Category Archives: Celebrations

Happy Juneteenth!

Posted on June 19, 2023 by rikyrah

Happy Juneteenth! โ€œNone of us are free until we're all free.โ€ – Ms. Opal Lee #Juneteenth is a celebration of this shared freedom. Let's honor this day together. #healamerica #communityhealing #blackhistory@therealopallee @antongspeaks pic.twitter.com/VfdANz1hMm — Heal America (@joinhealamerica) June 15, 2023 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Golden Globes๐Ÿค—

Posted on January 11, 2023 by rikyrah

Just a lot of good folks won. A diverse list of winners. Eddie Murphy gets a #GoldenGlobes standing ovation. pic.twitter.com/y2y16JQdWI — Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) January 11, 2023 Eddie Murphy shares three pieces of advice for up-and-comers in the industry: 1) … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Normalcy Back in the White House Includes Christmas Decorations

Posted on December 2, 2022 by rikyrah

Christmas at the White House is back to being a joyous occasion. No more Nightmare at Christmas decorations.๐Ÿ˜  I hope the Dr. FLOTUS has an HGTV White House Christmas Special.๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ˜ Dr. Jill Biden has unveiled the theme of this year's … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Marking the 1st Anniversary of the Biden Administration

Posted on January 21, 2022 by rikyrah

It has been a A YEAR since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris look their oaths of office. I think that they have done a great job.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ Tomorrow marks one year since the inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

Posted on January 17, 2022 by rikyrah

You helped change the world. You certainly changed my world. I have so many opportunities because of your battles. Share this clip of my father. We must study him beyond the end of โ€˜I Have a Dream.โ€™ (and thatโ€™s taken … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by rikyrah

Everyone at 3CHICS wishes you a Happy New Year!๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— Sydney's iconic 12-minute fireworks display ushers in 2022 https://t.co/sFzQuKL7e3 pic.twitter.com/47oMQcxNyw — Reuters (@Reuters) January 1, 2022 A man walks in front of the Eiffel Tower lit up in blue to mark … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2021 by rikyrah

We here at 3CHICS want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

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Open Thread | Our Christmas Nightmare Is OVER! Thank you, Dr. FLOTUS๐Ÿค—

Posted on November 30, 2021 by rikyrah

After four years of horrific Christmas decorations by the Birther Trophy Wife… Actual Christmas spirit has returned to the White House, thanks to Dr. FLOTUS, Jill Biden. Excited to share that the Official White House Christmas tree is up in … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So, The Tony Awards Were Last Night

Posted on September 27, 2021 by rikyrah

Black excellence at the Tony Awards. We've got nothing but love for @adriennelwarren accepting her award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the #TonyAwards! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽญ pic.twitter.com/RVVTAQUsxK — Paramount+ (@paramountplus) September 27, 2021 A Soldier's Play wins best revival … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Bad News Can Wait. Just Want To Enjoy Some Happiness

Posted on September 14, 2020 by rikyrah

Last night’s Verzuz between Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight was something I didn’t even know that I needed.๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ The music, of course was wonderful, but it was the stories. Them being everyone’s Black Auntie…I miss that in my own life.๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช … Continue reading →

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