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Summer is Rotating Away & Autumn is Coming--Wondering About the Upcoming Styles Let's Check Out the Catwalk! Well, I think these are some trying times. Sometimes I don't even want to watch the news, but with the way technology today is, it's hard to ignore it. I many times check my smartphone with one focus and then get distracted and then I'm watching crazy stuff that I never intended. Just today, I read that President Biden gave a serious warning for Americans to get out of Belarus! It seems that the Russians have moved in some nuclear weapons into that region. At any rate, sometimes, I feel that we humans should enjoy our existence sometimes! So then, what are some wonderful things that could spice up life in these upcoming days. Thank God, the kids are back in school! For me, that can be a good thing and a bad thing. As an educator, I am cautioned about being in an environment still with the threat of COVID and also, there is so much negativity going on with the school curriculum nowadays, so how does an educatior navigate that issue successfully and not get called down!? But then, for me, I love to hear from the youth because IMO, they are the future and bring ideas into the world that are so beneficial. In their innocence, in many ways, they bring so much love and hope. Of course, there are the many little ones that suffer because they do not have enough support but then, that too is another reason why I love being there for them. At any rate, I thought that these short videos of THE CATWALK--literally!-- reminded me to look out for the new and upcoming fashion trends of the day! If I come across any new fashion trends, I hope to come back and post them here! Do All the Pretty Girls Dress Like This? ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS WALK LIKE THIS! BEST CATWALK OF DSQUARED2 2024 Old School BEST CAT WALK--Tyra! Dubbed 'the Queen of the Catwalk'--Naomi!

@Pioneer1 one of the problems for black people in the usa as a community is its positives or negatives are delicate in description, none are simple. I think many black or non black people who like to speak negatively toward black people in the usa in general tend to define the positives or negatives in simple terms. Yes the black community in the usa doesn't have the financial wealth of whites in the usa. Yes the black community in the usa isn't dominating the world populace like the whites from the usa. One of the most positive elements of the black community in the usa is after all of whites enslavement plus the black communities nonviolent path's challenges aside the whites who chose to abuse us after enslaving us, the black community in the usa is where it is at. Is it ideal? no. Is it the dream of the ancestors or forebears? hell no, far far from it. But, it is something rarely positive that in a country that represents the height of white european global imperial power, the usa, you have the second most abused community in said country, the first is the native american, having reached such a place as a community in such a non violent and supportive way to said country. it's delicate. It is not ideal. It is not the dream. And, many black people's true desires have died in this path. But, through all the challenges the black community in the usa is still on a slow upswing and that is something, not simple to say like we're rich or powerful, but I think those black or non black people who like to or mostly speak ill to black people in the usa don't have the ability or desire or wisdom to articulate.

Except for the occasional "We got a lot of Indian in our family, that's where we get all this pretty hair"....most Black Americans rather proud of their culture. Ask the average Black American and he'll tell you......she'll tell you.....they wouldn't want to be anything else. They may want certain FEATURES from other groups, like blonde hair, hazel eyes, wavy hair, some women even like to have slanted "Asian" eyes. But they wouldn't want to BE them. Kind of like White folks who lay out in the sun all day trying to get a tan, but wouldn't wish 1 week of actually BEING Black on their worst enemy....lol.

We've improved over the decades. I remember when a lot of girls were using BLEACHING crime and Black-n-White ointment trying to lighten up their skin. I remember when dark skinned girls barely got ANY attention except for the occasional, "You're cute for a dark skinned girl". Now it seems as if dark skinned sistaz are getting as much game thrown as them as the lightest skinned ones. Actually, when you think about it......it's the very OPPOSITE of what you said. AfroAmericans are probably among the proudest most PRO-BLACK collective of Black people on the planet. You don't find a lot of Africans and Caribbeans praising their Blackness and bragging about how dark and chocolate their skin is like you see in the U.S.

@Cynique My concern was what does a new user think when they come here and the first thing they read is the lunacy that has been posted lately. I'm surprised no one has posted that we learned useful skills while enslaved. Now if someone's first introduction to the site was the commentary and musing of you or the good Professor D, that would be cool. Man, I did not know how good we had it back in the ABM and Thumper days. That was a long time ago... @ProfD I had no interest in watching the debates. I'm not a fan of Christie, but I think his tactic or opposing Trump could pay off if the rest of the GOP comes to its senses, he will have distinguished himself. I think the odds are against him.

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