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Field & Track Women—Hairstyles I just want to reflect on something else today because I am weary of all of depressing media hype about mass shootings and killing Black people. So, I want to share something about spectator about spectator sports, and something that I like to watch that inspires me to be active and set goals for getting better physical, mental and emotional health. The competition has begun! A few days ago, the recent track and field meets have showed up on my channel and I am amazed at these awesome and powerful beauties. And at first glance, it may not seem to be the main focus, however recently, what seems obvious to me would be the significant differences in the hairstyles displayed of some of the top Black female athletes from the recent past. Is this a brief trend? In the past few widely internationally broadcasted events, some athletes on the starting lineup were pictured with flamboyant and brightly colored or long, blonde, and bone-straight hairstyles. Obviously, it was done so to make a statement just as in the past some athletes donned unique and ‘signature’ uniforms and I am reminded of the late and incredible Flo Jo. But so far, in the few competitions that have occurred recently no one has started the line up as in the past events. My all-time favorite Track and field Olympian, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, whose other devotion, her hair salon back in Jamaica, stepped out recently with on the field with a lovely dark and braided hairstyle. Shelley-Ann Frase-Pryce No matter though, she looks adorable and so elegant in whatever style she has worn, IMO. Another ‘new’ world favorite athlete, Elaine Thompson-Herah has seemingly burst onto the world scene out of nowhere and now has become a household name for many. She steps onto the field with the most lovely and classy type hairstyles recently but, for me it’s her glow and her smile that shows her beauty. Elaine Thompson-Herah And to my surprise, our own American athlete stepped out with a beautiful appearance, Sha’Carri Richardson. She already wins hands down on being a beauty anyway though, but she also came back on the field with a blast. Richardson came in second behind Thompson-Herah in one of her races. Sha'Carri Richardson These recent and awesome women of the track and field today, have inspired me to contemplate and do more research history about how Black African women have had to deal with so much controversy over our hair. And what new stories I have found! But as for now, due to so much talent today and the new winners, it gives me great inspiration to add some more new favorites to my list and to share. Some of these athletes have consistently dominated their race so well, that it can be expected that they will be celebrated for a long time. Like Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce who has become a legend of all times, however, there are some new wonders. Of course, my other all-time past favorite also competed recently, Allyson Felix, and it was said that this would be her last time. But now, there are a few more lovely superwomen to cheer on such as that pretty girl, Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, the lovely Swiss’ Mujinga Kambundji, Jamaica’s doll Shericka Jackson, our lovely New Jersey lady Athing Mu and the smart beauty who just dominated her race, Gabby Thomas and more. Ironically for me too, would be that although the past hairstyles have been eye-catching, what seems more amazing would be the age of some of these athletes who have dominated and won the foot race. This has given me the most inspiration to believe that I can get up and do something healthier to combat my health problems today. In my middle age though, I sometimes look back in time when I was younger and imagine myself sprinting that fast, but at the end of my dream I always have this re-occurring imagery of me coming through the finish line with a complete horrendous falling to the ground with a horrible horse-like uncontrollable breathing and inevitably ankle-rolling into a blundering crash with my arms flinging wildly and hitting the ground first with one knee and then enduring a complete earth-smacking, elbow-knee roll, covering a large area before finally coming to a miserable end. This fear sort of reminds me of a time when, as a gymnast, my coach believed that I was a sprinter and so, she one day abruptly surprised me and moved the springboard far away from the horse and told me to sprint into my vault. I panicked. I was so angry at her and imagined that I was going to crash into that horse and kill myself. I pulled if off successfully to my shock and surprise. But now, I have also considered being inspired by an older group of athletes who run the marathon too. Nevertheless, the older track and field stars deserves the glory that they have earned! Allyson Felix not only gave birth, but she stepped onto the field at the age of 36. And incredibly all of the women trailed far behind the Jamaican wonder Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce who stepped up to the challenge at the age of 35 and after she also gave birth recently. But now, I have a new favorite that stepped onto the field at the age of 29 and some sports experts believe that she stands to improve her time. This amazing PEARL recently came in close behind her American teammate, Sha’Carri Richardson and in another recent race, she stayed in second place behind Fraser-Pryce until the last moment, Jenna Frandini. When I think about this beauty, I think about Delano who also has some pearls in his life. Jenna Frandini replaced Richardson in the Tokyo 4X 100m relay and led our U.S. team to claim the silver. Recently, Frandini clocked in at 10.75 in a 100m race. It’s impossible not to watch her run over and over and over again and not spring up as she approaches the finish line. Like Elaine Thompson-Herah, it seems as if Jenna Frandini might become another household name. So I would love to share some brief clips and videos of my inspirations. At 35, Jamaica's Fraser-Pryce holds off deep field of Americans in Prefontaine 200m | NBC Sports 210,578 views May 28, 2022 https://youtu.be/nfbJeOCU0pc 2015 Beijing Olympics—Allyson Felix, Jenna Frandini, Jasmine Todd and English Gardner take the Silver! Jenna Frandini & Gabby Thomas in the Tokyo 4x 100 relay—Silver June 4, 2022 – Jenna Frandini Jenna Frandini 2015 100m Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Still Dominating At 35-Years-Old

ZeniMax Media Inc. started in 1999 was the holding company for Bethesda Game Studios (BGS) started in 2001. In 2021, they were acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion. I don't know how possible or feasible it will be to get white-owned game developers to create black characters. It reads to me like there is an opportunity for more black -owned video game development companies. Of course, there is the challenge of getting into the XBOX and/or Sony orbit. That leads me to...maybe black folks need to develop a video game system too. Microsoft and Sony cannot be the only folks smart enough to do it. Before them, there was Coleco, Atari, Sega and Nintendo. The bottom line is that I'm not surprised this situation exists. I'm just wondering how much exclusion or marginalization it will take in order to get black folks to create opportunities instead of waiting around for them.

Predictive text is screwing up my writing. I can't tell you how many times a word I typed was changed or a typo was corrected with a word substituted made no sense -- my typo would have been better left alone. As far as AI, Google's AI is as racially and culturally biased as the kids who created it. As far as predicting thought; why predict thoughts when you can control them? Once you control thought you control actions and that is the end game and they has been a great deal of progress made...

That's what haters do. Some of the very same folks who cheer success will turn around and become jealous, bitter and angry and pray for downfall. Yet, it is by design that some human beings function in this manner (greed, jealousy, envy, hate, etc.). Universal love would solve all problems but apparently that's too hard considering the way human beings treat each other.

Man, is Pandini the fastest white girl ever? I think some of the sisters could shave a couple hundred of a second if their hair was less "big." The sprints are one of my favorite events - thanks for sharing @Chevdove and providing a break from all the negative stuff algorithms like to shove in our faces.

Black folks have always been naturally beautiful but that has never kept us from turning up by accessorizing i.e. hair, nails, clothes, shoes, etc. I'm so very proud of our sisters who are not only beautiful in appearance and great physical shape but they're also smart and intelligent and savvy when it comes to handling their business too. As a counter to the negativity and stereotypes that come with obesity, it would be awesome if our athletes used their platforms to motivate black folks into becoming more physically fit too. There is a huge health benefit to being in great shape without training for the Olympics. The accessories I cannot get with are tattoos and eyelashes. I realize it's the thing among younger people. I'm an old man. Otherwise, I applaud their successes.

THANK YOU. I need to do more research. I am very curious as to know more about modern day politics about Iran and their neighbors in the Middle East. Years ago, my coworker, a man from East Africa once told me that many of the countries in the Middle East are in disagreement with the Israeli government because they have major gun power and nuclear weapons [support] from the Western powers. He told me that was the major conflict with regards to Israeli. He said that they are a small country but yet they have this major support.

Iran is considered a part of the axis of evil as defined by former POTUS Bush II after the 9/11 attack.

I cannot recall another former POTUS getting as much media attention after leaving the White House. The fact that he's never provided tax returns and twice impeached and the whole 9 yards proves he's been Teflon. Then, the speculation and belief that he could run and win again should provide an indicator of the collective intelligence and pulse of America.