RTT

In this week's Red Table Talk (normally hosted by Jada, Willow & Gammy but as Willow was away touring, Kelly Osbourne sat in her place) episode on fb where they spoke with Hayden Panettiere, I learned several things:

- Kelly Osbourne is sooooooo preggers!!! I'm both surprised and excited for her new edition!!
- another example of just because you're famous doesn't necessarily mean a jackpot/fairytale of some sorts as there's always so much more to anyone's stories (other than your own)
- Hayden explained that in her recovery meetings she learned another meaning of when saying

'I'm fine'...FINE = F***-ed Up Insecure Neurotic Emotional

I appreciate how the ladies are willing to show all of their sides/flaws....that they ARE human... #word

Edwards Garden!!!

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

From back in 2021

A three part documentary a)
b) looking back at his formative years navigating his biracial identity in his hometwon of Chicago, his upbringing w/ his single parent mother & his education & organizing work within his community
c) on the challenges, triumphs & defeats Obama experienced while in the White House for two terms. Includes appearances by the likes of former United States representative John Lewis, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr, President, National Action Network Al Sharpton, Ta-Nehisi Coates Author & Journalist, Professor and Activist Cornel West, Author and Professor Michael Eric Dyson, 'To me, the most important thing is that Barack Obama won. And Barack Obama won twice. Now, he might argue differently, he's a policy guy & he might argue how he might care. He might argue saving the banking industry, saving the auto industry and ending the wars in the middle east. But to me the biggest accomplishment was that he won. Because it means something about this country and our country's capacity to pursue becoming a more perfect union.'
- Author and Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates

Rest In Peace Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2002)

The end of a 70 year era of the Elizabethan monarchy.
Queen Elizabeth II had reigned longer than any other British monarch, including her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.

James Corden paid a three minute tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after the monarch’s death aged 96.

Good evening.
We, of course heard the news today that Queen Elizabeth had passed away aged 96.
I, like the rest of the world, so sad tonight.
But also, so thankful and grateful to the queen for the most incredible service
and leadership that she has shown during all of our lifetimes.
All day, you would have been hearing statistics about her reign as
the longest ruling monarch in British history.
She served on the throne for seventy years.
She is the only queen most of us have ever known.
She had seen fourteen U.S. presidents during her reign and on Tuesday,
just on Tuesday welcomed her fifteenth prime minister.
We viewed her as immortal, an essential part of the fabric of our world.
There is of course an outpouring of grief and love across the globe.

SHE WAS UNIVERSALLY ADORED.

She represented good in this world,
living a life of honour,
a life dedicated to service,
dedicated to bettering the lives of others.
And it’s always felt as if she was there for all of us.

For seventy years she never wavered.
She was never political.
She didn’t need us to hear our opinions.
She never gave an interview.
She never posted on social media.

It was never for her about her own PR,
and maybe that’s why she was as beloved and
as respected by a president as she was by the guy who lives down the street,
and she would treat both of them equally too.
It didn’t matter who you were, she was there for you.

And today, we live in a world of uncertainty.
There are wars and divisions.
Fights all over the globe.
People are dealing with changes in the climate.
Changes in governments, pandemics.
There is squabbling, unrest. Bitterness wherever you look.

There’s so much instability but
the Queen was always the Queen
and a guiding light.

She was always gracious,
always dignified,
always a shining example of leadership.

She represented stability in a world
where so often it feels like the floor is shaking.

Queen Elizabeth was unique.
A life’s work never to be repeated.

Every person at home in the United Kingdom
and many across the globe will remember today.
They’ll remember where they were when they heard the news.
News that will change our country forever.

We will always celebrate her life.
Remember what she stood for.
And we will always be thankful for her sacrifice.
We’ll be right back.