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    2023 vacation plans?

    Jamaica in January for my 55th birthday. Disneyland in February (first time) 14 night cruise Panama Canal in April ( 1 cruise in July and 2 in August Family reunion in Charleston in July
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    And yet another school massacre

    I grew up (and still live in) the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York. I teach in the East New York/ Brownsville area. We do not have armed guards in our schools. Mass shootings are not/have not occurred in urban schools.
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    Ghislaine

    So is this your way of letting the world know that you're OK with adults have intimate relationships with children? 🤔
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    Thanksgiving Day Parade thread

    My son's alma mater Hampton University was one of the bands marching this year.
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    "It doesn't count as Thanksgiving dinner if I don't get to eat [blank]"

    Collard greens Cornbread dressing Banana pudding Sweet potato pie Giblet Gravy Turkey AND ham Macaroni and cheese
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    Are people not fans of the Tim Tracker?

    Actually, they made it our business when they made to CHOICE to put their life on public display. If you (general you)don't what people to comment on how you parent, then don't put it out there for the world to see.
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    Are people not fans of the Tim Tracker?

    Exactly And that apology was nothing more than a cover you *** move when they realized they could take a financial hit because of those videos.
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    Are people not fans of the Tim Tracker?

    I'm "thrilled" when people are held accountable for their actions and words. Especially when it comes to bigotry.
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    NOT Including Disney, Where Have You Vacationed This Summer?

    I sailed on the Adventure of the out of the Bahamas both times. Royal required all adults to be fully vaccinated. On the August cruise they also required us to take a covid test no more than 3 days prior to boarding. Everyone on board that was vaccinated had to wear purple bands. There...
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    NOT Including Disney, Where Have You Vacationed This Summer?

    I went on two cruises this summer. In June I took my first cruise with Royal Caribbean (usually cruise with Carnival). I flew to Nassau to board the Adventure of the Seas. We went to their private island PERFECT DAY at COCO CAY twice, Freeport and Cozumel. The cruise was AMAZING. I...
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    How often do you bathe your kids?

    Once or twice a week???:scared::sad2: That's nasty. My son took a bath or shower every day.
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    :crutches::crutches::crutches::crutches:
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    I posted a link above. I will repost it.
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    Had you searched more than one source, you would have found the answer. https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    The enslaved people on Texas were not told they were free until June 1865. Their owners intentionally withheld the news about Emancipation from them.
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    Was it pandering last year when 45 pledged to make Juneteenth a Federal holiday?
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    Having an opinion about the name isn't white privilege. Saying that the name should be changed in order to appeal to people that are /were unaware of the holiday screams WHITE PRIVILEGE.
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    You have to think about the role the great migration played in this. As former enslaved people and their descendants moved to the north, west and Midwest, they took their celebrations, rituals, customs,oral histories ....with them. The issue with what you are suggesting is that it screams...
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    Juneteenth set to become a federal holiday in the USA

    Juneteenth is perfect. Those of us that have been celebrating Juneteenth for decades, are more than happy to explain I know TONS of black folk that celebrate Kwanzaa. We are not "ranking" Kwanzaa and Juneteenth. Some of us will celebrate both (just as we've always done) and some will...
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