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“The women that I date, they don’t wear scarves to bed. … You look like Aunt Jemima in a candy store.”

T.O.

I don’t think that some men understand how much pride women take in their hair. We don’t just take care of it for our well being, but to look good for our man/woman as well. Some even do it to attract other men/women. It irks me when men talk about how they don’t like when women wear scarves on their head to bed. I have one thing in response to that: ARE YOU CRAZY?! There is nothing scarier than an angry woman pissed because something has affected her way of looking good. When one thing goes wrong with the way we look, than EVERYTHING is wrong.

I did my own personal experiment by not wearing a scarf to bed… it wasn’t a good look in the morning. If you’re a black woman like me, that has hair that doesn’t curl up when it gets wet, but gets nappy instead, and can’t stay straight without some control to it, then you feel where I’m coming from. There is a HUGE process to a black woman’s hair. Let me explain it to you:

1. Shampoo hair 3-4 times.

2. Put conditioner in the hair and let it sit for 15-30 minutes. If you have a head dryer then you can sit under that to get more of a bouncy and healthy effect on your hair.

3. Wash the conditioner out.

4. Blow dry hair.

5. Press hair with a flat iron.

6. Curl hair if a specific style is wanted.

7. Spray hair with any type of sheen.

This process can take up to two hours. If we just went to sleep and woke up the next morning do you think that our hair would even look the same as it did the day before? NO! It’s not.

I’m not denying that some women can go to bed without a scarf and have their hair be fine in the morning, but not every woman has the same type of hair. Not every black woman has the same type of hair. I look at my mother and wonder why she doesn’t wear a scarf to bed, but I then realize, her hair is tamed and she sleeps on a satin/silk pillow cover. Even for her towards the end of the week her hair needs a little help.

“What bothers me is when she wears it outside the house. Besides, I’m a hair person so whatever it takes for her to keep the hair lookin’ right.” (Anonymous) Name Withheld

If you feel like the quote above, then I perfectly understand you. I don’t think that a woman should walk out the house with a scarf on. It’s not an appropriate thing. It goes back to what my mother has taught me, “You represent your family and your boyfriend/husband when you go out the house, but most importantly you represent YOU. So you never know who you will see when you go out the house. Most importantly, you will never know who will see you.” There is a time and a place for everything… the scarf is for HOME at ALL times. I also believe that this issue goes for both ways. I couldn’t stand when my boyfriends at the time would walk out the house with a “wave cap” aka scarf on as well, especially when it was time for them to meet my parents.

Even if you do not like when your girl wears a scarf to bed, it doesn’t change her as a person. She’s with you, right? When you go to sleep it’s her next to you and when you wake up its still her next to you. Also, even though she may put her scarf on does not mean she will not get down to the “business” with you.

P.S.

Dear T.O.,

I’ve seen your daughter’s hair… She will be wearing a scarf as well soon.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Womens Month is back!!! Have you heard about the famed college basketball March Madness? Well, the writiers at Dawson’s Ink have decided to put a twist on it. Check out the link for more information!

Dawson’s Ink

“I love him, and he loves me, so what he and I do is none of your business”. I remember those pressure filled days in highschool, with my boyfriend. I wanted to be grown and thought I was an adult. He wanted me to have sex, and as much as I wanted to, I didn’t. Why? I am not sure, but I think it had a lot to do with my sister (who is 8 years older than me) telling me that I should do anything I am not ready for, and if I am ready for sex, then I should be ready for babies, because that is why God put sex on Earth. I knew that between the track team and the Spanish club I didn’t have time for babies, so that was a major reason why I abstained. Recent studies show that teens in religiously conservative states have higher birth rates, than in states that are not so religiously conservative. What do you think? Read the following article and let’s see what the real deal is.
Are you wondering where New Yorkers rank? Actually number 46, followed by New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Teen Pregnancy

Michael Jackson, there will never be another. Struggles corp is proud to know that we have been on this earth long enough to experience your wild fire of light and awe. Rest now MJ You gave so much xoxoxoxo

Dirty Diana, Beat it, Human Nature, Heal The World, Man in the mirror, Black & white, We are the world, PYT, Billie Jean, Remember the time….The list go on and on forever

n Our Darkest Hour In My Deepest Despair Will You Still Care? Will You Be There?
In My Trials And My Tripulations Through Our Doubts And Frustrations
In My Violence In My Turbulence Through My Fear And My Confessions
In My Anguish And My Pain
Through My Joy And My Sorrow
In The Promise Of Another Tomorrow
I’ll Never Let You Part
For You’re Always In My Heart.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Michael Jackson (will you be there)

We will always love a miss you MJ you’ve touch hearts of all ages and generations to come
Love always
Struggles Corp

Pan-O-Rama is community outreach program designed to feed families in need. We have teamed up with NYC Rescue Mission yet again, to help our community. Struggles Corp. is sponsoring a Sunday Meal for the NYC Rescue Mission. The Mission houses men, and feeds families in need daily. We are asking businesses and/or individuals to sponsor a tin pan which they will fill with food. We ask that businesses sponsor a minimum of 3 pans.This event will take place on Sunday Aug 23.

PAN

For information on how you can get involved please contact: MNLewis@verizon.net.

In June, STRUGGLES,corp. celebrated Men’s month. In light if this, we wanted to showcase two stand up individuals. They are Khalid Sumner and Mike Abraham.

Khalid, we thank you for nurturing your twin girls Kayla, and Aniya, and showing them the ways of life.

Mike, we wanted to thank you for enhancing your young daughter Samantha’s imagination.

Khalid and Mike, we honor you and others who fulfill their roles as Father’s this month. Keep up the great work with your beautiful families. Thank you for not becoming another statistic!!!!!!!!!! Also, many thanks for being STRUGGLES supporters on the male side of things. Enjoy the years to come when you will see the foundation you have laid in your daughters become an empire on which they build on when they become young women. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!

Million Trees NYC Training Program

What is the MillionTreesNYC Training Program?

Recognizing the many benefits trees provide New York City’s residents, neighborhoods and environment, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the New York Restoration Project created the MillionTreesNYC tree planting and stewardship initiative that established the goal of planting one million new trees throughout the City’s five boroughs by 2017. In order to make this a reality, MillionTreesNYC started a 7-month “green-collar” job training program that will produce a class of highly trained green professionals. The program begins on October 5, 2009 and runs through April 2009. Trainees will work 33 hours a week, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, and will earn $10.24 per hour.

Who should Apply?

Applicants should be interested in hands-on environmental work. Accepted applicants will receive 5 weeks of training in the fields of urban forestry, ecological restoration, landscape design and installation. In the second month, members will be assigned to one of these tracks for the remainder of the term based on aptitude and interest. Applicants must be committed to working a full-time schedule Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm and must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions. High school graduates and GED recipients, in addition to, New York State Driver’s license or permit holders are preferred.

How to Apply?

If you would like to get involved with the MillionTrees training program, please submit the attached application. If you do not have access to a computer, stop by our office at 1234 5th Avenue (at 104th Street) on the 2nd floor in room 200 to pick up an application. We are accepting applications now!

MillionTrees

Completed Applications should be submitted to:

Daniella Zanin-Pereira
MillionTreesNYC Training Program

1234 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor

New York, New York 10029

Milliontreestraining@parks.nyc.gov

Fax: 212.360.2738

What a night !!! Thanks to all who came out and supported this event and the cause. We at Struggles corp. had a movie viewing of ” Very young Girls” on behalf of GEMS( Girls Education and Mentoring Services). This film is expose of human trafficking that follows thirteen and fourteen year old American girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New York’s streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows the barely-adolescent girls in real time, using vérité and intimate interviews with them as they are first lured on to the streets and the dire events which follow. The film also uses startling footage shot by the brazen pimps themselves giving a rare glimpse into how the cycle of street life begins for many women.
STRUGGLES corp. would like to thank our members Nehanda Richards for the idea and event, also thanks to K-lyric for blessing us with her spoken words. Thanks to all the Jr board members for coming out and bringing their friends. We also Thank Lox lounge for having us.
Thanks again to all, please donate and reach out. leave a comment for Struggles corp. and the cause.
xoxoxox

Needle Sized Art Very incredible story! Not only is this mans art cool but he got a ton of cash for it!

We are some talented folks!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for Sharing this FRESH…….

In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to Having a Dream. In life every goal, every idea, every achievement, every success starts with a dream. A dream that we must turn into a reality, a dream that no matter what other peoples opinion of it is, we must believe and know that one day it will come true. Tomorrow we will see Dr. Kings dream come true and even though he isn’t here to witness it, we know that he is up above smiling down. But the Dream doesn’t stop with President Obama, you must continue to let you fruits blossom and allow yourself to shine as bright as your light will allow you!

thanks ash cash !!!!!!!!!!