Hunker Down For the Polar Vortex With This $20 AmazonBasics Space Heater
This AmazonBasics space heater is fairly barebones, but it’ll do the job of warming your bones for just $20 today. That’s the second best deal we’ve ever seen, and compared to other space heaters out there, it’s a steal. And even when winter ends, it’ll work as a standalone fan, albeit a largeish one.
Sherrell Dorsey Is on a Mission to Make Space for Black People In Tech
Sherrell Dorsey is a data and technology journalist who is putting more black techies on the map. The Root talked to Dorsey at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where she delivered a keynote discussion about the rise of “smart” cities. Dorsey also created “The Plug” and “BLKTECHCLT,” platforms…
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Watch: Fast Color Trailer Shows Black Mamas Really Are Superheroes
When was the first time you realized your black mama was a superhero?
This Davines Hair Serum Is Seriously The Only Product That Makes My Hair Less Frizzy
Because I am someone who bleaches and dyes her hair every six weeks, religiously, I am constantly on the lookout for products that will bring my dry and frizzy hair back to life. Actually, I have been on what feels like a lifelong search for a product that genuinely banishes frizzy hair. My locks are naturally wavy…
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Texas Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem Resign Amid Accusations of Using City Funds to See Michelle Obama
The mayor of a Texas town and the mayor pro-tem announced they were both “becoming” unemployed after they were accused of using more than $1,000 of the city’s funds to attend Michelle Obama’s book tour, prompting some residents of the north Texas town to defend the officials with the untested legal defense of:
The Top 10 Deals of January 17, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Bask in These Boscia Masks, Now Half Off at Sephora
No matter what your skin concern may be, Boscia has a mask to fix that. And right now, a selection of said masks from the skincare brand is available at half price. That includes Boscia’s Luminizing Pink Charcoal Mask, a detoxifying peel-off mask; the Sake Bright White Mask, another peel-off that battles hyper…
Police Disciplinary Records in California Are Now Public Information
A new California law that went into effect on Jan. 1 makes it possible for the public to get records on law enforcement officers that up until now were kept secret by their departments. Now that those agencies are required to give that information up, the American Civil Liberties Union is taking full…
On This Episode of The Real White Housewives, President Petty Cancels Nancy Pelosi's Foreign Travel
When Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent the president a note telling him to stick his State of the Union speech in a bottle and throw that shit in the Potomac, she had to expect that something was coming. The president has shown that he doesn’t play kindly when people put him in his place.
Watch: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 'Mother of Dragging,' Flames Trump in Her First Floor Speech
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the House of Congress, The Unscathed, Queen of the Bronx, Torcher of Twitter, Breaker of Boat Shoes, and Mother of Dragging, just made her inaugural speech on the House floor and torched President Trump over his ongoing government shutdown to get money for the wall that Mexico was…
An Honor Roll Student Unknowingly Paid for His School Lunch With Counterfeit Money. His School Suspended Him for 2 Weeks
A Georgia middle school is moving forward with its suspension of a black honor roll student who unintentionally used a counterfeit $20 to pay for his lunch last week. Christian Philon, a 12-year-old Austin Road Middle School student, received the fake bill from his parents, who in turn received it as change from a…
10 Thoughts About Soulja Boy's Awesome and Entertaining Appearance on The Breakfast Club
If you live under a (non-cocaine) rock, there’s a better than 100 percent chance that you were confused as to why Soulja Boy (is it still Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em?) was all over your social media timelines on Wednesday. It is the year of our lord 2019—why in West Hell would that lil “Superman dat ho” nigga be taking up…
Queen to Queen: Our Forever First Lady Turns 55—With a Tribute From Beyoncé
Michelle Obama is many things: mother, wife, daughter, sister, former forever first lady, record-breaking bestselling author, #bodygoals and fictional mentor/best friend/auntie/big sister in the heads of more folks than she can probably imagine. And today, our inspirational icon turns 55, with plenty of reasons to…
'She's Black. I Hate That': Dance Coach Told Student Her Skin Was 'Too Dark,' Suit Claims
Before reading this any further, allow me to inform you that this is not one of those cases that can be whitesplained away by people who purchase their motor oil and clothing from the same place. It wasn’t a “simple misunderstanding.” These people were not “set in their ways.” These were old-school, “we don’t like …
Black Supervisors Allege GM Did Nothing to End Racial Harassment in Toledo Plant
Last November, a lawsuit was filed that alleged General Motors’ transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio had become a hotbed of racism. After enduring nooses hung in public spaces and “whites only” bathroom signs, several black workers teamed up to sue GM. Now, more information has come to light as former supervisors allege…
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