Category: The Blackwoman in America

HOMEMADE SUGAR SCRUB-A-DUB

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Beautiful Black Sisters!

I used to buy Sugar Scrub from Bath & Body Works, but I’ve been coming across Sisters selling it lately, and their skin looked so beautiful, I thought I would try making some.

I feel like I can make anything. You Can Too.

I Googled Homemade Sugar Scrub and a lot of different recipes popped up. I looked at a few, but the one that I liked the most was a simple recipe that just called for Brown Sugar and Olive Oil. That’s it.

I didn’t even look at how they made it. I just put some Brown Sugar in a little container and added some Olive Oil. I put a little Vitamin E in it as well. If you make it yourself, you can make it as thick or as thin as you desire. You also won’t have to worry about toxic chemicals that manufacturers add to everything. You know they (the devils) are trying to kill us.

I love the results on my face. And if I get a little in my mouth, it tastes SWEET!

You can use it all over your body. You can also add scents if you like, like Lavender or Orange or Both!

Brushing With Baking Soda and Peroxide

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Dearly Beloved Asiatic Black Queens!

Ask any Dentist and she will tell you that Baking Soda is the BEST product you can use to brush your teeth. Toothpaste has sugar and is much more expensive. So, you would be foolish to continue to spend money on toothpaste when baking soda is better AND cheaper!

If you ask any Dentist about using peroxide, she will tell you that it is excellent for oral care. If you ever have a sore throat, gargle with peroxide and it will eliminate the soreness. But peroxide is also known for whitening teeth.

Now, my Dentist told me to combine half water and half peroxide and rinse after I brush with the baking soda. Some people mix them together and make a paste. But I like doing it my way.

Now, I don’t know the chemistry but after brushing with baking soda, you have to rinse with the peroxide/water combination. It’s probably the pH, because if I don’t rinse with the peroxide/water, my mouth feels funny. I think the peroxide neutralizes the baking soda.

KNOWLEDGE OF PRAYER

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Message to the Blackman

CHAPTER 70

KNOWLEDGE OF PRAYER

Since learning of the prayer service of Islam — the religion of entire submission to the will of Allah — we see him now not only trying to keep his internal parts clean, but the external parts too. He washes his face, his hands, and all the exposed parts of his body before going to prayer. Never before has he done such under the cross (Christianity): prostrating himself with his shoes off and his forehead kissing the rug or the bare earth in praises and humble submission to the will of Allah (God).

He says again in the above prayer that he is thankful to Allah. He thanks Allah for the knowledge of words to say, to know Him to be the true God, to believe in and worship Him alone and not to set up a rival to Him.

No more is he ungrateful to God as he declares in the following words:  “We are not ungrateful to Thee.” He no longer befriends an enemy of Allah. While under the cross (Christianity) he befriended the enemies of God, thinking he was getting the favor or friendship of God by loving and befriending every creature whether of the righteous or the devils. In reading the above prayer, we find him forsaking the casting off the ones who do not obey Allah.

He is now in accord with the teachings of the Qur-an, the Holy Book of Allah, and in accord with the teaching of Jesus and the Prophets. We will not find any Believers in Allah (God) who will befriend and show friendship to the enemies and disbelievers of Allah, though they be their near of kin, says the Holy Qur-an. And the Qur-an (60:4) gives us an example in Abraham, who forsook his father and declared that enmity and hatred had appeared between them until he believed in Allah alone.

The Bible again puts it in Jesus’ words (Luke 14:26) as he says to the disciples that they must even hate their mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers or they could not be his followers. But here today in America, as you may know, the Christians teach that we should love everybody. This is just the deceitful way of the devils to get love and honor from the people of God under their religion (Christianity) that they organized in order to oppose the true religion of Allah, Islam.

He now further says and acknowledges that he prays to Allah alone and make obeisance as it reads in the words of the prayer as follows:   “O Allah, Thee do we serve and to Thee do we pray and make obeisance.”

He seeks refuge in no other God but Allah and he declares this in the following words of the prayer:  “To Thee do we flee and we are quick.”   He now hastens himself for refuge in a living God. A God that exists, a God he can depend upon for help, a God who knows and understands all of his life’s trouble and woes.

He is not perfect; therefore, he hopes for mercy from the true God in the words of the prayer as follows:  “We hope for Thy mercy. And fear Thy chastisement.”   He has learned of the suffering and chastisement of Allah upon those who disbelieve in Him.

He is no longer an unbeliever, for he has surely turned himself, being upright, to Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth.

***YOU CAN READ THIS BOOK IN ITS ENTIRETY HERE***

How to get oily grease stains out of your clothes

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Dearly Beloved Asiatic Black Sisters,

I made three new garments for Spring, but my favorite, by far, was my ORANGE one. Orange is my color this year and I couldn’t wait to wear my orange garment to Leimert.

Sunday came and I got dressed and, you know I make my own deodorant out of cocoa butter, and shea butter, so I usually put it on after I put on my tunic because I don’t want to get it on my clothes. But when I was putting in on, some of it fell off my finger and got on my clothes. This was the first time I was wearing it and I messed it up.

The stain was right in the front and was clearly visible. There was no way I could wear it. I took it off and washed it, but when it dried, the stain was still there.

I googled how to get oil stains out of clothes. I saw “baking soda.” So, I tried that to no avail. I could not get it out. So, I had decided to just buy some more material and make another one.

But before I made my trip to DTLA, I was conversing with a Sister on the bus and we were talking and I mentioned how I had this oil stain that I couldn’t get out. She recommended I use BABY POWDER. I didn’t have anything to lose.

So, this morning, when I did my laundry, I put some Baby Powder and a little water on the stain, and a little detergent, let it sit about fifteen minutes and then washed it.

Lo And Behold! When it dried the stain was completely gone. Talking to my people is the best thing I could ever do. It really pays to converse and get to know the people around you.

Yesterday, I met a Sister on the bus and we exchanged numbers. Then when I got off the bus, I had left my wallet. Because I had been talking to her, she was able to call me and return it to me.

Don’t be afraid to speak to your Brothers and especially, your Sisters, Sisters. We have to show love to each other and we can’t do that by being distant. Just say

“As-Salaam-Alaikum”

“Wa-Laikum-Salaam”

“A little unity won’t do us no harm.”

PUMPKIN

Try Vacuuming on Your Knees

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Dear Beautiful Asiatic Queens,

This morning as I was doing my vacuuming, I got on my knees to pick up a piece of lint or something that the vacuum wouldn’t catch and as I resumed my vacuuming, I just stayed on my knees.

I was amazed at the ease in which the vacuum glided across the carpet. It was much easier than when I was standing. Probably the physics of being closer to the floor than if I was standing up – More Force or the Angle at Which I Was Pushing the Vacuum or both.

Anyway, in addition to being easier, I was also able to pick up the pieces of lint the vacuum wouldn’t catch easier being that I was already so close to the floor. I was also more likely to pick up the smaller pieces because it was so convenient.

Try it!

BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR

BISMILLAHI RAHMANI RAHIM

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Dearly Beloved Beautiful and Beloved Asiatic Black Queens!
(Peace Be Upon You)

I am going to share with you a housekeeping secret that is probably as old as the products pictured above. When I lived with my Grandmother, she used to have me put baking soda down the shower drain, followed by vinegar and finished off with boiling hot water.

I used to hate this chore, but now that I have my own place, I realize what a valuable lesson she was unwittingly instilling in me. A couple of years after I moved in (maybe less) I had to have a plumber come in and clear my drains in the kitchen sink.

Then I remembered this tip my Dear Beloved Grandmother had me perform. Now, I have been doing it every few months since then and have never had another problem and it’s been three years.

This will work in any kind of drain. Probably even your toilet.

SAFETY TIPS

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As-Salaamu ‘Alaikum Sisters
I came across this on Facebook and being an overly cautious person myself, thought I would share it with my beautiful Sisters so that you too can better protect yourselves in this devil’s world we live in.
This is for you, and for you to share with your friends, family, and everyone you know. After reading these ten crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you… Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.. The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON’T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A.)  Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor , and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her ‘Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..’ The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby.. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby’s cries outside their doors when they’re home alone at night.
10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack. Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors! Please pass this on This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America ‘s Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana I’d like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.
I also want to add
– DON’T TALK ON THE PHONE WALKING DOWN THE STREET
– DON’T LISTEN TO HEADPHONES WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
When you are out in the public, Sisters, you are very vulnerable and need to be completely alert and aware of your surroundings. Talking on the phone distracts you and listening to headphones limits your hearing. Protect yourself at all times.
Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it’s better to be safe than sorry.