Amazing Women Speak! February 2014

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A word from the founder

Its Black History Month,

a time designated to

celebrate incredible peopleof color in our history. Most

common you hear stories of

Martin Luther King, Nelson

Mandela, Rosa Parks and

Malcolm X, even though

there are hosts of black

people that have helped to

shape the world that should

be honored always.

Its amazing that we still

live in a world that finds it

necessary to decolorize its history. If it were not for the

presence of people of color, the world would not be as

advanced as it is today.

This month and every month that follows, I would like you

to embrace those that dont look like you. Understand that

although we have different skin color, we are all connected.

We all have the same spirit residing in us and when wehate another, we hate ourselves. When we disrespect

another, we disrespect ourselves. When another one fails,

we all ultimately fail.

Remember, we all belong to the same race - the human

race and until our collective consciousness changes and

we truly love our neighbors as ourselves, we will continue

to see war, poverty, disease and disaster and we will never

become the great nation intended by the Creator.

Everyone wants to see the world get better. It all starts

with you and me! Be the change you wish to see in the

world.

Make it Amazing.

Content

04 Amazing Women in BlackHistory

06 iSave to be FREECampaign

07 Love Expressed Boldly

07 Lancers Gap

08 Amazing WomanSpotlight - Bakhwi Kablay

10 30 Days of Love

11 As I Began to Love Myself

12 Amazing Woman Pledge


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Ella Baker Civil rights and

human rights activist whose

career spanned 5 decades.

The major job was getting people to

understand that they had something

within their power that they could use, and

it could only be used if they understood

what was happening and how group

action could counter violence

Funmilayo Ransome Kuti- was

a teacher, political campaigner,

womens rights activist and

traditional aristocrat. Her

activism led to her being

described as the doyen of

female rights in Nigeria, as well

as to her being regarded as

The Mother of Africa.

Septima Poinsette Clark

- was an American educator

and civil rights activist. Clark

developed the literacy andcitizenship workshops that

played an important role in the

drive for voting rights and civil

rights for African Americans

in the American Civil Rights

Movement.

Diane Nash- Her efforts included

the first successful civil rights

campaign to de-segregate lunch

counters, the Freedom riders, who

de-segregated interstate travel;

founding the Student Nonviolent

Coordinating Committee (SNCC);

and the Selma Voting Rights

Movement campaign, which

resulted in African Americans

getting the vote and political

power throughout the South.

Yaa Asantewa - was appointed

queen mother of Ejisu in the

Ashanti Empirenow part of

modern-day Ghana. In 1900 she

led the Ashanti rebellion known

as the War of the Golden Stool

against British colonialism.

No member of the union should think

herself better than the others. All must

move freely and happy together.

I have a great belief in the fact that

whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful

thinking. I consider chaos a gift.

This will be a black baby born in Mississippi,

and thus where ever he is born he will be

in prison ... If I go to jail now it may help

hasten that day when my child and all

children will be free.

Now I see that some of you fear to go forward

to fight for our king. If it were in the brave days

of Osei Tutu, Okomfo Anokye, and Opoku

Ware, chiefs would not sit down to see theirking to be taken away without firing a shot.

No European could have dared speak to chiefs

of Asante in the way the governor spoke to

you this morning. Is it true that the bravery

of Asante is no more? I cannot believe it. It

cannot be! I must say this: if you, the men of

Asante, will not go forward, then we will. We,

the women, will. I shall call upon my fellow

women. We will fight the white men. We will

fight till the last of us falls in the battlefields.

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Michelle Obama - an American

lawyer and writer, is the wife of

the 44th and current President

of the United States, Barack

Obama, and the first African-

American First Lady of the

United States.

Dorothy Height - was an

American administrator,

educator, and a Civil Rights

and Womens Rights activistspecifically focused on the

issues of African-American

women.

Miriam Makeba- nicknamed

Mama Africa, was a Grammy

Award-winning SouthAfrican singer and civil rights

activist. She campaigned

against the South African

system of apartheid. The

South African government

responded by revoking

her passport in 1960 and

her citizenship and right

of return in 1963. As the

apartheid system crumbledshe returned home for the

first time in 1990.

Fannie Lou Hamer was anAmerican voting rights activistand civil rights leader. She was

instrumental in organizingMississippi Freedom Summerfor the Student NonviolentCoordinating Committee(SNCC)

I am an example of what is possible when

girls from the very beginning of their lives

are loved and nurtured by people around

them. I was surrounded by extraordinary

women in my life who taught me about

quiet strength and dignity.

Without community service, we

would not have a strong quality of

life. Its important to the person who

serves as well as the recipient. Its the

way in which we ourselves grow and

develop.

Girls are the future mothers of our

society, and it is important that we

focus on their well-being.

Your

Photo

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WHAT WILL BE YOUR LEGACY?

Nobodys free until everybodys free.

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iSave to be FREECampaignTM

Now more than ever,

women MUST be

financially independent.

In so many areas of their lives,

women have given up their

power. One major way that

women give away their power

is by not being financially

independent. As a result,

women stay in dysfunctionalrelationships, work jobs that

they would not ordinarily

work and therefore controlled

by someone else. It may be

a spouse, a parent, or the

government but someone else

is dictating how she lives.

Understand that being

financially independentdoesnt mean having a

lot of money. It means

being in control of the

money you do have.

Lets face it; there

are tons of

reasons for your

circumstance-

reasons whyand how you

gave away

your financial

power. The

i m p o r t a n t

thing now is to

r e a l i z e

t h e

need for your financial

independence and take the

steps to get there and stay

there.

Join women from all over the

world in the iSave to be FREE

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Get tips and encouragementto gain financial freedom and

help us to meet our goal of One

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a stroke just as I left, changed

the woman who I am today

emotionally and spiritually and

I knew then and now that God

will never ever forsake me.

As we live life, we are all facedwith challenges, which are

designed to teach us some

important lessons. When

we miss the lessons, we

are doomed to repeat the

challenges until finally one day

we see the light and are pulled

from darkness.

Its important to pay closeattention to the messages and

lessons, for in them is where we

learn whats needed, where we

find our strength, support and

faith. Its all part of the master

plan. Anything that hurts us

can teach us something. If it

keeps hurting, that means we

havent learned the lesson.

Bakhwi saw the light and

learned some very powerful

lessons.

She learned the lesson of

unconditional love, taught

to her by her children. They

showed their unconditional

love for her; with or without

the disability, they proved sheis the same mother she was

yesterday as she is today and

they love and cherish her the

same.

She also learned that is was

those closest to her that would

walk with her and help her

to overcome the challenges.

It was her children and familythat stuck by her through the

painful times of abuse. They

helped her through all the

mental and physical challenges

of being paralyzed by stroke.

Bakhwi learned that what we

deem as a struggle can changeyour life and increase your

spiritual awareness and faith.

She has gained the ability to

stand up for what she believes

and to have hope and faith

in all she does. After all, it is

hope and faith that allows us

to keep walking through the

valley of darkness, when we

cant see the enemy lurking,feeling confident and sure that

we will come out on the other

side victorious.

Contrary to what society

displays, Bakhwi has learned

that real beauty comes from

within and real men are

attracted to real beauty as

proven by the man she intendsto marry this year. A man who

loves her for who she is, despite

of and because of her history

and her disability.

She has learned that real

men dont abuse women and

advises any woman in an

abusive relationship to get

out as quickly as possible. Itwont get better, it will only get

worse!

Through her journey, Bakhwi

learned just how powerful and

special she truly is. How she

was given this incredible gift

and the importance of sharing

that gift with the world.

She now uses her talents and

gifts to influence and impact

the lives of others. She hopes

that women look at her and

are inspired to support one

another so we can overcome

lifes challenges together. She

hopes men look at her andunderstand that women are

their backbones and should be

treated with love and respect

at all times.

She has become an advocate

for abuse and stroke survivors

and provides a wealth of

knowledge on prevention

through her Botswana StrokeCampaign and Touch a Life

Wazha Centre in Ramotswa

Village. She travels Botswana

to speak to women about

abuse and educate people

about stroke, which is the #2

killer in her country.

She is an entrepreneur;

successfully managing twodaycare centers and lives with

her two daughters, ages 17

and 13.

Although she still experiences

physical pain, she never stops

striving to be the best she

can be. She realizes the pain

and disability are reminders

of what she has overcome beauty marks if you will, of

an incredible journey to

freedom.

My life now is just worshiping

God. It keeps me happy, hopeful,

and just relaxed. Im nothing

without worshiping God -

without him Im nothing.

Written by Crystal Gunn


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W

hats Love Got To Do

With It? A well-known

phrase turned movietitle, which detailed the life of Tina

Turner. A GREAT MOVIE! A must

see!

I am sure you have heard the

phrase and probably posed the

question to someone else or to

yourself in the past. Well, Whats

Love Got To Do With It?

EVERYTHING!!!

In the movie you witness a small

town girl with a giant voice fall in

love and become a superstar! A

dream come true right?

While it was a dream come true,

there were plenty nightmares

along the way? Why? The lack oflove, the misunderstanding of

love and the love of all the wrong

things.

Again, I ask you, Whats Love Got

To Do With It?

Everything!

Love kept Tina Turner in an abusiverelationship she loved Ike and

didnt want to walk out on him.

The love of drugs, money and fame

by Ike, turned him into a insecure,

egotistical, abusive man addicted

to drugs who lost everything and

spent time in prison.

The lack of self-love allowed forself-sabotaging behavior, the

inability to love another, addictive

behavior, pain and misery.

In the end, Tina Turner was able

to walk away from a horrible

situation and rise to an even

bigger fame. As a result of finding

her spirituality and learning to

love herself FISRT, she was able tochange her life, rebuild and go on

to live an amazing life.

Take a look at your life. Whats Love

Got To Do With It?

Here are a few simple tips on using

love to have an amazing life!

love YOU, you can never expect

someone else to. When you truly

love yourself, you show others

how to treat you. You no longer

accept those things, which are not

best for you.

share love with others. Open up

and be nice. Give compliments,help a stranger, give a hug, do

something for someone else

without expecting anything in

return.

love for your children and everyone

around you. Let them see you as a

shining example of pure love and

watch them follow.

positively impact people in which

you come in contact. Wear a smile

that warms the heart of another.

Should you have wonderful

things? Yes, but when having

wonderful things leads you to dobad things to acquire them, you

have broken the #1 rule love

yourself first. Things can always be

replaced people, your respect,

honor and dignity can never be.

Try these tips for 30 days and enjoy

the love!

Make it Amazing!~ Crystal

30 DAYS OFLOVE

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STAND with me and other women from around the world and take the Amazing

Woman Pledge.

I created the Amazing Woman Pledge in honor of women. I believe that we are

so powerful and that we can do such great things and when we STAND together,

united, we can change the world!

Ask you sisters, your mother, your cousins, your co-workers, your classmates, to

STAND with you and take the Pledge.

Lets change the world!

~Crystal (my signature)

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