Rebel Girls Powerful Pairs: 25 Tales of Mothers and Daughters

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6 BEYONCÉ AND BLUE IVY CARTER SINGERS Once upon a time there was a girl named Beyoncé who tried to shrink herself She kept her gaze to the ground never raised her hand in class and barely spoke Why Because mean girls at school didn't like her light-brown skin One day Beyoncé's first grade teacher taught the class a song When Beyoncé's mom asked her to sing it a rush almost like electricity charged through Beyoncé's body Performing while her mother washed the dishes she had no clue that her electrifying voice would inspire millions of future fans To build her confidence Beyoncé started a singing group and after some painful rejections the girls careers exploded They sold 60 million records together and as a solo artist Beyoncé has sold almost double that Still she's never forgotten who she was when she first sang in her mother's kitchen When she became a mom Beyoncé wanted her daughter Blue Ivy to know she never had to make herself small so others could feel big When Blue was old enough to express her opinion Beyoncé started asking what she thought about her work To Beyoncé's relief Blue said she's always proud of her mom except when she tells corny jokes By eight years old Blue was singing on Beyoncé's hit Brown Skin Girl The song celebrates the power of girls who often get overlooked or bullied for their skin color It earned Blue her first Grammy Blue can also be spotted twirling midair in an acrobat's hoop in her mom's latest visual album Whatever the future holds for this talented duo Beyoncé's sure to be right there cheering Blue on and making sure she shrinks for no one BEYONCÉ BORN SEPTEMBER 4 1981 BLUE IVY BORN JANUARY 7 2012 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA