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Graphic: Jim Cooke (G/O Media) The committee loves Valentine’s Day, not just because it’s an excuse to eat lots of candy and make reservations at places that you never cared about going to so that you actually look like you’ve made an effort because last Valentine’s Day we were waiting …
Read More »Serena Williams Teams Up with Secret Deodorant to Champion for Gender Equality
It’s no secret that Serena Williams is at the top of her game. In 2019, Williams was recognized as the female athlete of the decade by the Associated Press. Beyond her athletic abilities, Williams champions for women’s rights from health to technology. And now, she is partnering with Secret Deodorant …
Read More »Books Briefing: Giving Romance a Language
📚 Find Me, by André Aciman 📚 Call Me by Your Name, by André Aciman How to fall in love over text “Emergency Contact is a book about how relationships that begin as a collection of pixels can become capital-R Real—in the Velveteen Rabbit sense. It’s also about the vague …
Read More »“Divorce Court” Couple Goes Viral After Revealing Fight Over Cardi B & Nicki Minaj Beef Caused Their Separation
The lines are drawn so deep between Nicki Minaj and Cardi B stans that the beef is even causing marriages to break up. A couple is going viral this week after their appearance on Divorce Court and their unexpected reason for divorcing after two years of marriage. When Judge …
Read More »Negro Leagues Centennial Patch To Be Issued Nationally
A century ago this week the Negro Leagues were created in Kansas City in response to the 100 anniversary of the creation of the negro baseball leagues. Baseball teams and organizations across the country will be using a logo designed in the Missouri city with and for the Negro Leagues …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson Will Perform a Special Tribute to Kobe Bryant During the NBA All-Star Game
Jennifer Hudson will perform a special tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant during the 2020 NBA All-Star game in Chicago. The National Basketball Association announced that the GRAMMY Award-winning singer, Academy Award-winning actress, and Chicago native will perform a special tribute to the late Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the …
Read More »HBCU Designers Made Their NYFW Debut and Footaction’s NO 1 Design Program Winners Announced
In December, we received word about Footaction’s exclusive HBCU competition in partnership with black-owned design academies FAAS and PENSOLE. We traveled to Portland, Oregon, to get a behind-the-scenes look at the program as five HBCU students worked diligently to learn about and create functional apparel as a part of the …
Read More »Lil Nas X Offers Support to Zaya Wade: ‘Stay Strong’
This week, Dwyane Wade opened up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show about 12-year-old Zaya fully embracing who she is. Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union have been showered with support for unconditionally loving their child. Now, Lil Nas X, who made history as the first openly gay rap artist to …
Read More »Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage — Which Plan Is Right For You?
Medicare offers a variety of options and plans for you to choose from to best fit your healthcare needs. Original Medicare covers services like hospital visits and outpatient needs, but has certain limitations. If Original Medicare doesn’t cover everything you’re looking for, you can enroll in a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) …
Read More »Amazon Warehouse Is Taking an Extra 20% Off Already Marked-Down Used Items
Extra 20% Off Select Amazon Warehouse Items | Amazon If you’re cool with buying used products, it could pay off in a big way. Amazon Warehouse is marking down thousands of used items for 20% off their already low prices. The discounts are hitting a ton of different categories, from …
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