holidays
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Arkansas Man Receives Racist Letter Over the 'Negro' Santa Claus Decoration Displayed in His Yard
Thanksgiving hasn’t even come yet and one Black man in North Little Rock, Ark., has already been on the receiving end of racism over Christmas decorations displayed in front of his home. THV11 reports that three-year Lakewood resident Chris Kennedy said he received a letter in the mail on Tuesday afternoon that was purported to…
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Big Beauty Tuesday: Can Maven Beauty's Cosmic Drip Take Us Out of This World?
To say we’re ready to be done with 2020 would be an understatement—this year has been a ride on this crazy, careening planet called Earth. With the world seemingly on fire, it’s no wonder some of us have turned our attention to more celestial pursuits, whether losing ourselves in the less-than-earthbound fantasies of Lovecraft Country or…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: In Celebration of Big Auntie Energy
We aren’t your moms—but we love up on you like you’re our own. We’re always here with an ear and ready to come through in the clutch. We give the best hugs, the best advice, and the best gifts. We know how to turn up—but always hold you down. We’re your aunties…and what have you…
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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Cancels Thanksgiving Plans After Realizing He’s Full of Shit
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told New Yorkers not to have people over during Thanksgiving. We are in a fucking pandemic after all and having people outside of your household, even during the holidays, isn’t safe. Then Cuomo went on radio station WAMC and announced that he planned to have his 89-year-old mother, Matilda, and…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: To Market, to Market
OK, kids—we’re now officially five weeks out from Christmas—and only a week from Black Friday (or, as we’ll be calling it here at The Glow Up, the Blackest Friday). But the pre-deals are already out there and in full effect as TGU rolls out our Wrapping Roll Call—our running list of our favorite Black vendors…
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All You Want for Christmas Is a Song by Mariah Carey, Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande? Well, You're Getting It!
We don’t want a lot for Christmas (because 2020 has already been a lot—tew much, in fact); there is just one thing we need. We need Mariah Carey, also known as the Queen of Christmas, to bring in the holiday season with her unmatched joy! It’s official: Apple TV+ has announced the premiere date for…
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My Ancestors Want Me to Make a Banana Pudding for Juneteenth [Updated]
My mother hated to cook. She was a good cook when it came to things she liked—rice, chicken, all kinds of soul food and sweet desserts—and a bad cook for things she didn’t understand or eat. For years, I thought steak was supposed to be tough like shoe leather and chewier than gum. I thought…
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What Juneteenth and My Father Taught Me About 'Expectations'
I wouldn’t know Juneteenth without my father. He’s the Texan. He grew up celebrating the holiday that started on June 19, 1865, when slaves on Galveston Island, Texas, finally learned they’d been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior. Even though he now lived in St. Louis, he’d always make the same jokey reference…