Archive for January 2013
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it’s hard for me to even write this post. i have been speechless since i heard about the murder of 15 year old Hadiya Pendleton. she was killed in a senseless shooting just ONE week after performing at the President’s inauguration.
Hadiya was an honor student, a marching-band majorette which led to the honor of her being selected to perform at the inauguration. she was destined to do great things.
why was she murdered? a horrible twist of fate. her friends were coming home from the park when it started to rain. they ducked for cover under a canopy to stay dry when a unknown gunman came running through the park shooting and took off!
just like that a precious life was lost.
i am in tears just thinking about it…
our country has seen too much of these senseless crimes. it is time for us to act with our hearts. how much more do we think out communities can take? it is not fair to our children that we as adults can’t get our acts together enough to protect and save them. it is time for us to heal.
i say a prayer for Hadiya’s family and friends. i can almost feel her spirit; so innocent and bright. she did not deserve to be taken from us.
below is a video that features Hadiya when she was in the sixth grade. it was an anti-gang video to stop the violence in our communities. little did she know that her life would symbolize so more more in our efforts to prevent violence.
may she rest in peace.
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i love project runway!!!
the show has been on for what seems like a thousand seasons but i can’t get enough! that’s why i’m encouraging all my girls to watch this season, especially cast member samantha black.
check out this write up about her on the blog, InHerShoes
“With a resume that reads like the “who’s who” of the fashion industry, Brooklyn-based style maven Samantha Black has worked with some of the hottest brands in the industry throughout her career. Michael Kors, Jill Stuart, JimmyZ, and even the late Alexander McQueen have been blessed with this woman’s talent…”
Read the rest of this inspiring article here
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2013 is flying by as a reminder to get things in gear and kick it up a notch
so that’s what we are doing at sassysagesays
we are starting a series of monthly video blogs on sassysagesays tv
our first vlog, ‘New Year, New You!’ is all about fitness
check it out
what other topics do you want to hear about on sassysagesays tv?
leave a comment and let me know what you think…
Hot off The Press: Shawty No!
Posted January 18, 2013
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this week blogosphere has been on fire due to the cancellation of the reality tv show ‘all my babies’ mamas’ that was set to air on oxygen network. the show was about shawty lo (rapper) and family life with his 11 children and their 10 moms.
outrage from the community led the show to get nixed this tuesday. shawty is asking the network to reconsider; stating that the show was unfairly labeled as negative. he said on a recent radio interview that we should give him a chance. i don’t know anything about the show but i do know that too many of us are tired of the craziness on reality tv.
sil lai abrams, founder of Truth In Reality, wrote a great piece on thegriot.com which states much more eloquently than i can the problem with trashy reality tv.
ladies, i’m urging to you keep the momentum going and learn more about truth in reality and what they are doing to clean up our tv viewing experience.
check them out at www.truthinreality.org
Sage’s Rage: If the concern is youth violence, why not ask them what they need?
Posted January 16, 2013
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all this talk about gun control has got me heated. i’ve said before in my previous post ‘guns don’t cause acts of violence, people do’ that i am not a fan of the nra and i am not supporting their stance. however, the laser like focus on guns is misguided. the president is set to lay out his plan for gun control and ny state has already passed a new ‘tougher’ law about guns. all this was done without sitting down and speaking with the group most likely to be impacted by these laws; the youth. here are some facts.
according to the centers for disease control in the US:
• In 2010, an average of 13 youth ages 10 to 24 were victims of homicide each day
• Homicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24 years old; it is the leading cause of death for African American youth
• 83% of homicide victims ages 10 to 24 years old were killed with a firearm
In a 2011 study of youth in grades 9-12
33% reported carrying a weapon (gun, knife or club) in the past month
6% did not go to school in the past month because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school
• 7% reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property in the past year
these numbers are soo alarming and so far i don’t see anything in the laws that directly speaks to young people…
still no one is talking to the youth…
most of the youth i have worked with understand that violence is a person to person thing. you gotta focus on the person and helping them become non-violent (as the great MLK would be sure to say).
if we would actually ask youth, i’m sure they would have solutions wise beyond their years.
i’m pretty sure they would ask for programs to get those involved in gangs and guns off the streets. they would want more support for their parents so they could have time to be with them, instead of ignoring their concerns which leads to anger and them violently lashing out. they would want schools to have the funding they need so that could be a place they can feel safe from bullying.
i’m calling all youth to speak out!!!
what do you want law makers and our country to do about violence?