Sista’s Keeper
I AM my Sista’s Keeper
Fall 2021 Vol. 9, Issue 1
Fall 2021 Nails Diabetes Basics College Prep Timeline
Dejane’ Angel 9-Year
Anniversary Issue
Cade
Owner of Angel Love Crochet & Co.
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’ey sistas! Next year in September, we will celebrate 10 years of this magazine being published. It has been an amazing decade full of highs and lows but we are still here & still going. Over the years, I have been very selective on who I present to you as cover girls because they are literally the face of the magazine and I want them to be a good example for you. Dejane’ Angel (pg. 8) is the CEO of Angel Love Crochet & Co. and she is the perfect person to feature because she dreams of making an impact and has a goal to inspire you that you can acheive anything you put your mind to...and that is what we’re all about! There is also another important subject that we cover in this issue: diabetes awareness. I know personally the importance of knowing your family history so that you can prevent those issues in yourself. As always, if you want to contact me of have any questions about the magazine, email me at: laporsha@sistaskeepermagazine.com or visit our website: www.sistaskeepermagazine.com
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Editor’s Letter
Remember the purpose of Sista’s Keeper: to build you up as young women so you can be comfortable enough in yourself to help your sisters, cousins, friends, etc. I hope that you enjoy this issue and remember: “I AM my Sista’s Keeper”
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Diabetes: Diabe tes:
By: Steven Dowshen, M.D.
Health
November is National Diabetes Month so here’s the basic What Is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, a sugar that is the body’s main source of fuel. Your body needs glucose to keep running. Here’s how it should work. 1. You eat. 2. Glucose from the food gets into your bloodstream. 3. Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. 4. Insulin helps the glucose get into the body’s cells. 5. Your body gets the energy it needs. The pancreas is a long, flat gland in your belly that helps your body digest food. It also makes insulin. Insulin is kind of like a key that opens the doors to the cells of the body. It lets the glucose in. Then the glucose can move out of the blood and into the cells. But if someone has diabetes, the body either can’t make insulin (this is called type 1 diabetes) or the insulin doesn’t work in the body like it should (this is called type 2 diabetes). The glucose can’t get into the cells normally, so the blood sugar level gets too high. Lots of sugar in the blood makes people sick if they don’t get treatment. Can Type 1 Diabetes Be Prevented? Type 1 diabetes can’t be prevented. Doctors can’t even tell who will get it and who won’t. In type 1 diabetes, a person’s immune system attacks the pancreas and destroys the cells that make insulin. No one knows for sure why this happens, but scientists think it has something to do with genes. Genes are like instructions for how the body should look and work that are passed on by parents to their kids. But just getting the genes for diabetes isn’t usually enough. In most cases, something else has to 6
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happen, like getting a virus infection, for a person to get type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes isn’t contagious, so you can’t catch it from another person or pass it along to your friends. And stuff like eating too much sugar doesn’t cause type 1 diabetes. Can Type 2 Diabetes Be Prevented? Type 2 diabetes is different. Sometimes, type 2 diabetes can be prevented. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas can still make insulin, but the body doesn’t respond to it in the right way. This problem is usually related to being overweight. In the past, mainly overweight adults developed type 2 diabetes. Today, more kids and teens have type 2 diabetes, probably because more kids and teens are overweight. Getting to a healthy weight is one way to help prevent type 2 diabetes. Making healthy food choices and getting enough exercise are other good steps to take. If a person makes better food choices and becomes more physically active, it can help prevent diabetes from becoming a problem. Some people are more likely to get type 2 diabetes than others based on things that can’t be changed. For example, people with a Native American, African, Hispanic/Latino, or Asian/Pacific Islander racial/ ethnic background are at higher risk for getting type 2 diabetes. And people who have family members with type 2 diabetes are also more likely to develop it. How Can I Protect Myself From Getting Type 2 Diabetes? If you want to help keep yourself from getting type 2 diabetes, or just be healthier in lots of other ways, take these steps: • Eat good-for-you foods. Try to eat foods that
The Basics
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information about how to prevent & protect yourself. are low in fat and high in other nutrients — like whole-grain cereals and breads, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and lean proteins. These super foods provide you with the nutrition you need to grow, but are also great for helping you get to or stay at a healthy weight, which can help prevent type 2 diabetes.
watching TV, being online, or playing video or computer games) can also help to prevent type 2 diabetes. You don’t need to join a gym or commit to three sports every school year; being active can be as simple as walking the dog or mowing the lawn. Try to do something that gets you moving every day.
If you have questions about your weight, ask. If you think you may be overweight or you’re just wondering what being healthy is all about, a doctor or a registered dietitian can help. These health care pros can help you find out what • Get up and go. Staying active and decreasing the your weight goals should be and how to get there, and amount of time spent in sedentary activities (like stay there. • Limit fast food and sugary sodas. Eating lots of calorie-laden fast food and sugar-filled beverages, like sodas, juices, and iced teas, can lead to a lot of weight gain.
For more information on diabetes awareness and prevention for teens, visit: https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/diabetes-center Fall 2021
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Crocheted By
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Angel Dejane’ Angel Cade is the CEO of Angel Love Crochet & Company and she is on a self-proclaimed “purpose to innovate”.
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rocheting is not just a hobby for Dejane’ Angel Cade, who was taught by her mother at an early age. The crochet bug bit her as her grandmothers on both also sewed. She wants to teach others how to sew and to use their talents that God gave them. Her goal is to inspire black girls to do anything that they put their minds to. Fall 2021
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Business/School Balance Cade says that she loves a challenge and makes sure that she sticks to a schedule. “Having a schedule matters a lot to me. When I get home, I make sure to do my homework, eat or take a nap because I wake up at 5am.” She says that the pandemic gave her time to work on her business more. “It gave me more leeway between virtual classes because I wasn’t physically present in the classroom. I would plan for my business and released my first two collections,” she says. Angel Love Origin
The name of her company, Angel Love, is a combination of her middle name and her mother’s. “My mom taught me how to crochet. Her middle name is Loveda so it combines that name and Angel. She inspired me so it meant a lot to me to have a piece of her in the business.” Crochet Inspiration
Cade began crocheting at age 11. “Before I started crocheting, I loved to read books and still do but it’s so hard to take time to read a good book now.” She and her mother loved literature and poetry but wanted something else to do together. She came up with crocheting which was her mother’s pastime and hobby. “We started by making smaller items and that evolved into clothing. I started to think about what I could do differently from the normal of what everyone knows as crochet. There is an entire world of crochet to
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explore and I hope to open people’s minds more into the fashion part of it.” Sewing vs. Crochet
Cade tries to morph crochet & sewing to bring something different to the industry. “I have a God-given gift that I picked up quickly. My practice & talent took it further so it just clicked.” One of her favorite designers that inspires her is Gianni Versace, who she says made nothing into something. “What he was able to do with his sister, Donatella was amazing because he had such talent and eye for fashion.” Purpose To Innovate
Cade believes that what she was put on earth to do is to use the talents that she was blessed with to create something new that embodies a vision of uniqueness, style, and magic. “My goal is to be an inspiration to other black girls and prove to any and everyone that you can achieve anything when you put your mind to it,” she says on her website. She believes that what sets her busienss apart from other designers is that innovation and being able to change crochet into a fashionable statement. “We strive for perfection and every piece is made with love. I put some much time and effort into each and every piece.” Impact for Others
Cade wants to reach out to other youth because she says being a black woman in America is already so hard, especially being a dark-skinned black girl. “Dealing with colorism, racism, sexism and everything else, there are people out there who
Get To Know Dejane’ Name: DeJane’ Angel Cade Age: 16 Birthday: September 6th Hometown: Charlotte, NC Favorite food: Macaroni & cheese Favorite color: Lavender Favorite movie: Princess & the Frog Hobbies: Leadership roles in extracurricular clubs & volleyball What‛s on your iTunes? Snoh Alegra, r&b/soul, old school, Aretha Franklin, 90’s hip hop
don’t want me to even exist,” she says. “Making sure that I leave my footprint on this Earth before I’m gone means a lot to me. It’s not just for me but to teach others how to leave theirs as well.”
“I would say plan well, even though it seems like you have all the time in the world. That time will go by quickly so don’t be hesitant. The first step is to start the journey so just do it.”
Cade knows that she is blessed to have the support of her family with her crocheting business. “A lot of people are not as fortunate as me to have my family. They say ‘it takes a village’ but I also want to give them hope that they can make a difference or a change and succeed in life no matter what.” “You may not know what your gift is yet but you can make a difference once you do.” Cade says that those young girls who want to design or be entrepreneurs already benefit from knowing what they want to do.
Cade doesn’t have any sisters but says she has many female friends who help her stay open and compassionate to others. “Don’t call someone your friend if it’s not because it’s not genuine.” When she gives her personal definition of being her “sista’s keeper”, she thinks of female empowerment. “You’re putting girls up because you’re already confident and doing your own thing. You don’t have to put them down because that’s your girl & you have her back.” SK
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Getting Ready
Education Feature
This college prep timeline provided by Minnesota Office of Higher
7th & 8th Grade • Begin thinking about the high school classes that will prepare you for college. Take the most difficult classes you can handle. • Ask your parents or teachers to help you develop good study habits. • Practice setting and reaching goals. • Volunteer in your community. • Take interest and skills assessments to help you think about possible career options. • Talk with your school counselor and parents about careers that interest you want to explore.
In 9th & 10th Grade • Take interest and skills assessments to help you explore careers options.
• Talk with your school counselor about career options and the education required for those careers. • Sign up for classes that will earn college credit during your junior year • Talk with your parents through Advanced about saving and paying Placement, International for college. Baccalaureate, Postsecondary • Talk with friends, Enrollment Options or teachers, counselors College in the Schools. and your parents about college. • Explore internships and apprenticeships. • Check if your school requires 10th graders to take the PLAN to prepare • Enroll in a summer enrichment program. for the ACT. • Participate in extracurricular activities.
• Create a tentative high school class plan. • Enroll in a summer enrichment program. 12
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• Review your high school class plan. Take the most difficult classes you can handle. Stay focused on your schoolwork.
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For College
Education Feature
Education will show you what you need to do to get ready for college.
In 11th Grade
• Attend college and financial aid events. • Mentor others and have a mentor for yourself. • Take the PSAT in the fall to prepare for the SAT, and to identify areas where you need improvement. • Consider possible career options and investigate the type of education that is needed. • Request materials from schools that interest you and visit their websites. • Arrange campus visits to those schools that interest you. • Participate in extracurricular activities. • Request admissions and financial aid forms. • Sign up for classes that will earn college credit during your senior year through Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Postsecondary Enrollment Options or College in the Schools. • Register for and take the ACT and/or SAT in the spring. • Review your high school class plan. Take the most difficult classes you can handle. Stay focused on your schoolwork. Make sure you are meeting your high school graduation requirements. • Enroll in a summer enrichment program. • Get a job to earn and save money for college, or explore your skills through an internship or apprenticeship. • Research private scholarship options.
In 12th Grade • Stay focused on your schoolwork and take the most difficult classes you can handle. • Take career interest assessments and determine the education needed for careers that interest you. • Participate in extracurricular activities. • Volunteer in the community.
December-February • Apply to four or more colleges that interest you. Some may have earlier or later deadlines. (Make copies of each application.) • Attend a financial aid event if you haven’t already done so. Review a copy of Paying for College. • Apply for scholarships offered by the colleges to which you have applied. • Apply for financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after January 1. You and your parents will need the previous year’s income tax information to complete the it. • Review you Student Aid Report (SAR) for accuracy. Fall 2021
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Black Women In History
Ann Lowe The first noted African-American fashion designer who designed First Lady Jackie O’s wedding dress
• 1898- Born in rural Clayton, Alabama • Attended school in Alabama until she dropped out at the age of 14 • Interest in fashion, sewing and designing came from her mother Janey and grandmother Georgia (both were seamstresses) • 1917- Enrolled at S.T. Taylor Design School (was segregated; attend classes in a room alone) • Was eligible for graduation after attending school for only half a year • 1919- Moved to Tampa, Florida and opened her first dress salon after graduating • 1928- Returned to New York City and worked on commission for stores such as Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue • 1950- Opened a second salon, Ann Lowe's Gowns, in New York City on Lexington Avenue after not receiving credit for her work (her signature designs helped her become recognized for her work) • 1953- Hired to design a wedding dress for the future First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier for her wedding to future President John F. Kennedy • 1961- Received the Couturier of the Year award • 1962- Lost her salon in New York City after failing to pay taxes (her right eye was removed due to glaucoma & while she was recuperating, an anonymous friend paid Lowe's debts which enabled her to work again) • 1963- she declared bankruptcy; developed a cataract in her left eye; surgery saved her eye • 1968- Opened a new store, Ann Lowe Originals, on Madison Avenue • 1972- Retired 14
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Fun Facts •
A collection of Ann Lowe's designs are held at:
1. The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2. The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC 3. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan •
A children's book, Fancy Party Gowns: The Story of Ann Cole Lowe written by Deborah Blumenthal was published in 2017
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A historical fiction novel, By Design: the story of Ann Lowe, Society's Secret Fashion Designer, about Lowe's life was written by Piper Huguley
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In 1964, the Saturday Evening Post later called Lowe “society’s best kept secret”
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Referred to as “The Dean of American Designers” by Ebony Magazine in 1966
Sista’s Keeper Foundation Mission Sista’s Keeper Foundation promotes self-esteem, sisterhood, goal-setting, leadership and collaboration in young girls through the motto: “I AM my Sista’s Keeper”
Vision/Goal For each young girl to love herself first and build her self-esteem so that she may love & support other girls as her sister and be a leader in her school & community.
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