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Sage’s Rage: Proud 2 B
Posted on: January 13, 2012
This past weekend everyone was all buzz about
Jay-Z and Beyonce’s birth of a baby girl, Blue Ivy.
I’m excited for them and can see that with the name they chose they have big plans for lil one
(I say Yale graduate in the making:)
Here’s a repost from my girl Thembisa Mshaka celebrating b.i.’s arrival.
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Black Love On Top Pt. II: And Blue Ivy Makes Three Posted on www.thembisamshaka.com
Congratulations to the Carters! BeyonJay are the proud parents of a healthy, happy baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter, born Saturday January 7th, 2012 at Lenox Hill Hospital under heavy security, complete with a secret getaway to evade the papps! I like their steez on this one. Sure, they are both public figures, but this is a very private moment for their family and it is also their to keep private where possible. The two were very generous to reveal the name so soon, and to disclose how Beyoncé delivered her daughter in a joint statement. Honestly, how a woman delivers her child is as personal as it gets. Her birth story is really none of our business. And who can blame them for choosing to shut us out? The moment the world knew King B was expecting, the hate began on eveything from the baby’s name and likeness to whether there was even a pregnancy at all. New lows for the Internets; thankfully the well wishes are drowning all that out. Papa Hov released a dedication to the baby entitled “Glory” and it’s sweet and raw as fresh cut sugarcane. Call it our generation’s “Isn’t She Lovely”. I’m willing to bet he’ll still call her Brooklyn Carter… Click the link to the song. Here’s to Blue Ivy’s greatness. |
Sage’s Rage: Keep it Real
Posted on: May 14, 2010
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tomorrow is a big day…it’s the third year that myself and three other Yale alumni are hosting our Y-Apply workshop.
Y-Apply is a dedicated to encouraging high achieving students from low income families to consider applying to ivy league and selective colleges www.y-apply.org
as busy as things can get, i’m committed to giving my time on this issue because we have so many youth in our communities who just need an opportunity to make it out of their circumstances. that was the case with me; a young black girl living in low income housing, attending an urban public school. i was a good student but my teachers never encouraged me to apply to ivy league schools.
one day i got a postcard in the mail inviting me to a reception about Yale. that’s when i realized, wow they may actually want me to apply. so i did and the rest is herstory!
all it took was a little guidance from someone who had made their way and that’s what we do at Y-Apply. the workshop has been a huge success. the students who have participated in the workshop have gone to great colleges. we have worked hard to create a program that is warm, welcoming, fun but most of all educational.
the main theme of the workshop is to celebrate yourself and showcase the real you. youth leave with tools to make their fabulous selves stand out. 
that’s why i was not surprised when last year’s workshop participant, Zora Howard, was admitted to Yale University this spring. Zora is new york’s first youth poet laureate and she uses her craft to spit truthfully.
we all have a lot to look up to and learn from her and the other remarkable students who have participated in the Y-Apply workshop. they stay true to who they are but are open to learning how to best showcase it.
only when you show up and truthfully express the amazing person you are does success comes calling…
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