Saye Carrie

Saye Carrie was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, to Liberian parents. Her heritage extends beyond Liberia, with ancestral connections to Mali, the Sudan Valley, the Congo River Basin, the Low Country South Carolina, and Barbados. Through regional migration, the ban of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and the 19th-century Back to Africa Movement, Liberia became home to many of her ancestors and generations thereafter.

Following Liberia’s 1980 coup d’état, Saye Carrie’s mother’s diplomat family migrated to the United States. A year later, her father arrived to pursue his master’s degree. The two met and married in Queens, New York. Between 1989-2003, Liberia endured a devastating civil war, leading many of Saye Carrie’s relatives to relocate to the United States and other parts of the world, a story familiar to countless Liberians.

Due to Saye Carrie’s rich culture, Saye Carrie is committed to bridging the gap across the Black/African diaspora. Saye Carrie grew up in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth, New Jersey. She also lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. Saye Carrie holds a master’s degree in social sciences and is an advocate in which “Mindfulness of Kindfulness” is a daily practice. Beyond her professional and cultural work, Saye Carrie finds joy in history, singing, dancing, reading, writing, cooking, traveling, and cherishing time with family and friends. She is a proud mother to a kind-hearted son and a joyful daughter, and a devoted wife to a terrific husband.