessert
ONLINE TICKETS
http://www.aginahhairshow.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Call/Text: 267.226.3430

DATE: Saturday, January 7, 2012
TIME: 2:30 PM - 7 PM (dinner served promptly at 3pm)
LOCATION: Sole 11 Sole Restaurant
6139 Ridge Avenue - Roxborough
Philadelphia, PA 19128

SOLEHAIRWALK LINE-UP
Fashions by
Kim Advant-Babb of Ameenah Designs, Stephie Ali,
Lubna Originals and more...
Hair Styles by Designer Stylist
Aginah, Nas, Stephie, Zakiyyah and more...
Make-Up Artist Kendall McArthur & Stephanie Johnson
Jewelry Accessories by Maureen Muchison
Furs by ?
Video and Lighting by Charles Gossett
Runway Music Selection by Amber Fortune

RUNWAY MODEL LINE-UP:
Drea Adebowale
Jennifer Alexander
Brenda White
Janet Benson
Sheila Carter-Gray
and more...

CHECK BACK LATER FOR UPDATE ON MODELS AND SPONSORS

A SULERMAR Production

NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS 2012

2011-09-05T10:01:00.005-04:00

SAVE THE DATE MAY 24th - 29th 2012
(Memorial Day Weekend) 5 nights/4 nights/3 nights

Click link
http://www.breezes.com/resorts/breezes-bahamas/?gclid=CKqHgKL7v6oCFRd25Qod1C7A3g

For the past twenty years, Aginah and sistahfriends have been converging on the Island of the Bahamas to renew, restore, release, relax, laugh, and grow together, and now as part of Aginah's mission to ‘Inspire 100,000 Sistah's to make better choices in the Bahamas Annual Vacation. Sistah's that make the journey return changed women, as YOU have experienced giving YOU permission to do YOU FIRST!

I'm inviting everyone to join me in Nassau, the Bahamas to start the next chapter of my life by celebrating life-another blessing and for a fun-loving time with you All. It's also a time to renew, restore, release, relax, laugh, grow, and revisit the good ole times.

… And Who Are You... Sistahfriends, sistahstylist, sistahclients and sistahs that I have not yet met? They Are You! You are the reason for my season of Joy. Without you, the past 61 years would have felt little like a half-century instead of a fleeting journey, and I would not have had the strength to face my high and lows that have been set before me. And I can't forget those Aha moments coupled with the near death second.

… This is my moment, because it marks the end of one season and the beginning of the rest of my healing journey. I want you to sit on the beach, listen to the sounds of G-d's great big ocean and soak up peace, and enjoy the simplicity of sun, ocean and sand. I hope you can join me for this inspiring celebration at the beach and lift a glass to the future, the next fifty years and another season.

…Peace be with you, always, for the love you've shown me. I will always love you.

Aginah

See attachment for HOTEL RATES AND POLICIES at Breezes All Inclusive on cable beach in Nassau. For those who prefer a payment plan, see installment dates below beginning September 24, 2011. All payments whether installments or in full must be paid via postal money order payable to SULERMAR & Company, or send an email to aginahhair@aol.com to receive a Paypal invoice which accepts credit/debit bank cards or echeck. If you have a paypal account just log into www.paypal.com to send your full payment, weekly or monthly installments to Sulermar and Company, LLC. Or book directly with your travel agent.

BREEZES ALL INCLUSIVE HOTEL RATES May 24th - May 29th
(MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND)

Option 1 Double Room $835 NET per person/Triple Room $765 NET per person
Thursday, May 24th - Tuesday, May 29th (5 nights/6 days)

Option 2 Double Room $670 NET per person/Triple Room $614 NET per person
Friday, May 25th - Tuesday, May 29th (4 nights/5 days)

Option 3 Double Room $505 NET per person/Triple Room $463 NET per person
Saturday, May 26th - Tuesday, May 29th (3 nights/4 days)

*SINGLE ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE $245 per person/per night
Installment Plan for Nassau, Bahamas
Begins September 24, 2011

BREEZES - ALL INCLUSIVE ON CABLE BEACH

1st Deposit of $75 due on or before Saturday, September 24th 2011

Option #1 Double May 24th – May 29th 5 nights/6 days $835.00 Pay $30.93 a week/$123.72 a month

Option #2 Double May 25th – May 29th 4 nights/5 days $670.00 Pay $24.82 a week/$99.28 a month

Option #3 Double May 26th – May 29th 3 nights/4 days $505.00 Pay $18.71 a week/$74.84 a month

*You can at anytime pay more or full payment via Paypal or postal money order...

www.USairways.com
$471
Depart: May 24, 2012 @9:45am
Flight #1913
Return: May 29, 2012 @1:45pm

Aginah's Herbal Hair & Skin Butter Does It All!

2011-07-26T11:17:00.004-04:00

Give your family and friends what they really want this holiday season and for special occasions... The Hair Gift of Value!
WE would like to encourage everyone to start at The Roots with "Aginah's Herbal Hair Products"! Our family products are known for their nourishing ingredients. They are not just topical cover-ups but, rather, nutrition for the hair, scalp and skin too! The proof is in the pudding, right? So here's the test. Look at your hair closely. Touch it! If it look and feels hungry , feed it-not with junk food products, but with real health-giving food, the kind you'll found in our green and white bottles bearing the name Aginah. And brought to you with joy and hair health.

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Men, Women and Children LOVING It!
Many call "Aginah's Herbal Hair & Skin Butter" one of the best products they have ever used. One women said, it melts on the hair leaving it feeling smooth, silky and shiny. Another testified, I noticed after months of using AHHSB my cellulite has diminish. And missy poo went to the doctors for medicine to heal dry broken skin on the heels of her feet, it did nothing--but after using our Herbal Hair & Skin Butter... VOILA!

Products are black owned and formulated
EMAIL ORDERS: aginahhair@aol.com to receive a paypal link
IN PERSON ORDERS: Aginah's Healthier Hair Studio
7516 City Avenue Office 6
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Call 484.431.3177

NOW ON SALE $12 per jar
Retail $15 per jar
Wholesale case (12) $108

Thank you and have a Healthier Hair Day!

A SULERMAR and Company Production

Aginah's Mission is to Inspire 100,000 Sistah's to Make Better Choicez

THANK YOU!

2011-07-12T12:26:00.004-04:00

With Allah's Name, The Praise and Thanks are for Him.

MAKING BETTER CHOICEZ LUNCHEON

Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who encouraged, supported, participated in and attended the "Making Better Choices" Luncheon on Sunday, July 10th.

Here's what people in attendance had to say:
...I'm glad I made the Choice to attend. May Allah continue to bless your efforts. Not a large crowd but a powerful crowd. Leaders.

...Bless You and Thank You! We had a wonderful time on Sunday. Thank you so much. The speakers were fantastic and the rest of the program was great too! Thank you for being who you are for doing what you're doing. Love and Blessings.

...Aginah, I just wanted you to know I consider that plaque First Class.
It is greatly appreciated and thanks again.

...Thank you for putting on such an inspiring event this past weekend. ... Hope you feel your efforts were worth it and appreciated. Namaste

...I look forward to more of your work and wish you all the best with your future projects. Please put me on your mailing list for future events. It was really nice being in the company of Muslims and Thanks again.

...Congratulations on the success of another great event!

...Thank you sister Aginah for inviting me to participate in such a wonderful and well organized program. I loved being a part of the audience as well as contributing to the program. That short film was powerful too. I brought two guests who are not a part of our community and they both received inspiration from the program. I think it will help them make better choiceZ. Thank You for making that experience possible for them.

...Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed is Amazing! When is she returning?

Specific Thanks to Presenters:
Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed
Muhammed Siddeeq
Imam Muhammad Abdul Aleem
Kenneth Salaam
Dr. Safiyya Shabazz
Imam Mubaashir Uqdah
Da'ood Nasir
Aminah Y. Shabazz

Volunteers
Deborah Uqdah
Marvell Bilal
Latoya Ladon
Teal Ellington

Security for Khadijah
Rodney Falahuddin Dunn
Safeallah

Ticket Sponsor
Bilal Yasin

Vendors
Marcie Taliferro
Carmen Degourville
Mubaashir Uqdah
Rahima Sabir

Friends of Aginah
I have Much love for you all...

...and again, thank you to all who attended and those who wanted to be there but was unable--you were in spirit.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for an upcoming event with Our Lady Khadijah. Godwilling

NEXT EVENT: October 2011...
Details coming soon!

CHECK BACK LATER FOR PHOTOS

Life is all about Choices. Everything we do in life is a Choice.

In my personal opinion, it is quite empowering to realize and exercise your ability to choose. That's a whole lot better than leaving your life or your success to chance. I would rather ensure my life/my success by making better Choices than leaving my life, my opportunities and my success up to a roll of the dice. "Choices Do Matter" - Aginah

GLORY IS ALL FOR ALLAH!

The SULERMAR Company and Faruq Al Ghaffar

Aginah's Mission is to Inspire 100,000 Sistah's to Make Better Choices

2011-07-12T12:26:00.000-04:00

With Allah's Name, The Praise and Thanks are for Him.

Making Better Choices Luncheon! Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who encouraged, supported, participated in and attended the "Making Better Choices" Luncheon on Sunday, July 10th.

Here's what people in attendance had to say:

...I'm glad I made the Choice to attend. May Allah continue to bless your efforts. Not a large crowd but a powerful crowd. Leaders.

...Bless You and Thank You! We had a wonderful time on Sunday. Thank you so much. The speakers were fantastic and the rest of the program was great too! Thank you for being who you are for doing what you're doing. Love and Blessings.

...Thank you for putting on such an inspiring event this past weekend. ... Hope you feel your efforts were worth it and appreciated. Namaste

...I look forward to more of your work and wish you all the best with your future projects. Please put me on your mailing list for future events. It was really nice being in the company of Muslims and Thanks again.

...Congratulations on the success of another great event!

...Thank you sister Aginah for inviting me to participate in such a wonderful and well organized program. I loved being a part of the audience as well as contributing to the program. That short film was powerful too. I brought two guests who are not a part of our community and they both received inspiration from the program. I think it will help them make better choiceZ. Thank You for making that experience possible for them.

...Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed is Amazing! When is she returning?

Specific Thanks to Presenters:
Khadijah Siddeeq-Mohammed
Muhammed Siddeeq
Imam Muhammad Abdul Aleem
Kenneth Salaam
Dr. Safiyya Shabazz
Imam Mubaashir Uqdah
Da'ood Nasir
Aminah Y. Shabazz

Volunteers
Deborah Uqdah
Marvell Bilal
Latoya Ladon
Teal Ellington

Security for Khadijah
Rodney Falahuddin Dunn
Safeallah

Vendors
Marcie Taliferro
Carmen Degourville
Mubaashir Uqdah
Rahima Sabir

Friends of Aginah
Much love for you all...

...and again, thank you to all who attended and those who wanted to be there but was unable--you were in spirit.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for an upcoming event with Our Lady Khadijah. Godwilling

NEXT EVENT: October 2011...
Details coming soon!

Life is all about Choices. Everything we do in life is a Choice.

In my personal opinion, it is quite empowering to realize and exercise your ability to choose. That's a whole lot better than leaving your life or your success to chance. I would rather ensure my life/my success by making better Choices than leaving my life, my opportunities and my success up to a roll of the dice. "Choices Do Matter" - Aginah

GLORY IS ALL FOR ALLAH!

The SULERMAR Company and Faruq Al Ghaffar
CHECK OUT CHOICEZ THE BLOG to leave comments and for pictures and video links soon to be posted from MBCL: http://www.choicezthebook.blogspot.com

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Aginah's Mission is to Inspire 100,000 Sistah's to Make Better Choices

Making Better Choices Luncheon

2011-05-19T07:50:00.008-04:00

With G-d's Name, The Merciful Benefactor, The Merciful Redeemer

The SULERMAR Company

Cordially Invite You To
"Making Better Choices" Luncheon

Sunday, July 10, 2011
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
at the
THE VIEW
800 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(Free Off-Street Parking)

Keynote Speaker
Khadijah Siddeeq Mohammed
wife of Imam W. D. Mohammed (ra)

ADDED ATTRACTION...
Screening 20 min Documentary Short
BOXED OUT
Ban the Box and Employment Discrimination Against Job Seekers with Criminal Records
Produced By University of Pennsylvania Law Students

Special Guest Speaker
Mubaashir Uqdah
Author and Muslim Journal Columnist

2011 Islamic Social Network Award Presented To
Da'ood Nasir (the Keyman)

AFTER JUNE 10TH
TICKETS $50 * TABLE OF 10 $500

TABLES ARE SELLING FAST
BUY TICKETS/TABLES ONLINE TODAY!
http://www.choicesluncheon.eventbrite.com No tickets sold at door

PURCHASE TICKETS IN PERSON:
Email Faruq : farookie@aol.com * Call/Text 215.688.7392

Email Aginah: aginahhair@aol.com * Call/Text 267.226.3430 or
Facebook Aginah Carter-Shabazz

VENDING OPPORTUNITY EMAIL: Aginahhair@aol.com for vendors application
10 spaces available first come first serve

FOR EVENT UPDATES: www.choicezthebook.blogspot.com

THANK YOU FOR FORWARDING TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

A SULERMAR & Company Production

"Aginah's Mission is to Inspire 100,000 Sister's to Make Better Choices"

SPRING N2 VEGAN HEALTH

2011-04-15T15:22:00.004-04:00

SPRING N2 VEGAN HEALTH!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
2 PM - 6 PM

At Aginah's
Upon receipt of your RSVP Address will be emailed

HOW TO EAT TO LIVE
"Your best pharmacy"Aginah Carter Shabazz
Sponsoring
Moving towards making simple changes to our "diets" and our "lifestyles" which helps to resolve most health problems...
an experience
with
El HaGahn
herbalist, survival specialist, holistic health coach,
gourmet Vegan Chef

Answering some pertinent questions on how a person can keep themselves and their family free from treated diseases like cancer, colitis, cancer, and diabetes, arthritis, cold and flu. He will also share with you some techniques of upgrading your diet so that it will give you more energy, more beauty, wholeness and joy.
There will be a LIVE food demonstration in which you will be able to help prepare and taste several Vegan delicacies.

El Ha Gahn is a very humble brother which most of us have known for many years and affectionately called him Kemizia. His talents and skills are many and dedicated to bringing holistic wellness for you to live a deeper, more balanced life in all areas of your life. But this particular delight is to share ways that people can get more living out of life and therefore achieve a greater sense of fulfillment every day. You will not want to miss this event so register early and be on time. And if you know anybody that would like to benefit from this valuable knowledge, please give them a call, text or FORWARD this eblast.

Peace and Wellness is a priority,
DONATION $25Space is limited. Please RSVP to aginahhair@aol.com real soon.

"Health is your most prized possession"
RSVP A MUST!
to aginahhair@aol.com
http://www.Aginah.com
http://www.justiceforherinc.BLOGspot.com

Save $5 Receive $5 towards your purchase of herbs and natural supplements
$25 or more

Offer Expires: 4/30/2011

"Aginah's Mission to Inspire 100,000 Sister's to Make Better Choices"

THE SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME!

2010-12-09T09:40:00.003-05:00

Sistahgirls!

I feel compelled to share a story I read several weeks ago because... IT IS ME, YOU SHE AND HER!

These are the writers words verbatum...

We have been programmed by the media and society to DO, strive and out-perform in order to meet a standard that in reality just can’t be met. For many, the Superwoman cape is still on well after the holidays. It becomes a part of the illusion of who we believe we must be in order to be loved, appreciated and valued. You may have heard about the syndrome affecting millions of women. It’s called the Superwoman Syndrome!

Here are just a few of the symptoms to watch for including…

A disconnect from your authentic self
The loss of your physical health and emotional well-being
A Loss of Your Sense of Joy and Gratitude
Feeling spiritually alone, disconnected and disenchanted
Loss of Connection to those around You
Feeling as if the world is spiraling out of control and you can’t catch up.
Fear of dropping the ball and letting the ‘world’ down
Feeling like a ‘visitor’ in your own life
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar?

How do I know what it feels like?

Like many others, I’ve been there, done that and it literally came close to killing me at just 40 years old. (I’m now 48.) During my years as reigning SUPERWOMAN I lost my sense of self while going 100 mph trying to fulfill every role imaginable – single mom, award-winning entrepreneur, motivational speaker, community advocate for women and children, running fundraising events and much, much more. The Superwoman Syndrome gives those afflicted the illusion that the more they do for others the more they will feel loved, valued, appreciated, worthy and important.

In my case I lost my sense of self-worth and the Superwoman Syndrome became my crutch to feel all the things that I NOW know have to come from within. In my desire never to let anyone down and in order to fill the empty void within I gave so much of myself that I literally crashed and burned. I missed out on beautiful family memories just to make one more fundraiser or speak at one more shelter. I wanted to ‘help, save, inspire’ just one more woman to believe in herself and not give up – and all the while I was unable to save, help or inspire myself. As Superwoman I spent all my energy on giving, supporting and balancing the balls – until one day there was no energy left in the well.
Like many women I was once afflicted with a serious case of Superwoman Syndrome and though it is curable – a relapse can happen at any time if we are not aware. I share my story with the hope that I can prevent even one woman from finding out the hard way – and to bring awareness that our perceived role as Superwoman is an illusion –one that can cost you everything.
THE TRUTH BEHIND the SUPERWOMAN SYNDROME

Let me bring you back in time. Ten years ago this Superwoman was flying high and at the speed of light. Even as Superwoman I knew deep inside I knew I couldn’t possibly balance one more plate or juggle another ball – Superwoman was barely holding on – physically, emotionally or spiritually. (Though of course, back then I would NEVER have admitted that to myself or anyone else).

I was as disconnected from my body as one could possibly be and still be alive. I was so focused on doing, doing , doing that I had lost my ability to ‘BE”. I was wearing so many hats and balancing so many balls that my days began to run together. I began existing on caffeine and sugar just to maintain my frantic Superwoman pace. The more I juggled the more fearful I became about dropping a ball or not living up to the expectations of this Superwoman persona.

Then the day came that SHOULD’VE acted as my personal WAKE-UP CALL. Being the slow-learner I was back then it wasn’t, I , of course waited for the Cosmic Two-by-Four to hit just months later.

For many years I owned a successful retail store and was active in the community on issues related to women and children. After winning a local business award one of the local magazine’s ran an article sub-titled “Superwoman’s Cape must have been Behind the Door!. The article profiled all I had overcome as a former welfare mom and all I was doing in life and in the community to support women and children who were going through transition along with mentioning all my other roles as Superwoman. The day the story was released one of my employee’s came in with the new issue and gushing about what a great story it was. I went into my office, closed the door and began reading the article.

DON’T WAIT for the COSMIC TWO-BY-FOUR

I wish I could tell you that I was beaming with pride as I read the article but this story is about the illusions that make up the Superwoman Syndrome and there are many. As I read the story I began to cry. Deep sobs coming from deep within, sobs that I hadn’t allowed myself to release in a long, long time for fear that they wouldn’t stop and of course, Superwoman must remain in control. I can still remember the intense feeling of dread that enveloped me as I read the story and remember thinking – “Oh my God! Now I’ll never be able to slow down or take this cape off.” (or I’ll let everyone down, etc. etc.) I felt so trapped by the life I had created and the Superwoman illusion that I was living under.

Today I see that my reaction to that article was a sign from my soul that I had disconnected from my true purpose – but that’s a story for another day. Instead of listening to the wisdom that my reaction had evoked and beginning to review my beliefs around my need to be Superwoman – I wiped the tears, checked my cape for wrinkles and continued flying at the speed of light.

Less than six months later (after not heeding all the signs and symptoms my body tried to relay to me for quite awhile, ok for about two years) my body began shutting down. That’s right at 40 years old – Superwoman was hit with the Cosmic Two-by-Four. Body aches and fatigue so severe I couldn’t tie my own shoe to finally a mini-stroke at 40 that left me house-bound. Bounced around for eighteen months from specialist to specialist – with diagnoses ranging from Advanced Lyme Disease to Multiple Sclerosis – Superwoman could fly no more. Actually, Superwoman wasn’t even allowed to drive, run or play during one period of time.

Superwoman told she couldn’t do ANYTHING! ME????? My initial thoughts were “My God, the world is going to fall apart. Who is going to fulfill all my roles? Who is going to take on all my responsibilities?” The questions, worries and concerns filled my mind with dread.

Words can’t explain the intense anxiety and guilt I experienced during those first few days of bed rest. Yes, GUILT! Imagine, my body was screaming for love, care and bed rest and I was feeling guilty about all those imagined people I was letting down. My Superwoman cape hung solemnly on the back of the door haunting me with thoughts of all I SHOULD be doing. It was only pure exhaustion and pain that kept me in that bed –ok, and the fact that my family took my car keys also helped.

As the days of rest turned to weeks my illusion of self-importance was shattered. The world continued spinning, projects were completed, my business ran without me and my world didn’t fall apart. Slowly the guilt was replaced with an immense sense of relief that I had an ‘excuse’ (illness) which prevented me from putting my cape back on. For the first time in years I felt released from the illusion of the persona I had worn for so long. With only time on my hands I began reading and filling my time with books on spirituality, holistic healing, personal development and inspirational topics. As I began the healing journey back to myself I was able to release the illusions that kept me chained to a persona that left me feeling empty.

Flash forward eight years later to today! I am healthy, (all their diagnoses were wrong and the more I journeyed within the less severe my symptoms became.) happy and living a juicy, joyful life. Though it took a Cosmic Two-by-Four to bring Superwoman to her knees (literally and figuratively) I believe that without that wake-up call I wouldn’t be here today. I look back on my days of healing and see the blessings and lessons contained within. As hard as the healing experience was, I would do it again to gain the blessings, lessons and insights that came from such a dark time.

I know you are waiting to hear what happened to the Superwoman cape or if I have relapsed during my journey. Yes, I’ve relapsed over the years and there have been days I’ve pranced around in front of the mirror in my Superwoman cape but it happens less and less now. As I’ve shared with other recovering Superwoman ‘unless we stay connected to our essence, our authentic self we can get pulled back into the illusion.” As I began the healing journey back to myself the Superwoman cape found its way to the back of the closet – where it remains today.
And the world still spins!

CAN WE BE AS GIVING AS MOTHER THERESA

2010-12-02T12:10:00.001-05:00

By Andrew Harvey

"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope."

A plump Indian businessman, dripping with gold and diamonds, came one day to visit Mother Teresa, fell at her feet, and proclaimed, “Oh my God, you are the holiest of the Holy! You are the super-holy one! You have given up everything! I cannot even give up one samosa for breakfast! Not one single chapati for lunch can I give up!”

Mother Teresa started to laugh so hard her attendant nuns grew scared (she was in her mid 80s and frail from two recent heart attacks). Eventually, she stopped laughing and, wiping her eyes with one hand, she leaned forward to help her adorer to his knees.

She said to him quietly, “So you say I have given up everything?” The businessman nodded enthusiastically. Mother Teresa smiled. “Oh, my dear man,” she said, “you are so wrong. It isn’t I who have given up everything; it is you. You have given up the supreme sacred joy of life, the source of all lasting happiness, the joy of giving your life away to other beings, to serve the Divine in them with compassion. It is you who are the great renunciate!” To the Indian businessman’s total bewilderment, Mother Teresa got down on her knees and bowed to him. Flinging up his hands, he ran out of the room.

The tremendous and simple secret that Mother Teresa was trying to communicate to the businessman is the message at the core of all the world’s spiritual revelations—that lasting happiness springs only from true love of the Divine, the world, and others, a true love that expresses itself tirelessly in wise and compassionate action. The other side of this tremendous secret—also proclaimed by the world’s spiritual traditions—is that this true love of the Divine and others, when expressed in wise, compassionate action, can lead not only to lasting inner joy but also to profound transformation of outer reality. As Robert Kennedy said in 1966 so eloquently and accurately, “Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he or she sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”

When the inner joy Mother Teresa spoke of, the joy of compassionate service, is married to a practical and pragmatic drive to transform all existing economic, social, and political institutions, a radical and potentially all-transforming holy force is born. The radical holy force I call Sacred Activism.

A Sacred Activist is someone who is starting to experience the inner joy and outer effectiveness of this force, who knows that the profound crisis the world is in is challenging everyone to act from our deepest compassion and wisdom, and who is committed to being, in the face of growing chaos, suffering, and violence, what Robert Kennedy called “a tiny ripple of hope” and a “center of energy and daring.”

Millions of people all over the world are now waking up to the need to become Sacred Activists. What we are being asked to do is not to “fix” the existing system but to radically transform it so we no longer, by our choices, threaten our lives and the lives of millions of species. And we can only do this by radically transforming ourselves.

A Brief List of Eleven Things You Can Do Today to Begin Aligning Yourself with the Power and Hope of Sacred Activism:

1.Write down one thing that has made you grateful to be alive today.
2.Write down “off the top of your heart” ten things you would say are sacred to you.
3.Think of someone who has hurt or betrayed you and make a commitment to work on forgiving him or her.
4.Read a short text from any of the world’s spiritual traditions that inspires you with the love-wisdom of the prophets and mystics who know God directly.
5.When the text that you have chosen starts to light up your spirit, pray a short prayer that aligns you with the pure deep love that is longing to use you as its instrument in the world.
6.Make a real commitment to spiritual practice. If you do not yet have a practice, start now with a simple meditation.
7.Now turn to your life and the people in it. Call up a friend who is grieving, ill, or looking for a job, and ask what you can do to make the burden easier.
8.Make a commitment to skip one meal in the coming 24 hours and send a check for the money you would have spent on it to a reputable organization dealing with world hunger.
9.Make a commitment to find out which people around you are in distress and invite six of your friends to help find out what is needed to help them.
10.Make a commitment today, even if you are having financial difficulties, to tithe between five and ten percent of what you earn to a cause of your choice.
And finally, make a commitment to keep some small change in your pocket so you can always give something to one of the growing thousands of homeless in our streets.

STYLIST WANTED

2010-10-27T19:28:00.002-04:00

Cosmetologist Wanted
at Aginah's Healthier Hair Salon.
Her salon has been a well established business since 1978 and downsized so now located in West Philly at City line and Haverford Avenue inside a Shopping Center which makes great parking for our clients... We're seeking a Matured LICENSED Hair Stylist w/following or Natural Stylist specializing in locks, twist or braids to work in a peaceful atmosphere. We believe in healthy hair care and team work.

We offer and teach a Holistic Method of Hair Care

Our stylist uses a variety of products and of course Aginah's Herbal Hair Products. The owner Ms. Aginah has 32 years experienced in the salon industry. She is a holistic hair health educator "Rebuilding damaged hair working from the inside out."

Measure your success and focus against the happiest of your times and see if they measure up. Today make a wonderful Choice to join our Team... Email your resume` to aginahhair@aol.com or make appointment for an interview. Your skills are valuable and can be an asset to our salon.

PeaceJoyNHealthier Hair!
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Sister Khadijah Siddeeq Mohammed

2010-10-20T13:53:00.005-04:00

We are with Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Freedom Justice Equality
A Message for Humanity

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DETOX YOUR HAIR

2010-10-14T08:24:00.004-04:00

Herbal shampoos are different from conventional shampoo products and they work differently too. To start with, they do not contain parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, or other synthetic chemical ingredients. Conventional hair products also use irritating chemical surfactants to produce a rich lather and silicone to coat the hair for shine.

Herbal hair products are free of harmful ingredients, and work in a different way to clean and condition your hair. However, many health conscious consumers have purchased herbal shampoo for the first time but ended up throwing it out, thinking it didn’t work, or that it was just plain awful! Unfortunately, they didn’t know a few basic things about herbal hair care products.

When using herbal shampoo for the first time, it probably won’t lather for you and your hair may feel dry and knotted. This is normal! It is known in the natural product industry as “Hair Detox”. It is due to the residue of silicone and its derivatives (dimethicone, cylcomethicone, any chemical with ‘cone’ in it) left from conventional hair products. Once the silicone has been dissolved, you will find the herbal shampoo lathers more and your hair is silky and soft.
This process may take 3-4 weeks, depending on your conventional products and the condition of your hair and health. There are a few things you can do to speed up the “Hair Detox” process and get your hair back to its gorgeous, natural state:

1. Switch to Aginah's Herbal Shampoo, conditioner and pomade. If you are still using a synthetic product, you are still coating the hair with chemicals and the hair detox process will not resolve.

2. Detox your hair with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 2 oz apple cider vinegar, then apply to hair from roots to end. Let sit for 15-20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with cool to lukewarm.

3. Make a paste of natural clay (from the health food store) with Aginah's Herbal Shampoo and shampoo your hair twice. Rinse thoroughly with cool to lukewarm water.

After your hair has been stripped of chemical residue, and you look in the mirror to take the test, you will be amazed at how shiny, manageable and silky soft it is. Your hair has gone back to its natural, healthy condition, and it shows! Many people who suffer from scalp irritation, itching and dandruff (sebum build up) experience relief from their symptoms after switching to Aginah's Herbal Hair Care Products. http://www.Aginah.com

PeaceJoyNHairHealth!

Aginah

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Thank You For Starting At The Roots

2010-09-26T10:24:00.006-04:00

Holistic Hair Health Educator
Aginah Carter-Shabazz
would like to thank everyone for starting at The Roots with Aginah's Herbal Hair Products (AHHP) made expressly for the purpose of restoring health to hair and roots. Our "Homemade Inspired" products with natural butters including Shea Butter to moisturize and nourish while organic Jojoba Oil is great for the root follicles allowing oxygen in encouraging new growth and a blend of essential oils are not just topical cover-ups but, rather, nutrition for the hair, scalp and skin too! The proof is in the pudding, right? ® So here's the test. Look at your hair closely. Touch it! If it look and feels hungry , feed it-not with junk food products, but with real health-giving food, the kind you'll found in our green and white bottles bearing the name and logo Aginah. And brought to you with peace, joy and hair health.

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HERBAL ADVENTURE

2010-09-22T18:03:00.001-04:00

Herbal medicine is people's medicine, earth medicine, wild medicine, weed medicine. Weeds are amazing powerhouses of nourishment, medicine, magic, and beauty. They are easy to grow and simple to use. But beginners, and seasoned herbal users as well, can sometimes feel lost: so many herbs, so many plants, so many weeds to get to know.

Medicinal Asteraceae Stars

Arnica (Arnica montana) flowers relieve muscle pain.

Burdock (Arctium lappa) root nourishes deep health.

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) herb banishes flu.

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) flowers salve wounds.

Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis or Matricaria chamomilla) soothes baby.

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) root strengthens the liver.

Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) flowers ease coughs.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) herb improves liver function.

Echinacea (Echinacea augustifolia) root counters bacterial infections.

Elecampane (Inula helenium) root is a favorite lung healer.

Feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) prevents migraines.

Grindelia (Grindelia robusta) herb in flower opens breathing, stops itching.

Liferoot (Senecio aureus) flower tincture counters severe menstrual pain.

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) seed tincture prevents liver distress.

Mug/cronewort (Artemisia vulgaris) herb is an old woman's friend.

Queen of the meadow/gravel root (Eupatorium purpurea) helps the kidneys.

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) flowers repel insects.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flowers heal wounds, prevent colds.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root brings sleep.

Wormwood (Artemisia absinthemum) herb prevents parasites.

Wild lettuce (Lactucca species) sap eases severe pain.

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Dear Susun,

When I was younger I took a lot of recreational drugs, and sometimes I drink more alcohol than I should. I also drink at least one cup of coffee a day, sometimes two or three. And last year, when I was really sick, I took antibiotics. Well, obviously, my liver is clogged with all kinds of toxins. How do I get rid of them? What herbs do you suggest I use to cleanse my liver?

Thank you. DR from NAS

Dear DR,

Wait! Don't cleanse your liver. It won't help you; and it can harm you.

Let's take a look at how the liver operates. As blood moves through it--and all of your circulating blood passes through your liver hourly--it is not filtered, but restored. Toxins do not build up in there; the liver removes them. Oil-soluble vitamins and glucose are stored in the liver, but chemicals, drugs, and toxins are not.

Drugs, metabolic by-products, alcohol, hormones, cholesterol, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, bacteria, viral particles, and all the chemical detritus of living in the blood are judged by the liver: some are allowed to stay, others dismantled for recycling, and some are removed.

Water-soluble chemicals, such as ammonia, are excreted when you pee. To get a sense of how quickly water-soluble chemicals are removed from your body, eat some asparagus, which contains the mildly-poisonous water-soluble chemical asparagine. Notice how quickly you have to "go," and the smell of the asparagine in your urine. Oil-soluble chemicals may be excreted in breast milk, ejaculations, ovulations, and tears, but most are locked up in fat cells, where they can do little harm. (Neither water- nor fat-soluble chemicals can be excreted by sweating. Minerals can, however, and that threatens the health of your bones.)

Yes, you can damage your liver with alcohol and drugs. But the liver is amazingly regenerative. Every cell in a healthy liver is replaced every forty days. So, instead of cleansing--which can increase the damage--I prefer to make my liver strong and healthy by nourishing it.

The liver-nourishing herbs I love include dandelion, chicory, yellow dock, and milk thistle. Milk thistle is best used before the fact, not after; it is highly protective of the liver. When milk thistle seed tincture (a dose is a dropperful) is taken before chemotherapy, heavy drinking, or exposure to concentrations of chemicals, the liver can more easily recycle and remove what is not needed.

For daily nourishment however, there's nothing better than dandelion. If you live too far to the north or south for dandelion to grow, try chicory or yellow dock instead. They are hardier weeds, and great substitutes. All parts of dandelion, chicory, and yellow dock are medicinal and restorative to the liver. Roots are most commonly used--usually tinctured, although vinegars work just as well. A dose of 10-25 drops, or a tablespoon of the vinegar in water or on a salad, taken in the morning and before will bring fast results. (Regular use of apple cider vinegar has been found to drastically reduce the incidence of adult-onset diabetes.)

Additionally, you'll make your liver very happy if you:

Eat regularly. Skipping meals and fasting reduces liver efficiency quickly.

Eat cooked food. Raw foods contain bacterial, viral, and enzymatic substances that stress, and may even cause an infection in, the liver.

Eat enough fat; but avoid oils pressed from seeds, which increase inflammation. As dietary fat decreases, so does the liver's ability to metabolize glucose, fatty acids, and cholesterol.

Get angry. The liver is the storehouse of unexpressed rage.

Avoid essential oils; they impair liver function. Choose unflavored toothpastes and mouthwashes, and unscented soaps, skin lotions, deodorants, antiperspirants, and candles.

Avoid herbs that are rich in alkaloids or other natural chemicals, including most herbs used in "cleansing" such as golden seal, senna, cascara sagrada, celandine, chaparral, lobelia, rhubarb root, cayenne, and poke root.

Instead of coffee, start your day with nourishing herbal infusion. You'll be surprised at the energy and stamina you'll have.

Good health and green blessings. Susun

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Sisterfriends Always Thinking Of You

2010-08-13T10:11:00.007-04:00

When I was a teenager I'd listen to Nikki Giovanni (spoken word as you call it today) and one of my favorites was Peace be still... And it has given me an even greater meaning today.

PEACE BE STILL...
Ask yourself is it really necessary--To Be Still?
To be still means to stop moving, to take time out to think deeply, to stop the ride for a moment so that you can get off and concentrate, get your bearings, get focused to get balance, and be still and know it. We are living in a world of instant gratification that has become a culture. We want everything-- overnight or same day delivery, email, faxes, quick, fast, microwave meals, instant oatmeal, instant pain relief, instant food, instant gratification.

Beware... its a setup for a emotional, mental and physical breakdown. Peace Be Still. Learning to be still helps you stay calm, peaceful and focused. Because we have become conditioned to fast-pace living it is easy to get caught up in states of lasting motion like you're operating on a duracell battery--you keep going, going, going, rushing, rushing, rushing from the moment your feet hit the floor in the morning until you lay your head down with arms by your side at night in a meditating position but do you meditate? Being still is about being gentle and kind to your nervous system it is fragile and unforgiving. Give it a break, a chance to recuperate, reflect, and rejuvenate, instead of abusing it and rough-handling it and a chance to stay in peace rather than fall to pieces with too much over-stimulation or panic. We must recognize that our personal and spiritual development grow and thrive in environments of peace, quiet, stillness and calm, not chaos and constant activity.

Establish personal practices that keep the world from invading and infringing upon your every waking moment. Peace Be Still. Let the voice mail answer your phone calls for a few hours after you get home from work or your day. Have 'no texting' blocks of time. Keep the TV turned off for at least several hours of the day or once you arrive home from a stressful days work. Give yourself an hour or more to transition and wind down before shifting into second gear- preparing dinner, tidying up the house, hollering at the children, checking phone messages... Give yourself at least several hours to just sit down, put your feet up, close your eyes and breathe through your nose and out through your mouth then take another deeeeep breath, then another.... Learning to be still and get more and more comfortable with it can be the beginning of a powerful personal healing for inner peace that encourages us to eliminate a lot of internal stress which can cause you headaches, skin problems, heart problems. You can feel out of control and it also distorts the ability for right thinking and right action.

Stress causes emotional pain... it promotes your choice to choose pain killers... Like over spending, over eating, over sleeping, paranoia, becoming a workaholic, drinking or drugs, worrying, smoking and depression which all are common escapes. Too much of too much without time for reflection, meditation, family and friends, stress can get the best of you. Slow down, delegate duties, exercise, breathe, eat healthier, make responsible choices, pray and meditate.

Ask yourself can you be still and sit still without getting restless? Seriously. Please Be Still!

PeaceloveNBalance!
Aginah

Ramadan Mubarak 2010

2010-08-13T10:03:00.003-04:00

THANK YOU!

2010-08-04T10:31:00.002-04:00

Peaceful Greetings!

"When I look back over my 60 years, I see the work of so many family and friends in every step I have taken, and I am amazed! Each has added measurably to my life, and I have grown in many ways because you were with me whether in person or on the sidelines.

Because you responded so willingly to Allah's plan for this chapter of my life by surrounding me with Love, loyalty and an awesome outpouring of support as I struggle to recover from brain surgery. I will never forget the prayers, hospital visits, cards, flowers, letters, calls/text/emails, generous contributions and money raised or the precious time taken out of your days to be with me, cook for me and bring foods. I never felt alone in my illness. I will always remember how you supported me daily, and gave me strength to battle on, through the tears, the fears and what seemed like nanoseconds, my life turned upside down.

This is my 60th chapter moment, because it marks the beginning of the rest of my journey. I hope you're able to join me for this chapter as well. Godwilling.
I am eternally grateful to you and can never fully repay you. But know from the bottom of my heart, I Thank You!

With appreciation for the love you've shown me. I will always Love you. Aginah Carter-Shabazz

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QUEEN MOTHER Audley E. Moore

2010-07-29T14:48:00.001-04:00

Queen Mother Audley E. Moore
In Honor Of A Warrior Woman

n December 6 and 7, 1991, the Department of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University dedicated the entire third floor of the Center of Pan-African Culture to Queen Mother Audley E. Moore, a "Warrior Woman," born on July 27, 1898, who devoted her life to active struggle on behalf of all people of African descent. She was honored for having organized on many fronts, from the great influenza epidemic of 1918 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where she worked as a volunteer nurse, to the United Nations, where she presented petitions in the 1950s charging genocide and demanding reparations to descendants of former slaves.
She was born as Audley to Ella and St. Cry Moore on July 27, 1898 in New Iberia, Louisiana. Her grandmother, Nora Henry, was born into slavery, the daughter of an African woman who was raped by her slave master who was a doctor. Her grandfather was lynched before his wife's eyes leaving Nora Henry with five orphaned children of whom Ella Johnson — mother of Queen Mother Moore — was the youngest. Ella died in 1904.
Queen Mother Moore completed only the third grade of her formal education. Her struggles began at the tender age of twelve fighting the advances of white men in the South . . . Queen Mother has been struggling for seventy-seven years for the human and civil rights of all African people throughout the world which makes her our warrior queen and a living legend. At the grand old age of ninety-eight, she continues to make her home in Harlem.
Some of her efforts — to help our struggle to take us towards self-determination, acquisition of our inheritance in Africa and our just claim for reparations from the United States government — are documented below:
The founder and president of the Universal Association of Ethiopian Women, she is a life member of both the Universal Negro Improvement Association and the National Moorish Council of Negro Women. She joined Marcus Mosiah Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) while living in Louisiana. She participated in Garvey's first international convention in New York City, owned stock in the Black Star Line, and came to New York when the UNIA launched the Black Star Line's first ship.
She is President-General, World Federation of African People, Inc. She is founder and president of the Universal Association of Ethiopian Women, Inc. which led a successful fight to restore 23,000 families to the welfare rolls after they had been ruthlessly cut off by Louisiana authorities. She is the founder of the Committee for Reparations for Descendants of U.S. Slaves. She is a founding member of the Republic of New Africa to fight for self-determination, land, and reparations. She is founder of Mt. Addis Ababa, Inc., envisioned as a facility to totally embrace the cultural, educational, and industrial needs of her people. Through Mr. Roscoe Bradley, her executive vice president, this organization, located at Mt. Addis Ababa, Box 244, Parksville, NY 12768, taught hundreds of children African music, dance, and culture.
She is Bishop of the Apostolic Orthodox Church of Judea. She is a founding member of the Commission to Eliminate Racism, Council of Churches of Greater New York. In organizing this commission, she staged a twenty-four-hour sit-in for three weeks. She is a founder of the African American Cultural Foundation, Inc., which led the fight against usage of the slave term "Negro."
She joined the Republican Party, found them racist, left and joined the Communist Party to fight the Scottsboro Boys' imprisonment. She led the fight to end Jim Crow in big league baseball. She organized the community with Captain Hugh Mulzac as chairman and the Reverend Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. as co-chairman. Later realizing the fallacy in this, she apologized to her people. She resigned from the Communist Party in disillusionment after they changed their position on self-determination in the South's Black Belt.
She led protests against the Apollo Theatre for showing racist shows and led protests against the Alhambra Theatre for showing a white man as Hannibal. She helped organize CIO unions and the Work Progress Administration. She forced the WPA to employ black women on sewing projects who were previously relegated to domestic work. She also tried to organize a domestic workers union. She was arrested three times during her struggle-first for defending the rights of our children to use the public Colonial Park pool without bringing along their birth certificates; another time for defending a peddler from arrest for selling tomatoes to support his seven little children; the third time for trying to register people to vote in Green County, New York.
She led the fight with Assemblyman William Andrews, the Reverend Ethelring Brown, and Ludlow Werner to get a congressional district in Harlem in the 1930s. She helped to organize the Maritime Union under Ferdinand Smith. She also led the fight to break Jim Crow policy in the Coast Guard and became the first black stewardess to be hired. She helped stranded seamen in London and held a mass meeting in 1946 in a hotel lobby in London for the management's refusal of accommodations due to racism. She campaigned for medical aid and funds for Ethiopia after the Italians attacked. She organized 500 nurses to sterilize sheets which were collected from laundries for bandages for the wounded Ethiopian soldiers.
She investigated the condition of our little girls, ages twelve to fourteen, who gave birth while in a mental institution in Louisiana. The girls had been raped by their white male attendants. She was encouraged by Dr. A.L. Reddick and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, both of whom were eminent educators, to take to public speaking in defense of her people's liberty. Before this she only spoke at street meetings from a box or a ladder on the corner of 125th Street and 7th Avenue. She organized the first rent strike on Sugar Hill in 1930 and restored tenants to their apartments after having been evicted. She supported the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya and took a delegation to the British Embassy to protest the ultimatum given to the Mau Mau to surrender or be annihilated.
She fought to save from execution the Martinville Seven and helped to organize street meetings and demonstrations. She helped to free Mae Mallory imprisoned for defending herself from an attack of the KKK in Monroe, North Carolina. She presented a petition to the United Nations in 1957 for self-determination and against genocide. She presented a second petition in 1959 to the United Nations for land and reparations. She toured throughout the country by car in 1962 begging gas from gas station to gas station to alarm our people to prepare for our Emancipation Proclamation Centennial by presenting a judicial document for reparations and self-determination proclaiming us a non-self-governing nation.
She organized a soup kitchen in Harlem for African students after learning two students had died from malnutrition after they received their Ph.D. She also helped to organize Africa House in New York City with Mrs. Mattie Hunter for African students. She participated in the North American Regional Planning Conference (held at Kent State University in 1973) leading up to the Sixth Pan-African Congress. In 1974, she attended this international Congress in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. This Congress was the first ever international meeting of African people held on the soil of Mother Africa. She, at the request of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, became a life member of the National Council of Negro Women. She is the founder and president of the Harriet Tubman Association. She helped to organize the Unemployed Councils when millions were on the brink of starvation. She presented a demand for reparations to President Kennedy which caused him to say: "Ask not what this country can do for you, but what you can do for it."
As mentioned earlier, the above represents only "some" of the activities in which Queen Mother Moore has been involved for the past seventy or more years. We are, therefore, very much honored to have her in our presence and to take time out to honor this great African Warrior Woman.
Unfortunately, Queen Mother Audley E. Moore, a life-long "Warrior Woman," died on May 2, 1997, at the age of 99. We will miss her. May she rest in eternal peace.

SOURCE: This "Biographical Data" was prepared by the Honorable Dr. Deloise Naewoaang Blakely, Deputy Mayor of Harlem, New York, 1993.

Queen Mother Moore Speech at Greenhaven Prison (Excerpt)
00:17:41 1973
Two years after the riots and deaths at Attica, New York, a community day was organized at Greenhaven, a federal prison in Connecticut. Think Tank, a prisoners' group, coordinated efforts with African-American community members outside the prison walls to fight racism and poverty. The event was documented by People's Communication Network, a community video group founded by Bill Stephens, for cablecast in New York City, marking the first time an alternative video collective was allowed to document an event inside prison walls. Seventy-five-year-old Queen Mother Moore speaks of her support of Marcus Garvey in New Orleans and her involvement with African-American education in Brooklyn. Her powerful delivery of lessons in black history, first-person accounts of resistance in the South, and finally her own a cappella performance of "This country 'tis to me, a land of misery...," is a testament to the importance of people using media to document their own communities and tell their own histories. This tape was found in the Antioch College (Yellow Springs, Ohio) Free Library, a media access resource project organized in late 1966 by students interested in networking with social movements and media activists around the country

7/7/10 UPDATE AGINAH'S HEALTH CHALLENGES

2010-07-16T08:30:00.005-04:00

Peaceful Greetings!

My dear brothers and sisters and I call you that from my heart. You have exemplified nothing but genuine love and concern from the very first day lil Aginah ,my granddaughter, posted my serious health challenges to brother Daood's network. And we thank Allah for his patience and "sticktoitness" as my grandmother would call it as he diligently post our literature that reaches around the country.

I was told by the pre admission doctor that the typical moyamoya procedure would take 12 hours. Well, the actual day of surgery, July 2, 2010, Surgeon Fernandez Gonzalez at Thomas Jefferson hospital (where they're known for being the best brain surgeons in the country), told me, friends and family that his plan was to perform 2 procedures -- the STA-MCA bypass or EMS (encephalomyosynangiosis) -- but couldn't give us a definite until he was inside the brain.

His first choice was the MCA bypass, but because the STA (superficial temporal-to- middle cerebral artery) was very small, this led Surgeon Gonzalez to perform the EMS that markedly improves cerebral blood flow and only requires 4 hours of surgery. Yes, with God Allah's Mercy major brain surgery was performed Friday, July 2nd at 8:30 am and I was home Sunday, July 4th at 1:00 pm. God is the Merciful Redeemer.

Praise be to God Allah, the One Lord and Creator that I'm home and healing amongst family and friends. Modern medicine saved my life, but so did alternatives to pharmaceuticals... I'm weak, and a little depressed, but that's expected when my life has been turned upside down overnight. However, I'm grateful to God Allah the Cherisher and Sustainer of life. I'm back taking God's medicines... Herbs. Also vitamins and natural supplements, sugar free diet, fruit, veggies, fish and drinking lots of pure water. The journey God sent me on some thirty years ago was because He saw and prepared me for moyamoya (God Allah the Omnipresent ) when it was unbeknownst to me that I even had a rare brain disease until manifested on April 28, 2010 while driving to Whole Foods market to buy water, food and herbs. I stopped at the light, sneezed and my head felt like it exploded--literally. God then sent His angels (2) to save my life. Read more... http://choicezthebook.blogspot.com

Surgeon Gonzalez says, it make take up to 6 months for the EMS procedure he performed to connect. May we continue to ask God The Healer to Bless and Comfort me in recovery! And that the procedure increases MUCH SOONER blood and oxygen to a blood starved brain bypassing the areas of bloackage.

I'm revisiting Grandmom Leslie's sayings, "when you remember God He remembers you."

I love you all
Aginah carter-shabazz
Philadelphia, PA

SUMMER WHITE NIGHT DANCING W/THE STARS

2010-06-04T11:48:00.028-04:00

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AGINAH'S HEALTH CHALLENGES

2010-06-04T11:42:00.005-04:00

Dearest Friends and Supporters:

On April 28, 2010. In excruciating pain and desperate, holding on to her head after feeling like it just exploded when she sneezed quickly pulled into a parking spot at Whole foods Market in Wynnewood slowly exited her truck while holding her head with one hand and closing the door with other then spread her arms and hands across the hood of her truck when two women "Angels, she called them" walked up to ask if she was in distressed. Slowly sliding to the ground she said to them both please don’t let me die here as they held on to her. She didn’t struggle to hold back another round of tears. "Please help me don’t let me die here," she begged the ambulance driver who finally pulled up quickly but it seemed like it was forever.

"Please don't let me die," she also told the EMS "I have migraine headaches she told him as he ask questions to keep her conscious never in all my years has it felt like this. We're almost to Lankenau hospital he told her." With that, the door opens to the ambulance and she was quickly rolled into the emergency room.

Nurses began to cut off her clothing hook up Intravenous in her arms. By that time her family were there trying to make out heads or tails what is happening to their matriarch. She tried to tell the doctors what happen but she could only form the words while holding her head tight to keep it from exploding again “Please don’t let me die.” Doctor ordered nurse to give her a shot of morphine. He had to ease the pain to prepare her for a cat scan of the brain. Resting quietly shoulders slumping, she heard the doctor say to her family she's hemorrhaging from the brain. And she’s not going to make it it’s nothing more we can do for her here. Doctor told her family he’s waiting for Jefferson to call with a bed in Intensive Care. Hospital phone rang Jefferson got a bed. Ambulance rush Aginah to Jefferson where she was taken to the neurology Intensive care unit.

She is now facing several doctors and nurses trying to stabilize her. They were bringing in all kinds of machines including cat scan equipment to her room. At 5:00 am she went to surgery while her tearful dad and daughter Nas, also family and friends stood by asking surgeon what were her risk. She survived surgery with minimal pain. She awakens with her son Sultan wiping his mother’s face with a warm cloth. By the morning the hospital room was filled with lots and lots of people very upset and just wanting to know if Aginah was going to live and recover fully. But only G-d knows if she will ever recover fully from Moyamoya disease of the brain.

Knowing Aginah, her healing process will be sooner than anticipated by the doctors. She is recovering but must take it slowly before she can return to work.

I'm asking you, as I'm sure Aginah would be most grateful for your contribution to help her to keep a roof over her head and able to pay for future testing and research. The need is real and we need your help because we don’t want to see her struggling while suffering especially being a woman that has always given to the masses. At one time friends would call her an angel without wings. She gave generously to so many.

Give what feels good to your heart a contribution will indeed make a difference in her life. Buy one ticket for Summer White Night and one for a friend. http://summerwhitenight.eventbrite.com

It will only take a minute to click the buy a ticket button and it will help her tremedously! Godwilling.

Sincerely,

Family & Friends

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Here is the email I promised so I wouldn't have to tell the story over and over 'cause sometimes talking long builds pressure in my head.

Looking at my MRI and Catscan results on screen for my follow-up visit, I do have Moyamoya a rare disease of the brain and possibly since birth. Moyamoya - the tiny blood vessels that grow outside the brain are smaller than normal and intertwined appearing more like a spider web which blocks blood flow to the brain. The Hemorrhage I suffered on April 28th was on the right side but moyamoya is more pronounced on left side. Left side of brain does not have same connections as right side. Neuro Surgeons at Thomas Jefferson Hospital said too dangerous to operate on right side because front of ear where there is pulsing major artery grew outside the brain up the side then over the top center of brain and attached itself down inside of brain.

Moyamoya can present in two ways: Brain hemorrhage or brain stroke. Arteries need to be connected on left side. Left side is susceptible to a brain stroke as was the right side but the hemorrhage actually prevented a brain stroke. Previous CT Scan perfusion (showed blood flow) is decreased on right side and reason for hemorrhage. Surgeons will not operate on right side for fear of disconnecting already established arteries even though the connection of the arteries is not a normal connection. Least invasive surgery on the left side may be done to prevent possibility of a stroke because of lack of connection of the arteries. Surgery can possibly make arteries connect and increase blood flow to the brain. Surgery possibly using burr holes (drill holes at back of skull & around forehead) for arteries to connect naturally and increase blood circulation in my head.

Next step: CTA perfusion with dye to look at and compare blood flow in right side and left side of brain. Depending on results surgery will be scheduled. This CTA testing is scheduled for June 7th.

Neurosurgeon Dr Gonzalez says I have pristine organs which most likely kept me from never losing consciousness which could have resulted in a coma. I said it's 25-30 years taking herbs but you know doctors discount that. He also pointed to the picture of my brain on the screen and said your brain is bad but when he looks at me its remarkable how well I look and doing. Looking forward to the 7th but Gonzalez says right now I'm fine though I will have headaches until the blood is fully drained from my head.

New Update:
I had a reaction from the test on June 7th so the results are scheduled for reading with Dr. Gonzalez/Dr. Rosenwasser on June 16th. At that time I will have more understanding how much blood flow is circulating on the left and ride of the brain. I will also have a surgery date and doctors will confirm the procedure possibly drilling the burr holes and my risk and benefits.

I'm Grateful to be alive. G-d is Most Merciful.

Thank you all for your prayers and concerns
Aginah
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REAL FOOD IS UNREFINED, UNPROCESSED...

2010-01-14T07:50:00.006-05:00

What's For Dinner?

Food problems for many people today, and for most people who lived before us, are more about getting enough to eat than about what to eat. But those who have access to, and can afford, any food any time of the year, have become almost obsessed with discerning the right choices from the many types of nourishment offered by the Fourth River of Healing. In fact, advice on what to eat and how to exercise are multi-billion dollar industries in America at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

The Wise Woman Tradition has no rules, so we are free to eat whatever we wish. But too much freedom can be frightening. To narrow my choices, I looked at historical food choices worldwide, reviewed scientific analyses of nutrients in foods, and kept a firm focus on health as wholeness.

The best diet, I decided, is one that contains as much nourishment and as many choices as possible that are sacred, whole, abundant, seasonal, fresh, accessible, local, varied, wild, and storied.

Abundance includes consuming abundantly, and consuming that which is abundant. We increase health when we breathe abundantly, when we drink an abundance of water, when we enjoy an abundance of loving support, when we eat what is abundant in our environment, and when we ingest the wholeness of the world in each moment.

When we consume that which is abundant, rather than that which is scarce, we satisfy ourselves without guilt, blame, or shame, increasing our health even more.

Abundance gives rise to generosity. Abundance creates safety, security, and ease. We crave abundance, so we contrive it. We process and refine foods, add fake flavors, false colors, and preservatives. Is it any wonder that such food, eaten in abundance, creates disease/distress/death? Real food is unrefined, unprocessed, unbleached, unpreserved, unenriched, and when eaten in abundance creates health/wholeness/holiness.

Seasonal nourishment is in synch with the rhythms of the Earth. It helps us change with the seasons. Since out of season produce is often more heavily sprayed, choosing food that is seasonal protects our health by reducing the chemicals we consume. And it protects the health of the Earth because it reduces the amount of fuel required to transport and keep the food.

“ Ninety-eight percent of [tomatoes] sold in January, February, and March are from Mexico. . . . they are picked green, gassed to turn them red, transported in refrigerated trucks, and kept in refrigerated distribution centers.”
Vince Staten (1993)

Fresh is just picked, tender, intimate, and vital. Fresh is ripe, tasty, and nutritious. Fresh is full of nuances and subtleties. Fresh is bubbling with life force. In the Fourth River we breathe fresh air, drink fresh water, have fresh experiences, entertain fresh thoughts, and eat fresh food .

Fresh is in the moment: flours ground fresh, nuts freshly roasted, oils freshly pressed, vegetables and fruits harvested ripe, fish just caught.

Fresh is not raw. Cooked foods, fermented foods, dehydrated foods, even frozen and canned foods are fresh. (Because fresh produce rots on the way to market, it is picked green and may not develop its full array of nutrients. Produce grown for commercial canning or freezing however is allowed to ripen fully and picked at its peak of flavor, nutrition, and freshness.)

Accessible is free. That which is most nourishing to the health/wholeness/holiness of all is usually easy to get, free to everyone, and easily accessible. Scarcity, expense, and remoteness appeal to us, intrigue us. We are more curious about the rare thing than the common thing.

Strengthening and feeding ourselves with what is accessible from nature is easy, free, unhindered. Available, reachable, understandable. The glass become s half full. Weeds are powerhouses of nutrition, not enemies to be destroyed. Problems are allies of wholeness.

Local refers to a locus, a place. When we strengthen and feed ourselves from what is accessible it is usually local. When we locate ourselves within a family, the Fourth River brings us stories, photos, mementoes, sap rising up from ancestral roots. When we locate ourselves at a place on the Earth, even if only for a short while, the Fourth River brings us health in local weeds, legends, sacred spots. When we locate ourselves within ourselves, the Fourth River brings us home to ourselves.

Variety is more than the spice of life. Life is variety. We are stronger and more nourished when we use a variety of exercises and foods. Confining ourselves to narrow choices or limiting our diet by avoiding any whole food almost a lways leads us to malnourish ourselves. While there is not much harm in following a restricted diet for a few weeks or months, eating by severe dietary rules of any kind erodes health/wholeness/holiness.

We are omnivores, willing and able to eat an enormous variety of foods. Our early ancestors ate about 2000 different foods. Dr. Weston Price traveled the world observing native diets; he found that those who ate the most varied diets lived longest and had the fewest degenerative diseases. The Hopi cultivate hundreds of kinds of corn, while most twenty first century Americans eat only one hundred different foods.

Add variety by eating seaweed: try arame, hijiki, kombu, wakame, sea palm fronds, dulse, nori. Add variety by eating more beans: try black lentils, orange lentils, anasazi beans, split peas, pinto beans, lima beans. Add variety by eating whole grains: try brown rice, kasha, millet, quinoa, teff. Add variety by eating wild berries and wild greens: try dandelion leaves, chickweed or miner's lettuce, wild onions, mallow and violet leaves. Home gardens, ordinary vacant lots, even the pots of houseplants, offer us an enormous variety of edible weeds.

Wild food is our original food. Uncultivated, it is nature's gift to us. The nutrients in wild foods trigger cellular memories of health/wholeness/holiness. Even a bite of wild food (on a daily basis) has a profound effect on wellbeing and health. Wild foods are holographic and complex; they resonant in the whole body, reconnecting us to health and flexibility. Wild foods grow where and when they wish. Eating them opens our senses and nourishes the part of each one of us that is wild.

The nutrients in wild foods are more biologically active at the cellular receptors than the nutrients in cultivated food (yes, even organic foods). We’ve been co-evolving with wild plants for hundreds of thousands of years. Our cells, our bodies, our spirits, know how to u se the strength and nourishment found in wild foods to create optimum health for us.

Green Blessings, Susun Weed

SEVEN RIVERS OF HEALING PART 1

2010-01-01T07:46:00.001-05:00

What Are the Seven Rivers?

Whether we see ourselves as body-machines, dirty temples, or ever-changing perfection, we all want and need help with healing injuries, illness, and deviations from our healthy norm. But with a limitless number of techniques to choose from, not to mention a multitude of practitioners, how do we choose? Who can we trust? What do we do? The Seven Rivers of Healing give structure to our quest for health.

The Wise Woman Tradition encourages us to make use of every healing option. But we can't use them all at once. Where do we start? How can we gauge what is most appropriate? How can we avoid harming ourselves in our attempts to heal/change? The Seven Rivers of Healing is a ranking system, a way to order our choices and determine what to do first.

The Seven Rivers of Healing contain all the techniques and all the substances used for healing throughout all times and all places. They flow from the most ancient past to the inconceivable future, collecting every method of healing ever known and bringing them to us today. They apply to all aspects of our beings, all parts of our wholeness: physical, emotional, mental, symbolic, and sacred.

The Seven Rivers of Healing connect orthodox and alternative medicines. Their flow represents a truly complementary approach to health care. One that can carry us on the magic carpet of science into the Great Mystery. One that allows all people to honor their individual beliefs about life and death and what we do in between. One that honors the interconnectedness of all. One that helps us in our search for completeness and in our desire to leave the world a healthier place for our children and grandchildren.

The Seven Rivers of Healing offer us a truly integrative approach which invites the hard-nosed realist to try out energy approaches and brings the shaman into the operating theater. It arose, in part, from my distress over the lives lost by those who believed that modern medicine can only do harm. It arose, in part, from my distress over the damage done to those who believed that modern medicine can do no harm.

The Seven Rivers of Healing is a pattern based on the recognition that we can be harmed by that which claims to heal us. The Seven Rivers of Healing affirms that all forms of healing do work -- but not that they are all always safe or beneficial. The flow of the Seven Rivers of Healing follows the most important precept in healing: "First, do no harm."

The Seven Rivers of Healing are not limited to any one tradition. Whether you are most comfortable in the scientific tradition, the heroic tradition, or the Wise Woman Tradition, flowing with the Seven Rivers of Healing will broaden your vision of health and increase your healing options. For the purpose of this book, however, I will frame my discussion primarily from the viewpoint of the Wise Woman.

First, Do No Harm

Every healing option, every method and material has its place in The Seven Rivers of Healing. They are arranged in the Rivers according to the frequency and severity of their harm, including unwanted side effects. Thus, the First River carries healing options that never cause any harm. The Second River carries options that may occasionally cause very mild harm. The Third River carries options that may, at times, cause some slight harm.

The Fourth River carries options that sometimes cause moderate harm. The Fifth River carries options that always cause some moderate harm but rarely death. The Sixth River carries options that always cause moderate harm and can sometimes kill. The Seventh River carries options that always cause harm and frequently cause grave harm or death.

Techniques, treatments and diagnostic procedures from the first four Rivers, when properly used, rarely cause harm and rarely have detrimental side effects. (If they do, the effects are usually mild and short-lived.) Techniques, treatments and diagnostic procedures from the last three Rivers, even when carefully and properly administered, almost always cause some harm, sometimes severe harm, as a consequence of their use. In addition, they usually have unwanted side effects that can be severe and long lasting.

Interaction with our physical being increases as we move through the Seven Rivers. In the First River, we are alone: not so much as the gaze of another person touches us. In the Second River, we open our minds: thoughts and ideas enter us, hands touch us lightly. In the Third River, we open our senses: vibrations, sounds, colors, and subtle energies move around and through us.

In the Fourth River, we open our mouths and take substances into our bodies: we move ourselves vigorously, circulating fresh blood deeply into our open and receptive cells. In the Fifth River, we enlist the aid of strong touch, powerful plants, even acupuncture needles to help us open and change. In the Sixth River, we disable or ignore our natural warning systems so we may ingest isolated, synthesized substances (drugs and supplements) which have powerful actions on our bodies and minds.

In the Seventh River of Healing, we are opened with knives, entered with needles and tubes, opened with radiation, penetrated with magnetic fields, altered with psychoactive allies.

Not only are we more at risk because we are more open (and more opened)--physically and mentally, emotionally and psychically--as we move from the first to the last River of Healing, but we are also more at risk because the currents of each successive River flow deeper and faster, sweeping us toward our goal with more and more force and urgency.

Each River increases the reality of the life/death struggle/union. In the first two Rivers, we encounter the thought of death, we learn about it. In the Third River of Healing we dream of death, we fear death. In the Fourth River we acknowledge that death is needed to feed life. In the Fifth River we are rescued from death by strong medicines and heroic measures. In the Sixth River, we brush death's shoulder, using poisons for their healing power. In the Seventh River we mimic death with anesthesia. We break ourselves into pieces. We are killed and returned to life. Or not. All Rivers return to the ocean, to the All, to the Void.

Each River can take us to the healing we want. Each River alone could be enough to create the health we seek. But when we understand and use them all, sequentially, going only so far as we need to gain health/wholeness/holiness, then we find ourselves healing in unimaginable ways. With the Seven Rivers of Healing to guide us, we can remember the playful child we once were and explore our healing options with a light and amused heart.

Green Blessings,
by Susun Weed

SEVEN RIVERS OF HEALING INTRO

2010-01-01T07:23:00.003-05:00

SEVEN RIVERS OF HEALING Check Back Daily

Have you ever felt amazed and overwhelmed by all the different approaches to healing available to you?

Seven Rivers of Healing provides a clear path through the maze of health care choices.

Relieve your anxiety, enlighten your mind, and empower yourself through the personal delivery of easy-to-access knowledge.

Rediscover your inner wisdom with this 46 week self-study course and sharing with you at CHOICEZ the blog with peace, health and harmony.

The newest work makes sense of the many differing approach to healing available to you.

The symbolic model of the Seven Rivers of Healing helps you place every method--from orthodox to traditional, meditation to medication, Reiki to surgery--into its appropriate place, discovering how and when it is useful.

Refreshingly, Weed does not ignore or vilify any technique, or try to present any one way as the only right way for everyone.

Instead she provides a route you can travel to find a path back to the healthy norm that is the essential you.

Like many world-changing ideas, your central belief seems obvious once pointed out: The best way back to your healthy norm is to use the safest methods first. Then, if needed, move on to more potent procedures that might cause harm along with their healing.

The Seven Rivers of Healing provides the information you need to find deep healing by returning home, returning to the source.

Whether or not you are currently facing an acute or chronic problem, Seven Rivers of Healing will provide you with life-changing, and maybe even life-saving, information.

Seven Rivers of Healing
46 week self-study course
By Susun Weed

To be continued-

2009-12-06T20:02:00.001-05:00

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WINTER BLUES (SAD)

2009-11-01T09:02:00.005-05:00

Sometime ago i recall my life resembling a light switch. When daylight-saving time arrived in spring, it flipped on–I felt energetic, beautiful, focused, and active. In winter, however, it switched off. I struggled to do the simplest household chores. My weight ballooned. I would go to work and function at some level, but it was obvious that something was wrong. “All winter I was feeling like a turtle walking on the expressway.”

I finally realized that my mood change coincided with dreary days. A visit to my therapist explained in the diagnosis: There was one of 10 million to 25 million Americans, 75 percent of whom are women, who suffer from a subtype of depression called seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

Though I heard of the winter blues but I didn't relate it to any disorder, until I heard of SAD. Also called “winter blues,” it often gets mistaken for clinical depression as the two share many symptoms–sadness, anxiety, lethargy, lack of sleep, diminished sex drive, and increased appetite. The difference lies in their duration and severity. SAD typically strikes around September or October and then fades away in March and April. (Depression on the other hand can occur year-round.) Merely troublesome and potentially disruptive at first, SAD can be controlled if you take appropriate action, but “left unchecked, the changes in mood and behavior can become so powerful they can create significant problems in your life and may manifest into year-round major depression if not addressed.,” says some doctors.

Light therapyThe primary cause of SAD is light deprivation, so light therapy ranks as the first line of defense. To put that therapeutic amount in perspective, traditional lighting produces 300 to 500 lux, and the sun produces more than 100,000 lux on a bright summer day. Contact your doctor to discuss what light therapy for you.

Many doctors recommend using light therapy for about 20 minutes a day at first, ideally in the morning. How early depends on the individual’s body clock.
If you suffer from SAD, try placing a light/light box 1 to 3 feet away while you eat, read, go through your mail, or meditate. If your symptoms remain unchanged, increase your treatment to 45 minutes a day or see a therapist for SAD. Reevaluate your symptoms on a weekly basis and make adjustments. “Almost everyone should feel the benefits within two weeks.” Brighten up your living and work space with full-spectrum light bulbs that closely match natural daylight.

Diet and exercise
Dietary changes also can ease SAD symptoms. For breakfast, incorporate a protein meal to boost intake of tyrosine. “Consuming this amino acid in the morning helps boost your energy throughout the day.” For dinner, less protein and more carbohydrates like whole grains to help the brain increase serotonin. “In addition to improving your mood, increased serotonin may help people sleep better.
You may want to add cod liver oil or more fish to your diet, too, especially cold water types like sardines and salmon that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. People with depression often have low levels of omega 3s.

I personally have found that staying active in winter helps me to feel ENERGIZED. Try chosen a treadmill or the elliptical inside a brightly lit gym, but don’t be afraid to head outside. On bright mornings and afternoons, go for a long walk. Got more time? Climb on a bike or hike up to Valley Green. You’ll get your required light exposure and also some exercise, which can help alleviate stress that may contribute to SAD-related depression. Psychiatry found the combination of bright light exposure and aerobics reduced many depressive symptoms, especially those related to insomnia and other sleep problems.

Mind over matter...Make it a Bright Fun-Loving Winter!

FRESH ROSES FOR THE HAIR AND SKIN

2009-10-30T17:25:00.005-04:00

Vinegar & Fresh Rose Flower Hair Rinse Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups of cider vinegar
1 cup of fresh dried rose flower or rose water

Instructions:
1. Place approximately 1 cup of chopped fresh dried rose flower/rose water in a clean boiled mason jar.
2. Fill jar with 2 cups of apple cider vinegar and tighten lid.
3. Store jar in a dark, cool place for 2 weeks. If using rose water steep for 1 week.
4. If you use dried flowers then strain vinegar from roses through cheese cloth or a coffee filter into a fresh, clean jar.
5. Pour an ounce in a bottle and leave in the shower to use at your leisure. Left over refrigerate up to 6 months.

Directions: dilute 1 tablespoon of the vinegar rose mix to 6 oz of warm water. Apply throughout wet hair after last shampoo. Rinse with lukewarm to cool water or Leave-in for extra conditioning benefits. The vinegar scent will disappear as your hair dries.

Rose Vinegar for Skin Toning & Blemishes: It helps soften skin and restore the natural acid mantle.

Ingredients:
1 cup vinegar
One tablespoon fresh dried rose flowers or rose water
One cup distilled water

Instructions:
Heat the rose flowers or rose water with the vinegar and water. Bring to a boil and steep for 30 minutes. After cooling , place mixture in a jar with a tight fitting lid and let sit for 2 weeks.

Directions:
1. Cleanse the skin with a cotton ball dipped in olive or coconut oil to loosen grease and dirt.
2. Bring a pan of water to a boil, hold your head over the pan and drape a towel over your head to allow the rose vinegar-enhanced steam to open pores and loosen the dirt or soak a clean warm wash cloth in rose vinegar and lay over the face for five minutes, each time redipping the washcloth to reapply. For best results, keep the washcloth on the skin for a total of 20 minutes. Relax and enjoy the smell of roses!

AGINAH'S HERBAL HAIR PRODUCTS

2009-10-23T20:40:00.007-04:00

AGINAH'S HERBAL HAIR PRODUCTS
back by popular demand!
Showing that 80% of clients and hair stylist still remember the brand, we're hoping to turn that awareness into sales with your support. Aginah also intends to return the hair-care line to barbershops, salons and wholefood/healthfood store shelves beginning 2010.

Aginah’s Healthier Hair Solutions Gift Packaged $50

Herbal Pomade
“Not just a pomade but a superior leave-in treatment” was expressly homemade For Us By Her for the purpose of restoring health to hair and roots and is made in a base of herbs and natural butters including mineral rich Horsetail Butter in a blend of olive, coconut and organic Jojoba oil. Jojoba oil is great for the root follicles allowing oxygen in and thereby encouraging new growth, while the Nettles and Sage extracts provide superior leave-in conditioning. The Wintergreen and Rosemary essential oils both stimulate hair growth and nourishing for the scalp and skin too!
4 oz $12.00

Herbal Shampoo
This gentle yet moisturizing shampoo will cleanse and moisturize your hair without stripping it of its natural oils. If your hair is dry, brittle, over processed, split ends or just normal to dry hair this is your herbal shampoo. The botanical infusion of herbs makes this a shampoo that leaves your hair with the 4 Ss – Stimulating, Soft, Smooth with a Vibrant Sheen.
8 oz $10.00

Herbal Conditioner
This light conditioning cream rinse detangles the hair leaving a beautiful shine and hair that is easy to comb through. Excellent for long thick hard to manage hair, natural hair, locks, braids and curls. The botanical infusion of herbs makes this a conditioner that leaves your hair with the 4 Ss – Soft, Smooth, Silky, Shiny.
8 oz $10.00

Tri-Protein Deep Conditioner
Deep conditions dry, braided, weave damaged and chemically treated hair. Three unique restructuring proteins condition "working from the inside of the hair shaft out". Botanical Extracts revitalize depleted, stressed hair and control frizz. Produces a healthy luster and provides exceptional manageability. Designed for fragile, damaged or chemically treated hair.
8 oz $14.00

Protein Taming Leave-In Spray
Aids in restructuring hair before blowdrying. Deep conditions fragile, dry, braided, weave damaged and chemically treated hair. Botanical extracts revitalizes depleted, stressed hair. Structurizing proteins and botanicals produce more benefits than any single protein can “working from the inside of the hair shaft out.” Produces a healthy luster and provides exceptional manageability.
8 oz $11.00

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HOME CHOICEZ

2009-10-11T14:05:00.003-04:00

When our Sistahs are raised up, the victories will be all of Ours... for A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women.

Sisterfriends!

I wanted to let you know about the new phase in our work with Team CHOICEZ. As you know we have been speaking at colleges and in high schools, recovery centers and holding workshops in prisons for men and women in the Philadelphia area. We also volunteered our services for a pilot program at Martin Luther King High School for at risk girls. I am grateful and blessed for these experiences as I see women, men, and young people look at life’s possibilities.
Recently, I took yet another step in my personal commitment to help women learn to realize there are choices. I own a home in Germantown and I have opened it up to women who are from shelters, group homes, recovery programs and/or homeless.

Most of these women have only enough money to pay the nominal rent for their room which is furnished with a double bed, dresser & mirror. They share the bathroom & kitchen, living room and dining room. It’s a very nice home, and I feel that the women are comfortable and safe.

I have set up certain “house rules” that prohibit stealing, smoking, profanity, alcohol or drugs, illicit music and fighting. The biggest rule, however, is to love self, be respectful towards themselves, me and others. Yes I’m the big sister who genuinely cares. I'm working closely with them to teach them how to cook, clean, prepare a sit down Sunday dinner to eat together as family and, of course, the CHOICEZ team is working with them to help the women learn how to make the right choice.

This is not a nonprofit effort. Team CHOICEZ does not have a 501 (c) 3. It is a personal commitment on our part to make a difference. Those of you who know me know that my heart is in this effort, and so, I am coming to you with a request.

There are still many items that we need in order to keep the house clean and make it more enjoyable for the women living there. Supplies like paper towels, toilet tissue, cleaning supplies, sheets & pillow cases, towels, and wash cloths are some of the items we need. Basically anything that will help them keep things clean and livable – dish washing liquid, etc.

For anyone who donates paper items or gift cards, I am offering a 10% discount on any hair service. If you’re sharing this information with someone who does not know my background, Please visit www.Aginah.com for your and their information.

Many women’s lives will be positively affected by your most generous contribution. Thank you, and may you reap one hundredfold the goodness that you sow. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

In grateful appreciation,

Aginah

All donations may be dropped off at Hoime Choicez located at 323 W. Apsley St or at the hair salon. Call 215.878.1227 // 267.226.3430.

FUNDRAISER FOR KATHY

2009-10-11T13:51:00.003-04:00

Dear Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.,

I am writing to ask for your help, to be a part of a very special fundraising effort for a dear friend and your sorority sister, Kathryn Boyd-Green (known lovingly as Kathy). Some of you may not have been in contact with Kathy recently, and on her behalf, I would like to let you know how she’s doing.

Kathy was inducted into the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Chapter Gamma Iota at Hampton University in March 1980. At the age of 33, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) by John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Kathy was misdiagnosed for several years before her condition was confirmed; however, the correct diagnosis revealed that Kathy has the worst type of MS - chronic progressive - meaning that her disease will continue to worsen with no chance of remission.

Now 49 years old, Kathy has gone from walking with one cane, to two canes, to a walker, to a scooter and finally to a motorized wheelchair. She has no physical mobility today, and, as a result, needs 24 hour home care, seven days a week, and she is totally limited in her life.

Kathy majored in Accounting and was employed as an Accountant and Mortgage Broker until her condition forced her to stop working. She is blessed with a daughter, Whitney, who was born when Kathy was 27. It was shortly after her daughter’s birth that Kathy began to show symptoms of MS. Today, Kathy is proud of Whitney who at 23 is a top medical student at John Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland.

Our goal is to raise $50,000 to purchase a motorized wheelchair accessible van so that Kathy can meet critical transportation needs. Kathy’s current source of transportation only takes her to the doctor. Kathy’s physical condition has worsened, but her spirit hasn't changed. She is in dire need of socialization outside the home. She is unable to attend family gatherings and is very saddened by this. She expressed the desire to get outside and be out among people. She is still the woman we all know, love and respect. I am asking you to please make a contribution, no matter the amount so that we can give Kathy the transportation she needs.

You can donate by visiting this link https://paypal.com ,click send money then type in email address: Kathyboydgreen@yahoo.com or make a direct deposit into Kathy Boyd-Green bank account number 1267558 at the Sterling Bank, 1006 Kresson Road, Voorhees, N.J. 08043. Kathy gave Aginah permission to accept checks on her behalf made payable to Kathy Boyd-Green at Aginah Hair Design 215.878.1227.

Thank you, and may you reap one hundredfold the goodness that you sow. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Warmest Regards,

Her Stylist, Aginah Carter-Shabazz

aginahhair@aol.com //www.Aginah.com

AGINAH'S HERBAL POMADE

2009-09-29T09:30:00.005-04:00

MADE FOR US BY HER

For Women, Men & Children

Just Natural!
AGINAH’S HERBAL POMADE
“Not just pomade but a superior leave-in treatment”

Our Herbal Pomade is an old, but tried homemade recipe restoring health to hair, scalp and skin too! The extraordinary moisturizing and strengthening properties of Shea Butter, Avocado Butter, and Horsetail Butter penetrate to nourish and smooth the hair shaft, while Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Almond Oil, Lecithin, Rosemary Essential Oil, Sage and Nettle extracts provide superior leave-in conditioning. Stimulate growth, combat dry scalp, brittle hair and shedding while you moisturize hair.

4 oz jar $12.00

You may order by logging onto https://www.Paypal.com click send money then type in email aginahhair@aol.com
Also available at:
Aginah E Hair Salon
7516 City Avenue Office 6
Philadelphia, PA 19151
215.878.1227 * 267.226.3430
www.Aginah.com

Additional products:
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Protein Leave-In Taming Spray $7
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Holistic Hair Health Educator
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"Choicez do matter"

AGINAH'S HERBAL HAIR PRODUCTS

2009-07-21T15:20:00.005-04:00

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$SMART CHOICE MOVIE JUSTICE FOR HER

2009-05-04T08:58:00.011-04:00

We need information to help us make better choices...

$mart Choice Movie
JUSTICE FOR HER
A learning tool A teaching tool A keepsake!

BUY NOW ONLINE! A MUST SEE!
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http://www.justiceforher.org

AGINAH & NAS SPEAKS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

2009-05-04T07:49:00.012-04:00

CHOICEZ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2009
Contact: Aginah Carter-Shabazz
Cell 267.226.3430
MAKING CHOICES: LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR SHARES LIFE’S LESSONS
WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW & SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS

PHILADELPHIA — To a casual observer, prominent cosmetologist Aginah Carter-Shabazz may appear to be starting a whole new career as she gives lectures about life choices to women, inmates, and college students. Never one to shrink back from a just cause, she has always conveyed strength of purpose to women of all ages. However, the life-long Philadelphian, author and filmmaker is straightforward about her motivation.

“Too many women and young people get caught in the criminal justice system as a result of choices they make about the company they keep, money and materialism. They make bad choices. But people working within the criminal justice system also have choices to make. Is it fair to seek a prosecution of someone based on association?” asks Carter-Shabazz. She has a reason for the question.

In 1998, Carter-Shabazz’s daughter was arrested, imprisoned for a 18 months, for a crime she neither committed nor orchestrated. After a 30 day trial, Carter-Shabazz’s daughter was acquitted, but the 18 months spent fighting the charges was a heartbreaking and depleting experience for Carter-Shabazz, her family, friends and the community.

She closed her lucrative salon business in 2001 to heal from the experience. The results of her two year inner journey are revealed in her award-winning documentary, Justice for Her, which details her daughter’s experience in the criminal justice system, and the publication of her memoir of growing acclaim, CHOICEZ, which shows how the making of poor life choices spans generations.

On April 28, Carter-Shabazz, invited by the university’s Research in African-American Studies, the Department of Sociology, and the Vice-Provost's Office for Diversity Initiatives, will speak with students whose futures may influence the criminal justice system. Will they make the CHOICE to prosecute or persecute?

“This documentary, Justice for Her, tells a story that needs to be heard across the country…,” said Columbia University’s Carla Shedd, Assistant Professor in the
Department of Sociology & African American Studies.

- more -

Carter-Shabazz and her Team Choicez have already been speaking with inmates at Philadelphia correctional institutions for men and women, and groups in colleges, high schools, churches, and recovery organizations that support women.

For more information about Team Choicez workshops and discussions call 215.878.1227, Cell 267.226.3430 or email aginahhair@aol.com For the book CHOICEZ and copies of the documentary Justice For Her, call the above numbers or visit www.thebookchoicez.com or www.justiceforher.org.

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New Years in March 2009!

2009-03-26T10:30:00.002-04:00

Join Giselle, Kim and Aginah as we bring in the NEW YEAR!
With flowers beginning to bloom and the weather getting warmer--March 21st is a beautiful time of the year... It feels like a fresh start!

So if you'd like to start your spring with Sistahfriends and cleanliness of mind and body head to AGINAH'S HAIR SALON where each person is invited to read a brief excerpt from a text you have found to be healing.

7516 City Avenue Office #6, 215.878.1227

Saturday, March 21st @10am - 2pm

Our celebration is hosted by Smiley Ferebee with the art and spirit of Vegetarian cuisine and more...

Babykakes dessert

A Aginah Shabazz production giving back to our Sistahclients

OUR 44TH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

2009-01-23T20:42:00.017-05:00

This is an Inauguration for all Americans in celebration of our common values, shared aspirations and the hope Americans feel that the course of our nation will change.

On January 20th, 2009, we all stood together with President Barack Obama as he takes office as the 44th President of the United States of America.

AGINAH CARTER-SHABAZZ SPEAKING TO 200 INMATES ON MAKING BETTER CHOICES AT THE CHESTER, PA PRISON

2009-01-15T19:32:00.008-05:00

PRESS RELEASE

Contact Aginah Carter-Shabazz

Phone 215.878.1227

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

9 A.M. EDT, January 15, 2009

AUTHOR AND ENTREPRENEUR AGINAH CARTER-SHABAZZ SPEAKING TO 200 INMATES ON MAKING BETTER CHOICES AT THE CHESTER, PA. PRISON

Prominent cosmetologist, author and award-winning filmmaker Aginah Carter-Shabazz has joined with The Gathering of Men and Community at the SCI-Chester medium security prison for men to speak with inmates on Monday, February 2, 2009 in Chester, PA.

Aginah Carter-Shabazz was invited to speak at SCI-Chester following the DVD release of her feature-length documentary, Justice for Her, and premier of CHOICEZ, her first novel. CHOICEZ, is a memoir of a life of glamour and violence and speaks about the power of personal vision and the reality of negative inter-dependent relationships. Justice for Her, details how the relationships, Aginah’s daughter, Yonzetta “Nas” Hudson had with men, money and materialism led to a nearly fatal relationship with the criminal justice system. Corrections Classification Program Manager Phyllis Jones-Carter of SCI-Chester heard about Justice for Her and CHOICEZ, and ordered books for their book club and a DVD for inmate perusal. After an overwhelmingly positive response from the inmates, Jones-Carter contacted Carter-Shabazz to come share her experience with SCI-Chester inmates.

Team CHOICEZ: Aginah Carter-Shabazz, Safiyya Shabazz, M.D. and Rosa Lewis, Ph.D., will visit SCI-Chester prison to present a holistic workshop on making better choices. Specifically, Dr. Shabazz will provide information on making better choices regarding nutrition, personal and sexual health; while Dr. Lewis and Aginah Carter-Shabazz will lead discussion on increasing self-awareness, developing stronger personal relationships and decision-making skills that assist inmates in making better choices. The discussion aims to provide inmates with tools that support re-entry and advocacy for young men making better decisions and being accountable for their choices and actions.

Ms. Carter-Shabazz commented “We want to give back to encourage them to make better choices. We don’t want to judge people. They can change; they can see my experience and my daughter’s experience and know that change is possible.” No changes No change.

The SCI-Chester prison is home to inmates left with seventeen months prior to the expiration of their minimum sentence. The Gathering of Men and Community is a group of SCI-Chester prison residents that formed to address issues plaguing youth, families and the greater community.

Aginah Carter-Shabazz has a host of appearances coming up over the next several months. Earn Center (welfare to work program), ReelBlack Cable Television and Book Signings. In April, Aginah will be appearing in New York at Columbia University. Email aginahhair@aol.com for appearances, interviews and booksignings.

PLEASE BUY TODAY!
https.www.createspace.com/255327

TRAILER
http://myspace.com/justiceforher

CHOICEZ
https://www.thebookchoicez.com

JUSTICE FOR HER TRAILER

2008-11-22T21:23:00.001-05:00

Justice For Her Trailer

CHOICEZ IS FOR GIFT GIVING!

2008-11-02T09:02:00.029-05:00

CHOICEZ IS FOR GIFT GIVING

Birthdays, holidays, graduations and other special occasions...

Sometimes it’s hard to select just the right book to give as a gift. You never really know what a person’s interests are, and what kind of books they like to read.

But some people really like books that touch them emotionally in some way. They enjoy a book that reaches off the pages and into their hearts. CHOICEZ is your selection. It encourages us to make changes in our lives and our careers.

CHOICEZ is a motivational book that will help you to learn to make better choices much earlier. It is a coffee table book with great photos. It has a long shelf life. It is sized to fit everyone. It will not go out of style. It doesn’t contain calories or trans-fat.

Copyright © 2008 by Aginah Carter-Shabazz
ISBN13: 978-0-6152-3027-6 Softcover $18.99

BUY SOFTCOVER TODAY!
Http://www.thebookchoicez.com

ISBN13: 978-1-4363-2222-5 Hardcover $29.99
Visit www.Xlibris.com/choicez * www.Amazon.com

Then click comment at my blog just to say “Hey Sistahgirl”, so I know you were here.

Mike Dennis Honored on CNN

2008-10-29T08:09:00.008-04:00

The WINNER!

It's official! Reelblack's latest short film production, THE 13TH AMENDMENT was recently awarded the Grand Jury Prize for the first ever CNN IREPORT FILM FESTIVAL. Mike said he chose the title to remind folks that there wasn't always a time when all Americans had the right of freedom. One of our greatest privileges is the Right To Vote. Please Vote on November 4.

IReport is CNN's user-generated video blog. The 13th Amendment was chosen among hundreds of submissions dealing with this year's election submitted from around the world. Grand Prize is a trip for two to his 2009 Presidential Inauguration and a hi-def video camera.

CONGRATULATIONS MIKE!
From one Philly independant filmmaker to another. At the most important time in history, you documented a Reel moment in history, as your 90 year old grandmother, Helen went to vote for Barack Obama. What a powerful 5 minutes!

You can view the award announcement at http://youtube.com/user/reelblack

View the original short film below.

2008-10-15T08:40:00.003-04:00

Wrap yourself in something warm, original and stylish this winter made

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AMEENAH DESIGNS 2008 Fall collection on October 18, 2008

at PHAZE Boutique located at 153 Bala Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM.

Visit http://www.ameenahdesigns.com/ for upcoming events and a peek at style at its best

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES MOVIE OF THE MONTH

2008-10-14T10:31:00.008-04:00

COMING OCTOBER 17, 2008

A Novel Read by Jenna Lamia

Now a Major Motion Picture

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thesecretlifeofbees/

QUEEN LATIFAH as Queen Bee says, I loved the idea of playing a woman who is so progressive, who with her sisters owns property and runs a business. These women are educated and cultured, and loving, nurturing and caring at the same time.

"Aginah there is Hope... CHOICEZ now a major motion picture in 2010?

http://www.thebookchoicez.com/

NATALIE COLE ARTIST OF THE MONTH

2008-10-14T10:18:00.004-04:00

STILL UNFORGETTABLE

AT 58

Natalie Cole's new album, "Still Unforgettable" proves to be more than worth the wait after 4 years. She also takes the reins as the producer for the first time.

Listen Below: Choicez, The Radio Show from 10/10: "All About Hair," Part II

2008-10-13T19:58:00.004-04:00

Check out last week's edition of "Choicez, the Radio Show" with hair health educator Aginah Carter-Shabazz & co-host Monica Peters from October 10 on WURD 900AM. The topic was "All About Hair, Part II" with special guest LaTanya M. Tibbs, author of "100 Customer Appreciation Tips for Hair Stylists, Barbers, and Salon Owners" and poetess Tiffany Lancaster. Don't forget to tune in for our next show on Friday November 7, 7:30PM-8PM, WURD 900AM, Philadelphia or online at http://900amwurd.com/2008/

Thank you Lena Lewis!

2008-10-12T20:41:00.000-04:00

This weekend was phenomenal. Many thanks to Lena Lewis in Delaware for a spectacular booksigning and screening for Aginah on Saturday 9/27. To top things off, Lena's husband Tony treated us to a home style crab feast and many great home cooked dishes provided by family and friends. More importantly women bonded and shared stories about choices. Aginah, Aisha, Monica and her grandson Omar felt at home and welcomed! Thank you so much Lena for allowing us into your beautiful home.

Acknowledging Radio Co-Host Monica Peters

2008-10-08T10:48:00.006-04:00

" Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy"

Aginah Carter-Shabazz wishes to acknowledge with gratitude

MONICA PETERS

for all the past news and blog updates.

Listen Below: Choicez, The Radio Show from 10/3: "All About Hair"

2008-10-06T12:51:00.011-04:00

Check out last week's edition of "Choicez, the Radio Show" with hair health educator Aginah Carter-Shabazz & co-host Monica Peters from October 3rd on WURD 900AM. The topic was "All About Hair." Don't forget to tune in on Friday October 10 for PART II, 7:30PM-8PM, WURD 900AM, Philadelphia or online at http://900amwurd.com/2008/

TRAILER: Choicez, How They Impact Our Lives

2008-10-06T11:30:00.000-04:00

Sun 10/5: Aginah Carter-Shabazz at the 14th Annual International Locks Conference

2008-10-04T11:16:00.012-04:00

Meet the Author

Aginah Carter-Shabazz, and booksigning on
Sunday, October 5, 2008 ~ 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
*Aginah speaking at 1PM in the Cafe Lounge.

The 14th Annual International Locks Conference
Walter D. Palmer LLP Charter School

910 North 6th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

MOTIVATIONAL STORY!

CHOICEZ

How They Impact Our Lives

by Aginah Carter-Shabazz

CHOICEZ is the riveting story of Aginah Carter-Shabazz, one of Philadelphia's most prominent cosmetologists who learned the hard way about the high cost of pursuing the "fabulous" life. The moving memoir reveals lessons learned about the price women pay for love and making their man’s choices their own.

Aginah masterfully weaves readers along her journey, revealing her poor choices and how they impact her life. Throughout the memoir, Aginah learns and grows, but the lessons of her poor choices don’t fully take hold until she reaches middle-age. Will CHOICEZ assist readers with removing the layers of programming and conditioning that is needed for women to make better choices? “Every choice has a consequence.” http://www.youtube.com/thebookchoicez * http://www.thebookchoicez.com

Aginah owned and operated several hair salons complete with her own line of Aginah’s Herbal Hair Products in Philadelphia. She has served her loyal clients for over thirty years. In 2003, she directed and produced an award winning documentary Justice For Her premiered Mother’s Day 2008 at the African-American Museum in Philadelphia with over 300 guests in attendance. http://www.myspace.com/justiceforher

Based on her experience, Ms. Aginah conveys the myriad of ways that we can all make better choices. “CHOICEZ will help you remove the layers of programming, conditioning, and limiting beliefs that can suffocate your spirit; teach you how to experience free-ness in your mind, how to affect your ability to manifest and attract what you desire; and how stepping into your full woman-ness or man-ness positively affects your love relationships with spouses, friends, and loved ones.” –Aginah Carter-Shabazz.

TO PURCHASE CHOICEZ

IN PERSON: Aginah’s Hair Salon 7516 City Avenue Office 6 Philadelphia, PA. 19151

215.878.1227 * 267.226.3430 or email Aginahhair@aol.com to order via Paypal

Visit your local BOOKSTORES and request CHOICEZ: How They Impact Our Lives

By Aginah Carter-Shabazz

ONLINE: Please visit www.amazon.com * www.xlibris.com/choicez

ISBN13 Hardcover: 978-1-4363-222-5 $29.99

ISBN13 Softcover: 978-1-4363-2221-8 $19.99

http://www.choicezthebook.blogspot.com

Tune in tomorrow October 3rd: Choicez Radio Show, WURD 900AM Philadelphia, 7:30PM-8PM (LISTEN WORLDWIDE ONLINE)

2008-10-02T06:30:00.006-04:00

TUNE IN TOMORROW OCTOBER 3, TO CHOICEZ RADIO SHOW

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY AGINAH CARTER-SHABAZZ,

CO-HOST MONICA PETERS

Topic will be the beauty industry and "hair health"

FIRST FRIDAY OCTOBER 3RD CALL IN TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF RENOWNED COSMETOLOGIST AND HAIR HEALTH EDUCATOR OF CHOICEZ RADIO SHOW, AGINAH CARTER-SHABAZZ, ALL ABOUT HAIR "WORKING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE HAIR SHAFT OUT". SPECIALIZING IN REBUILDING DAMAGED HAIR. SECOND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10th, SAME TIME SAME STATION CALL IN TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH SALON CUSTOMER SERVICE (GOOD AND BAD). ALSO LISTEN IN TO AUTHOR LATANYA TIBBS SPEAK ABOUT HER BOOK 100 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION TIPS FOR HAIR STYLIST, BARBERS AND SALON OWNERS ALSO TIFFANY 'PURIFY' HAIR POETRY..

SO TUNE INTO CHOICEZ EVERY FIRST AND SECOND FRIDAY FROM 7:30-8:00PM ON 900AM AND http://www.900amwurd.com/ TO LISTEN, LEARN AND GROW. THE BETTER CHOICES WE MAKE-BETTER MORE ENRICHED LIVES WE CAN LIVE.
JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION BY CALLING 1-866-361-0900 OR 215-634-8065. CLICK THE LINK TO LISTEN WORLDWIDE http://www.900amwurd.com/2008/ .

IF YOU MISS THIS SHOW ONLINE DOWNLOADS ARE AVAILABLE FOR $7 VIA PAYPAL 1ST & 2ND SHOW $10
CHECK FOR HAIR SPECIALS, LEAVE COMMENTS
CHOICEZ-THE BLOG http://choicezthebook.blogspot.com/

WE WELCOME SPONSORS
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Thank You Sisters4Sisters Network!

2008-09-29T07:08:00.001-04:00

Sunday we stopped at the Baltimore Book Festival and then off to the Holiday Inn for the Sisters4Sisters Network booksigning for Aginah where she was also the guest speaker. Thank you for welcoming Monica and my grandson Omar. We loved the positive networking amongst the women.

Sister4Sisters Network is a powerful network and Aginah look forward to hearing your comments about CHOICEZ. Women are powerful when we stick together.

Sun 9/28, Aginah Carter-Shabazz Double Header: Appearing At Baltimore Book Festival AND Sisters4Sisters Network, Inc. in Maryland

2008-09-26T06:54:00.011-04:00

Sunday 9/28, Author Aginah Carter-Shabazz will be appearing at the following venues in Maryland:

The Baltimore Festival
1-3PM
Click here for details about the festival and booth location.

THEN Aginah will be guest speaker (booksigning included) for:

The Sisters4Sisters Network, Inc.
4PM until
Holiday Day Inn Express
9101 Basil Court, Largo, MD 20774 US
Click here for more details.

Hope to see you there!

Sun 9/28: Author Aginah Carter-Shabazz Appearing at the Baltimore Book Festival

2008-09-24T22:51:00.016-04:00

THE BALTIMORE BOOK FESTIVAL IS THIS WEEKEND... LOOK FOR CHOICEZ
Sunday 28th 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tent location N 22& N 23
Exhibitor Sign: A Good Book Bookstore

Location
Baltimore, Maryland, in historic and picturesque Mount Vernon Place.
The closest landmark is The Walters Art Museum at 600 North Charles Street, 21201. Please use MapQuest to obtain the full directions from your home.

Attendance: 60,000+ festival-goers over the weekend

Overview
The festival features hundreds of author appearances and book signings, 100+ exhibitors and booksellers, non-stop readings on eight stages, cooking demos by celebrity chefs, poetry readings and workshops, panel discussions, walking tours, storytellers and hands-on projects for kids, street theater, live music, and a delicious variety of food, beer and wine.

Listen to Choicez the Radio Show

2008-09-22T09:32:00.004-04:00

Sun 9/21: Aginah Carter -Shabazz Guest Speaker at the Black Women's Educational Alliance

2008-09-20T10:04:00.009-04:00

Aginah Carter-Shabazz, Guest speaker and booksigning for the

BLACK WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE

Montgomery County Chapter

Annual MEMBERSHIP LITERARY TEA

PLACE: Knights of Columbus, 235 Limekiln Pike Glenside, PA 19038

DATE: Sunday, September 21, 2008

TIME: 3:00 P.M

Attention High School & College Students: "CHOICEZ" ESSAY CONTEST. View Book Trailer Below

2008-09-08T10:34:00.007-04:00

The "CHOICEZ" essay contest is here. The theme is GOOD CHOICES verses BAD VERSES. After reading CHOICEZ tell us in 300 words did it help you to think about the choices you were making and what better choice did it encourage you to make. Students will:

Write about when you PRO-ACTED {with a thought and a plan} which resulted in a good choice... (150 words).
AND, when you REACTED {without thinking} which resulted in a poor choice. (Also in 150 words).

There will be FOUR WINNERS all will appear on the CHOICEZ Radio show and blog.

1st $200

2nd $100

3rd Hair make-over at Aginah's

4th Gift certificate for manicure & pedicure

*The book "CHOICEZ How They Impact Our Lives" can be purchased at Aginah E. Hair Designs at a SPECIAL PRICE of $15 for students. Or have your school call 267.226.3430 for delivery of 10 books or more. DEADLINE to receive all essays is October 31, 2008. Essays must be EMAILED to aginahhair@aol.com.

Aginah E. Hair Designs is located at 7516 City Avenue Office 6 Overbrook Hills (Philadelphia), PA 19151 215.878.1227

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aginah Carter-Shabazz was born on Mothers’ day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1950 to Donald and Elizabeth Glenn-Carter. She began her professional career in 1978 as a “sleuth” who was bound and determined to uncover the mysteries of having beautiful hair "working from the inside out." Aginah opened several hair salons complete with her own line of Aginah’s Herbal Hair Products in Philadelphia. She has served her loyal clients for over three decades. Ms. Aginah’s entrepreneurial thinking has taken her creativity to a whole new dimension. In 2003, Aginah was inspired to direct and produce Justice For Her, an award winning documentary following her daughter’s arrest, trial and acquittal in a capital punishment case. This documentary reveals that the choices women make bring consequences never imagined in their wildest dreams. http://myspace/justiceforher.org

Today her motto, "working from the inside out," has taken on an even greater meaning and a far wider perspective. Ms. Aginah uses the message to influence the ideals of young women, helping them to understand that the choices they make in their hearts and minds will affect the rest of their lives as well as their ability to enjoy positive and productive futures.
Aginah Carter-Shabazz has received a large amount of press over the years. She has received numerous leadership awards, including the State Treasurer’s Award to African-American Female Entrepreneurs in recognition of her contribution to society and the West Philadelphia Economic Development Award. In a fitting tribute to her personal triumph and her professional achievement, Ms. Aginah was awarded the 1996 Madam C.J. Walker Award by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., placing her among the nations' outstanding African-American women who walked in the path of an African-American icon. http://.Aginah.com

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Ms. Aginah does speaking tours and has addressed audiences, including adults, youth and families, at Department of Human Services, International League of Muslim Women, Black Women’s Educators Alliance, churches, community centers, book stores, prisons and schools. Based on her experience, Ms. Aginah conveys the myriad of ways that we can all make better choices. “CHOICEZ will help you remove the layers of programming, conditioning, and limiting beliefs that can suffocate your spirit; teach you how to experience free-ness in your mind, how to affect your ability to manifest and attract what you desire; and how stepping into your full woman-ness or man-ness positively affects your love relationships with spouses, friends, and loved ones.” –Aginah Carter-Shabazz.
Fees are negotiable

HAIR COCKTAILS, HOMEMADE REMEDIES AND COLORING

2008-09-08T09:30:00.006-04:00

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Holistic Hair Health Educator SINCE 1978

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Aginah's Herbal Hair Products
for damaged, limp, over processed hair
are applied here at:
Aginah E Hair Design
7516 City Avenue Office 6
Phildelphia, PA. 19151
Salon/Office: 215.878.1227
http://www.Aginah.com
Visit the blog for monthly specials
http://CHOICEZTHEBOOK.BLOGSPOT.COM

Aginah's Herbal Hair Products
Relaunching Retail November 2008

2008-09-06T10:30:00.006-04:00

"CHOICEZ , How They Impact Our Lives"
Order Today.

EMAIL: Aginahhair@aol.com to order via Paypal or Call 215.878.1227

IN PERSON: 7516 City Avenue Office 6 Overbrook Hills, PA 19151

ONLINE: http://www.Amazon.com * http://www.Xlibris.com/Choicez

WEBSITE: http://www.thebookchoicez.com

BOOK VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/thebookchoicez

Ramadan Mubarak 2008

2008-09-05T09:25:00.015-04:00

May Allah (God) bless us during this Holy Month of Ramadan so that we can purify our souls from Shaitan's (Satan's) influences, and be free to attach our whole self to Allah's(God's) will keeping religion pure for HIM as described in HIS book.

-Aginah Carter-Shabazz

Thank you to the Philadelphia Chapter of OWN!

2008-08-31T07:56:00.017-04:00

Thank you to the Philadelphia Chapter of OWN for a great event on Saturday afternoon at the Sewing Factory. Thank you for your support of "CHOICEZ, How They Impact Our Lives" and the documentary "Justice For Her."
It is important and powerful for women to share their stories, network and support one another. We look forward to connecting, networking and meeting with you again!

In case you are looking for a new look or just want to pamper yourself, please don't forget to take advantage of the hair specials for the month of September at Aginah's Salon. Click here to lea rn more about our specials.

Have a great hair day!

Sincerely,
Monica Peters co-host of "CHOICEZ" the radio show & Aginah Carter-Shabazz, cosmetologist, filmmaker, author and entrepreneur.

Welcome Giselle Bailey to Aginah E. Hair Design!!

2008-08-27T19:15:00.019-04:00

AGINAH'S SALON

Since 1978
Holistically "Working from the Inside of the Hair Shaft Out"

Welcome Giselle Bailey!!!

to Aginah E Hair Design. She met all the important qualifications with flying colors... Aginah highly recommends her hair services and sewn in weaves. Don't forget to mention you saw it here first at CHOICEZ THE BLOG.

Giselle's hours are

Tuesday thru Friday 10:00am - 6:30pm

Saturday 7:00am - 4:00pm
215.878.1227

Aginah Hair Specials for SEPTEMBER!

Bring/Refer a Friend and your regular hair service is $25
Hair Cut/Trim w/Relaxer $8.00
Aginah's Homemade Herbal Treatments!

Address:
7516 City Avenue Office 6, Overbrook Hills, PA 19151
Salon/Office: 215.878.1227 or 267.226.3430.
Hours of operation: Thursday & Friday 10am – 6pm, Saturday 7am – 3pm.
*Email appointments to Aginahhair@aol.com.

We Accept VISA/MASTERCARD Credit or Debit.
Hours of Operation by Appointment!

Thank you to the Red Hatters Book Club!!

2008-08-24T20:10:00.010-04:00

Yesterday the booksigning in Northeast Philadelphia with "Somali Rose Red Hatters" book club hosted by the lovely Eleanor Johnson was awesome. The event started off with a humongous home cooked food buffet and bar-b-que. Jerk chicken, fried fish, corn on the cob, string beans, potato salad, turkey turnovers, pasta salad, BBQ beef and turkey burgers, home made peach cobbler and lots more. We have to mention these things because Eleanor and the ladies "put their foot in it" as they say.

After eating to our hearts content, it was time for the main presentation. Aginah spoke to the book club about her book "CHOICEZ, How They Impact Our Lives" and then screened the documentary "Justice for Her" based on the true events that happened to her daughter Yonzetta "Nas" Hudson.

This was truly an evening to remember. It was more than a booksigning. We bonded as women and shared our stories about making better choices....And that's what its all about.

-Monica Peters co-host of "CHOICEZ" the radio show & Aginah Carter-Shabazz

Aginah's Presidential Choicez:

2008-08-23T11:17:00.008-04:00

A MOMENT IN HISTORY!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008, the day a Black man became

the presidential nominee of a major party.

Michelle Obama says, Choices do matter...

VOTING IS ABOUT CHOICEZ
...cosmetologist, filmmaker, author, Aginah Carter-Shabazz

VIDEO, Barack Gives Sen. Joe Biden VP Nod
Sen. Barack Obama confirms Joe Biden as Vice Presidential running mate.

Sen. Joe Biden acceptance speech.

Aginah's Tour Schedule! "Choicez How They Impact Our Lives"

2008-08-22T11:43:00.010-04:00

AUGUST 2008

Red Hatters PRIVATE
Northeast Philadelphia
Saturday August 23
4-6PM

Onyx Women Network {OWN}
Sewing Factory Loft 506 (northphilly}
1730 N. 5th St
Saturday, August 30th
4pm -7pm

SEPTEMBER 2008

Janelle Bowmer CANCELED
West Philadelphia
Saturday, September 6th
6pm - 8pm

Lena Lewis PRIVATE
Townsend, Delaware
Saturday, September 27, 2008
4 pm - 7:00 pm

Black Women's Educational Alliance
Knights Of Columbus Hall {Glenside}
235 Limekiln Pike
Sunday, September 21st
3pm

Baltimore Maryland Book Festival
Mount Vernon Place
600 Block North Charles St
Sunday, September 28th
11am - 7pm
http://www.baltimorebookfestival.com/index.cfm?page=plan

OCTOBER 2008

LOC Conference
910 N. 6th St {north philly}
Saturday, October 4th & 5th
11am - 8pm

Tea Country Shop
1601 N. 15th St at Cecil B. Moore Ave (North Philly)
Saturday, October 11th
4pm - 6pm
Host: Michelle Mitchell

*All confirmed bookings are subject to change... I'll keep you updated

*To schedule Aginah for a booksiginings. Contact aginahhair@aol.com

Looking Ahead: Aginah's Salon Hair Specials for September!

2008-08-14T19:46:00.011-04:00

AGINAH'S SALON
Since 1978
Holistically "Working from the Inside of the Hair Shaft Out"

Hair Specials for SEPTEMBER!

Bring/Refer a Friend and your regular hair service is $25
Hair Cut/Trim w/Relaxer $8.00
Rescue Conditioner Japanese Protein

Address:
7516 City Avenue Office 6, Philadelphia, PA
Tel: 215.878.1227 or 267.226.3430.
Hours of operation: Thursday & Friday 10am – 6pm, Saturday 7am – 4pm.
*Email appointments to Aginahhair@aol.com.

We Accept VISA/MASTERCARD Credit or Debit.
Hours of Operation by Appointment!

ALERT: ****JOB OPENING AT AGINAH’S HAIR SALON****

Apply in person. A Matured License Stylist to Work in a Peaceful Atmosphere.
Must Have:
A Positive Attitude
Respect for Clients
Dependable and Reliable
Skilled in Natural Hair Techniques

Be your own boss
Email Resume to aginahhair@aol.com

Thank You for Listening Philadelphia!!

2008-08-07T11:59:00.003-04:00

Thank you Philadelphia for listening to our world premier of “Choicez” the radio show on WURD 900AM last week! Our first show was an overwhelming success. Many listeners from the Philadelphia Tri-state area called. Many listeners were not able to get through because there were so many calls. There was also a giveaway for a listener to win an autographed copy of Choicez.” Aginah has received many calls and emails throughout the week in response to the show.

On that note, just a reminder that we will be back on tomorrow, Friday August 8, 7:30PM-8PM on WURD 900AM! We are on every 1st and 2nd Friday of the month. Tune in and tell a friend! You can listen online as well at www.900amwurd.com

Aginah Carter-Shabazz
& co-host Monica Peters
“CHOICEZ” THE RADIO SHOW, WURD 900AM, Philadelphia. EVERY 1st & 2nd Friday, 7:30PM-8PMHosted by Aginah Carter-Shabazz & Monica Peters*Listen worldwide http://www.900amwurd.com/

Aginah's Healthy Hair Tips: TUNGUSKA BLAST!

2008-08-03T12:01:00.011-04:00

Feel, and Live Healthier!
http://Aginah.tblast.com

As you know, the quality of your blood, which feeds your hair, depends on your nutrition. Your crowning glory is largely attributed to the condition of your hair which, because of its fragile nature and constant exposure to poor circulation, medication, poor diet, menopause, stress factors, chlorine, sun, and tight braids damage, it deserves special care and attention.

TUNGUSKA BLAST is a powerful botanical formula that provides nutrition as unique and significant as increasing circulation in the scalp and stimulating hair growth. “Drinking just an ounce a day.” You wouldn't believe the results.

Take this test for yourself. The proof is in the pudding, Right? Look at your hair closely in the mirror. Touch it! If it looks and feels dry, brittle or damaged, and/or experiencing thinning and balding, your hair needs to be fed and nourished, not with junk food products, but with real health-giving food; found in this eye catching bottle bearing the name TUNGUSKA BLAST! http://Aginah.tblast.com

Have A Great Hair Day!

Cosmetologist, Author & filmmaker,
Aginah Carter-Shabazz
"Every choice has a consequence."
Tunguska Blast: http://Aginah.tblast.com

Website: http://www.thebookchoicez.com/
Blog: http://choicezthebook.blogspot.com/

Barack Obama on the Cover of Ebony Magazine's "The 25 Coolest Brothers of All Time"

2008-07-28T19:35:00.002-04:00

BREAKING NEWS: "CHOICEZ" GETS RADIO SHOW ON WURD 900AM, PHILADELPHIA. LISTEN WORLDWIDE OR ON THE RADIO DIAL!

2008-07-13T08:11:00.001-04:00

TUNE IN!!
Aginah Carter-Shabazz presents:

CHOICEZ RADIO SHOW
WURD 900AM, Philadelphia
EVERY 1st & 2nd Friday, 7:30PM-8PM
Hosted by Aginah Carter-Shabazz & Monica Peters
Listen worldwide www.900amwurd.com

AGINAH IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE HER RADIO PROGRAM "CHOICEZ." … LIFE IS ALL ABOUT CHOICES. ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO IN LIFE IS A CHOICE. “EVERY CHOICE HAS A CONSEQUENCE.”

CHECK OUT THE CHOICEZ SHOW WITH AGINAH CARTER-SHABAZZ AND MONICA PETERS ON WURD 900 AM, BEGINNING FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 7:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. LISTEN IN TO FILMMAKER/ AUTHOR, AGINAH CARTER SHABAZZ GIVING YOU A RIVETING ACCOUNT OF HER POOR CHOICES AND HOW THEY IMPACT HER LIFE AND THE SECOND FRIDAY, AUGUST 8th, SAME TIME SAME STATION (HER DAUGHTER) YONZETTA ‘NAS’ HUDSON SPEAKS ABOUT MISTAKES YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE BECAUSE THEY CAN COST YOU YOUR FREEDOM OR YOUR LIFE.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 GUEST BIANCA M. WHITE, THE PRODUCER OF THE AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY, 'JUSTICE FOR HER' AND THE JUSTICE FOR HER CREW SPEAKING ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE FILM.

TUNE IN EVERY FIRST AND SECOND FRIDAY—HEAR ABOUT… WITH BETTER CHOICES WE MAKE BETTER MORE ENRICHED LIVES FOR OURSELVES. WE MUST MAKE PEACE WITH OUR PAST CHOICES. WE'VE ALL MADE POOR CHOICES. IT’S PART OF LIFE. SOMETIMES, IN ORDER TO MAKE A GOOD CHOICE, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO MAKE A BAD ONE…

GET FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS FROM THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WHEN YOU TUNE IN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 7:30 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. ON WURD, 900 AM

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION YOU CAN DO SO BY CALLING 1-866-361-0900 OR 215-634-8065. **THE STATION CAN ALSO BE HEARD ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.900AMWURD.COM/

http://www.thebookchoicez.com

http://www.youtube.com/thebookchoicez

produced by Soulful Memories

CHOICEZ-THE BLOG
http://choicezthebook.blogspot.com/

**WE WELCOME SPONSORS**

Aginah Shares a Special Recipe!

2008-07-11T19:57:00.000-04:00

This month is the first launching of the Blog. Some of you are sistahfriends/sistahclients and have been close to my heart for over thirty years and longer. I can’t believe in that time I produced a documentary and authored the book "CHOICEZ" all while still doing hair. Time doesn’t wait for no one. I’m having fun sharing with you all!

Summer is here and it’s HOT!!!, so pour yourself a cold glass of lemonade, turn down the AC and relax with a good book “CHOICEZ”.

Here’s a little something a friend shared with me:

Recipe for "Bringing Closer to What I Want Ingredients":
1 cup of make peace with your past choices
2 cups Stress
1 1/2 teaspoons of no more Guilt
2 heaping cups of making better choices
3/4 tablespoon of Urgency
A dash of “me first”
3 heaping cups of Faith

Directions:
Fold ingredients gently into a bowl. Mix vigorously and add a few tears. You’ll sweat a little as you knead the dough. Pack it firmly between your hopes and dreams and form into a perfect little ball. Sprinkle it with a little faith, rolling the ball in the flour until fully covered. Place it under a veil of belief and allow it to rise. Put it in an oven that has been pre-set at the perfect temperature for the heat of trials and tribulations. Allow it to brown under the warmth of closing the door to the past choices. Remove to see the brighter future and allow to cool in the confidence of making better choices. Garnish with glory to the creator. Arrange neatly on a platter of thankfulness and serve to friends, families and, oh don’t forget the men . . . invite them too!

"Every choice has a consequence."
Author & filmmaker,
Aginah Carter-Shabazz

Aginah's Healthy Beauty Corner "Working from the Inside Out"

2008-07-10T06:45:00.006-04:00

Some people may say Aginah usually talks about how to rebuild damaged hair. And they're right, because I am a hair health educator and the care of the hair has been my passion for over 30 years. But we miss the bigger picture when we focus on hair first.

Your face is your letter of introduction. It is the starting point for the beautiful you. Now look in the mirror to examine it face-to-face. No makeup can hide an unhealthy care for face. I noticed that myself when looking at photos of me wearing eye makeup to cover up extreme darkness under my eyes and I'm not talking about circles. I could actually see the sickness glaring through the makeup the coverup. So I ask myself what's wrong with this picture. Something was going on within. I was sick. Though I began treating myself internally with natural supplements, herbs and a healthy diet, I had to also care for the external.

The eyes' are the windows of the soul.

Chamomile-Rose Replenishing Eye Oil

The skin around our eyes is fragile and benefits from light and moisturizing treatments. Chamomile and Rose essential oils are anti-inflammatory and restorative for this delicate area. Essentials oils can be purchased at any Wholefood Market or Health Food Store.

5 drops Chamomile essential oil
5 drops Rose essential oil
1 ounce Flaxseed oil or Jojoba oil

Combine essential oils with Flaxseed oil or Jojoba oil and store in a one-ounce glass bottle with a dropper top. To use the oil, cleanse your face and leave your skin slightly damp. Apply 2 drops of the oil to your ring finger (you’ll apply less pressure with this finger than with your index finger), and with a gentle tapping motion, smooth the oil beneath your eye and onto the area just beneath the brow bone. Do not apply oil directly to your eyelids, as it can migrate into your eyes and cause irritation. Never assume that an essential oil will have the same properties as credited to the whole plant from which it is obtained.

When it comes to hair, use your head... Stay tuned next month

Homemade Hair Cocktails for sun, color, chemical damaged & chlorine

"CHOICEZ" BOOK GIVEAWAY FOR MONTH OF JULY....ALSO VIEW BOOK TRAILER BELOW!

2008-07-07T20:49:00.002-04:00

Every 10th blogger that leaves a comment here on our blog will win an autographed paperback copy of "CHOICEZ-How They Impact Our Lives." Winner will be contacted so we can obtain mailing address for shipping. *Giveaway valid for the month of July ONLY!

Happy typing!

"Every choice has a consequence"
Author & filmmaker,
Aginah Carter-Shabazz

"Choicez-How They Impact Our Lives," Order Today Online!

2008-07-06T18:33:00.001-04:00

SYNOPSIS
CHOICEZ is the true story of Aginah Carter-Shabazz, one of Philadelphia’s most prominent cosmetologist who learned the hard way about the high cost of pursuing the "fabulous" life as the girlfriend of a hustler and ex-wife of a Muslim minister, and in her mid life crisis a jewel thief. Reality set in when her boyfriend and a rival drug kingpin were killed in a massacre by the so-called black mafia inside Club Harlem, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It happened on Easter Sunday, April, 1972. She barely escaped with her life. www.youtube.com/thebookchoicez

Years later, Carter-Shabazz’s own personal transformation came too late to save her daughter, Nas, from walking in her footsteps as a young woman. As a result, Nas was charged with a capital murder that could have left her facing the death penalty for a murder she neither committed nor orchestrated.

Though, Nas, Aginah’s daughter, had nothing to do with this killing, she was charged solely as a prosecutorial tactic to convict an innocent woman to pressure her to reveal information about her previous boyfriend’s illegal activities. Never one to shrink back from a just cause, Aginah conveyed strength of purpose to women of all ages. Whether this effort will succeed and Nas will be given a second chance to make another choice about her own life awaits the reader in the exciting climax of this book. CHOICEZ: How They Impact Our Lives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aginah Carter-Shabazz was born on Mothers’ day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1950 to Donald and Elizabeth Glenn-Carter. She began her professional career in 1978 as a “sleuth” who was bound and determined to uncover the mysteries of having beautiful hair "working from the inside out." Aginah opened several hair salons complete with her own line of Aginah’s Herbal Hair Products in Philadelphia. She has served her loyal clients for over three decades. Ms. Carter-Shabazz’s entrepreneurial thinking has taken her creativity to a whole new dimension. In 2003, Aginah was inspired to direct and produce Justice For Her, an award winning documentary following her daughter’s arrest, trial and acquittal in a capital punishment case. This documentary reveals that the choices women make bring consequences never imagined in their wildest dreams. www.myspace/justiceforher.org

Today her motto, "working from the inside out," has taken on an even greater meaning and a far wider perspective. Ms. Carter-Shabazz uses the message to influence the ideals of young women, helping them to understand that the choices they make in their hearts and minds will affect the rest of their lives as well as their ability to enjoy positive and productive futures.
Aginah Carter-Shabazz has received a large amount of press over the years. She has received numerous leadership awards, including the State Treasurer’s Award to African-American Female Entrepreneurs in recognition of her contribution to society and the West Philadelphia Economic Development Award. In a fitting tribute to her personal triumph and her professional achievement, Ms. Carter-Shabazz was awarded the 1996 Madam C.J. Walker Award by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., placing her among the nations' outstanding African-American women who walked in the path of an African-American icon. www.aginah.com

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Ms. Carter-Shabazz does speaking tours and has addressed audiences, including adults, youth and families, at Department of Human Services, International League of Muslim Women, Black Women’s Educators Alliance, community centers, book stores, prisons and schools. Based on her experience, Ms. Carter-Shabazz conveys the myriad of ways that we can all make better choices. “CHOICEZ will help you remove the layers of programming, conditioning, and limiting beliefs that can suffocate your spirit; teach you how to experience free-ness in your mind, how to affect your ability to manifest and attract what you desire; and how stepping into your full woman-ness or man-ness positively affects your love relationships with spouses, friends, and loved ones.” –Aginah Carter-Shabazz.
Fees are negotiable.

TO PURCHASE CHOICEZ
BY PHONE: Xlibris at 1-888-795-4274 ext 7876
ONLINE: Please visit www.xlibris.com/Choicez, www.amazon.com
ISBN13 Hardcover: 978-1-4363-222-5 $29.99
ISBN13 Softcover: 978-1-4363-2221-8 $19.99

Copyright © 2008 by Aginah Carter-Shabazz

IN PERSON: Aginah’s Hair Salon 7516 City Avenue Office 6 Overbrook Hills, PA. 19151
215.878.1227 or email Aginahhair@aol.com to order via Paypal
Visit your local BOOKSTORES and request CHOICEZ: How They Impact Our Lives
By Aginah Carter-Shabazz

CONTACT
SULERMAR-Aginah & Company, LLC
7516 City Avenue Office 6 Overbrook Hills, PA. 19151
Ph. 215.878.1227 email Aginahhair@aol.com
www.Choicezthebook.blogspot.com

Justice For Her Takes Honors at The 31st Philadelphia International Film Festival & Market!

2008-06-28T19:43:00.000-04:00

P H I L A F I L M(Co-founder Dr. Larry Smallwood)

Independent FILMMAKERS arrives on the Red Carpet for

The 31st Philadelphia International Film Festival & Market

Awards were presented Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Independent Visitors Center

State of the Art Ballroom, an Eloquent Catered Event

Award winning documentary Justice For Her Philadelphia, PA

SILVER AWARD, best documentary in Recognition of outstanding story telling

AWARD PRESENTERS - Robert X. Golphin, actor (“The Great Debaters”); Dan Rush, actor (“Law & Order”); Johnnie Braxton, Producer, WPVI-TV 6ABC; Don & Cherries Patterson, Producers/Hosts, “Impact,” GW Cable, Columbia, SC; Charlotte Serrano, Producer/Host, “Sabado Gigante,” TELEMUNDO.

Jena Ferguson, CEO, JLF PRODUCTIONS, Inc., New York, NY, Mistress of Ceremony

JUDGES - Marc A. King, III, President, Jurors Panel; Susan Corbin, Creative Affairs, WPVI-TV 6ABC; Matthew Kiehl, Film Writer

Justice For Her Crew... making it happen!
Directed by Aginah Carter-Shabazz, Produced by Story Editor Bianca M. White and Aginah Carter-Shabazz, Editor Les Rivera, Camera Charles Gossett with music composed by Emmy Award-winning Rodney Wittenberg,

Monica Peters Publicity/Public Relations. For more information visit www.justiceforher.org or www.myspace.com/justiceforher

"Justice For Her" Featured in the SCOOP Newspaper

2008-05-11T20:49:00.000-04:00

THE SCOOP NEWSPAPER
May 11, 2008

Over 300 people came out to the African American Museum of Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street when SULERMAR and Company presented Justice For Her, a feature-length documentary directed & produced by Aginah Carter-Shabazz, story editing by Bianca M. White, Edited by Les Rivera, camera by Charles Gossett with music composed by Emmy Award-winning Rodney Whittenberg.

Justice for Her premier screening began with a full house at 3:00 p.m. followed by a buffet catered by Delilah’s Restaurant which offered guest and array of food from chicken wingettes, meatballs, to turkey, lamb and roast beef. As guests munched they participated in a book signing for CHOICEZ, the true story of Aginah Carter-Shabazz, a woman who lived a life of glamour and violence, but her poor choices doesn't fully take hold until as a woman well into her forties. The moving memoir reveals lessons learned about the price women pay for making their man's choices their own. Aginah masterfully weaves readers along her journey.

During the Q and A, several people expressed their support in bringing such a powerful film to the audience. “This is a message that every young person must see,” said one person who stood to make a comment. “This is a film that should be required to be seen by teens in schools,” said another person.

Justice for Her details how the choices Yonzetta “Nas” Hudson made with men, money and materialism, made her vulnerable to the predatory tactics of the Philadelphia criminal justice system. The system stalked, entrapped and charged Nas with capital murder, for a crime she neither committed nor orchestrated. Facing the death penalty Nas cried out for justice. Aginah Carter-Shabazz heard the cries of her daughter and worked effortlessly to free her. Aginah’s action sent shockwaves through her family, the community and ultimately through the halls of the criminal justice system.

Featuring sociologist Carla Shedd, Ph.D., Rosa K. Lewis Ph.D., pre-eminent defense attorney Tariq El-Shabazz and Aginah Carter-Shabazz herself. This award winning documentary is a cautionary tale about how relationships can save or destroy you. Justice For Her is a story that will not only serve as a wake up call for women attracted to the glamour and glitter, but may function as a roadmap for others traveling down similar paths. It is a love story about a mothers’ undying devotion to her daughter; a tale of a bond that could not be broken.

In addition, CHOICEZ, speaks to mothers and daughters about choices, about the power of personal vision and about the reality of our dependence upon each other is available for Philly pick-up at the hair salon call 215.878.1227 or email Aginahhair@aol.com

Justice For Her is currently on the film festival circuit and Aginah has several booksignings for “CHOICEZ” coming up over the next 3 months.

by Yanina Carter