Ernestine Shepherd: Guinness World Record Holder

We're hi-lighting a truly phenomenal woman today!

At 74 years old, standing at 5′5" and weighing 120 pounds, Baltimore grandmother Ernestine Shepherd holds the Guinness World Records’ for oldest female bodybuilder!

She claims she used to be “too prissy to exercise because she didn’t want her hair or nails messed up.”

That all changed when she was 56, spending the day with her sister shopping for swimming suits to wear to a pool party. Standing in the store's dressing room, trying on numerous swimsuits and not liking what she saw in the mirrors, she decided to make a change.

Once she began to see the effects of lifting weights, Shepherd dedicated herself to becoming the oldest fitness competitor.

Public Service Announcement: Let's Talk

Denise Rolark-Barnes is the President and Publisher of The Washington Informer newspaper.

After earning a Juris Doctor law degree, she opted not to jump in the Law arena, but chose instead to join the family business at the newspaper. Rolark-Barnes took over the newspaper that her father (and Founder of the United Black Fund), Dr. Calvin Rolark, established almost 50 years ago in Washington, DC and made it the "voice" of the City's African-American community.

Now she is producing and hosting the talk television show,"Let's Talk". The video below is an episode of "Let's Talk" during an indepth interview with Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever and Ms. Terese Lowery.

Ms. Lowery is Director of the Washington DC Office of Women's Policy and Initiatives (http://owpi.dc.gov/owpi/site/default.asp )

Dr. DeWeever is the Executive Director of the National Council of Negro Women , and at the age of 41, she is also the youngest executive director in the history of the organization.

The video below is a discussion about the challenges and resources that women of color can individually (and thru our organizations) use to support each other:






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Mondays

When I used to work to make someone else wealthy, I really dreaded "Mondays". To me, Monday meant the start of misery. Sometimes, I would actually get physically depressed on a Sunday night----all because Monday was coming. Yep...me and Mondays didn't get along, until I started my own business.

The weird thing is this: since becoming an entrepreneur, I work twice as hard as I ever did, and I look forward to each and every day---especially Mondays!

That's right....I can't wait to see what magical things are going to happen to my business this week. There is nothing as exciting as growing your own business. I want you to experience that level of excitement in your life; you ABSOLUTELY deserve it, and I've found an simple way to do it by using the Better Web Builder system.

I believe that the Better Web Builder (BWB) can help you experience that growth and excitement, faster and easier than anything else on the Internet. Use it as a tool to grow your Primary Business or use it as a stand-alone opportunity. Either way you can have massive success!

There are lots of new tools and services being added to this System all the time. BWB has even launched a new program called "Help Us Help You", where you tell them the tools you want, and they make them available to you! Just go to this link to complete our quick survey and tell us the tools and services you want.

Below is the schedule for this weeks' training webinars; as always they are 100% free to attend:

All Times are EST USA and all webinars are located HERE.

Tuesday:
4:00 PM - UK and Beyond - a BWB Training hosted by Top Incomer Earner Juanita Watterman to accommodate various Time Zones.

9:00 PM - BWB Training, How to Use BWB to Grow another Business.

10:00 PM - How to use TWITTER to grow your Business - Host Juanita Waterman

Thursday:
2:00 PM - FaceBook Basics for Newbies, with Q&A - Host - Lynda Cromar

10:00 PM - FaceBook Basics for Newbies, with Q&A - Host Lynda Cromar

Friday:
10:00 PM - Use FaceBook to Grow Your Business - Host - Juanita Waterman

Saturday:
11:00 AM - Leadership Training - learn the skills needed to be a Top Producer.

There's always more to learn and I'm confident you will really enjoy BWB's no-nonsense, down-to-earth training webinars. New Affiliates, guests and friends are all welcome.

Together we can make this week REALLY special and very profitable. Take our Survey, plug into our webinars and invite others to do the same. Let's make a commitment to take MASSIVE Action and Help a lot of people this week.

I know I will.

I hope you do, because I've seen the results they are truly amazing.


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First Lady Michelle Obama: Always Leading By Example

First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to Alice Deal Middle School (here in Washington, DC) to join students in a "Lets Move! Flash Workout" on Tuesday,
May 3, 2011. Over 600 schools across the country participated in similar workouts at the same time.

Like everything else she does, this First Lady led by example when she danced with a field full of students. She's doing her version of "the Dougie", and it looks waaaaaay better than mine!

Enjoy the video and watch as Mrs. Obama re-defines what a First Lady can do:




From The Los Angeles Times:

While Beyoncé's "Move Your Body" blasted over a sound system at Alice Deal Middle School, the First Lady went through a series of dance moves, from the old-school Running Man to the newest craze, the Dougie, to the delight of the youngsters who sashayed along with her.

"Beyoncé is one of my favorite performers on the planet. And when she agreed to remake her video and do this Let's Move flash workout, I was so excited, because this is what we've been talking about -- that exercise and moving can be fun," Mrs. Obama told ABC News.



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Foods To Avoid: Canned Tomatoes

Growing and maintaining healthy hair involves work inside and out. Using products that are safe and actually work should be your number one goal. This mantra also applies to what we eat.

How healthy (or not) certain foods are is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. Recently, during one of my "Brown Bag" sessions (lunch with a few of my scientist friends who are at the forefront of food safety), I asked this question: "What foods do YOU avoid?".

As a consumer, I was surprised, to say the least. I got some pretty interesting answers, and will post them here in the coming weeks. Although these foods don’t necessarily make up a "banned” list, as you head into the Summer season--and all the grocery shopping that comes with it--their answers are truly food for thought. Today's topic is CANNED TOMATOES.

THE EXPERT: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A

THE PROBLEM: The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Unfortunately, acidity (a prominent characteristic of tomatoes) causes BPA to leach into your food. Studies show that the BPA in most people's body exceeds the amount that suppresses sperm production or causes chromosomal damage to the eggs of animals. "You can get 50 mcg of BPA per liter out of a tomato can, and that's a level that is going to impact people, particularly the young," says vom Saal. "I won't go near canned tomatoes."

THE SOLUTION: Choose tomatoes in glass bottles (which do not need resin linings), such as the brands Bionaturae and Coluccio. You can also get several types in Tetra Pak boxes, like Trader Joe's and Pomi. You can also Click HERE for an alternative solution.

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Public Service Announcement/1

True, this site focuses on "Healthy Hair" for the most part, but this month, we'll be adding at least one Public Service Announcement every 30 days. These PSAs, part of our core commitment to identify, inform and resolve topics of interest in our Beloved Community, are designed to initiate the conversation(s) needed to move towards resolution; we can't BE ABOUT IT until we talk about it.


While I don't know which is worst, NOT HAVING a father in the home or HAVING a bad father in the home, I do know that each leaves it’s own major scars, sometimes for life. I have been affected as I've watched, consoled, supported and uplifted those in my inner circle as they continue to deal with this (too) common life experience first hand.

So, for me, the absent father ought not to be our individual excuse(s). When all is said and done, we make our own decisions in/about life, with or without a father, with or without scars. There are some things we may never have, there are some experiences that will never be ours, and yes---our foundations may not have been what they should have been---but when all is said and done, each one of us makes the decision about what this life will mean to and for us. And, intentionally or not--- we pass that on to our children.

Please watch this Public Service Announcement (PSA) that shows the devastating impact of fatherless homes on the African American community. Leave a comment and let us know what you think of this incredibly powerful VIDEO.




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