With coronavirus cases on the rise again, several states have re-enacted stay-at-home orders this holiday season. After spending months at home, we’re all feeling a bit antsy, especially as the holidays roll around. Luckily, we have 10 deals on items and tech that will make your stay-at-home experience a bit …
Read More »The 10 Best Deals of November 26, 2020
Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. Thursday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals My favorite Thanksgiving pastime is ripping the Black Friday ads out of newspapers, tuning out my family as they engage in small-town gossip, or worse yet, politics. …
Read More »When a News Anchor Does the Government’s Job
Sometimes, when reporters ask questions at press conferences, they maintain a cool, disinterested composure. McCloy, however, looked distressed, as if she herself were one of the people she was describing. “It could be me,” she told me. “Advertisers could pull out. We could all lose our jobs.” Read: New York …
Read More »2020 Soul Train Awards: How To Watch On TV
The Nominees H.E.R. is the most nominated artist, receiving eight nods. Chris Brown follows that with seven and Beyoncé and Young Thug, who both received six. Monica is slated to be awarded the Lady of Soul Award. See a full list of the major nominations below. Song of the Year:Beyoncé …
Read More »Black Power Clothing Releases The Ultimate Black-Owned Businesses Guide
1 (Image: Black Power Clothing) A much-needed guide has just been released that lists businesses owned by Black people. Black Power Clothing has just announced that they have published The Ultimate Black-Owned Businesses Guide. The free guide is now available on it’s website, Black Power Clothing. The company promises that the business …
Read More »LA County Moves to Overhaul Its Juvenile Detention System to Prioritize 'Care First' Over Punishment
Photo: Shutterstock It’s easily arguable that American society isn’t very forgiving to people who have committed crimes. For Black people and people of color especially, it often seems like rehabilitation is a concept the criminal justice system accepts in theory—not so much in practice. It’s easily arguable that America is …
Read More »When Your Hometown Team Gets a New Identity
Three years ago, the Washington Football Team hosted its first-ever Thanksgiving Day game. The franchise had played—and lost—on the holiday many times before. But the 2017 game wasn’t notable just because the team, then known as the Redskins, actually won. That afternoon, a small group of Native American activists gathered …
Read More »Jeannie Mai Returns To ‘The Real’ After Throat Surgery
Jeannie Mai returned to The Real this week (November 24) after emergency surgery for a rare condition affecting her throat called epiglottitis, which causes swelling and blocks air to the lungs. Joining co-hosts Adrienne Hough, Garcelle Beauvais and Loni Love, Mai looked overjoyed to be back on air and healthy. “You …
Read More »‘Miss Juneteenth’ Premieres On BET On Thanksgiving
BET’s Movie of the Week, Miss Juneteenth, is a story about mothering, living through regret and what it really means to find one’s voice as a young Black woman trapped in the shadow of parental expectation. Set to premiere this week on Thanksgiving Day (November 26), this critically-acclaimed film chronicles the life of …
Read More »Meghan Markle Reveals She Suffered A Miscarriage In July
The 39-year-old shared that she and her husband Prince Harry, experienced the terrifying event in the couple’s new home in Montecito, Calif., when she felt that something was wrong during that morning. Markle said that after changing her son Archie’s diaper, she suddenly felt a cramp, “I dropped to the …
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