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Friday, January 22, 2021

Lowkey Heat Tops This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices

Before we get into today’s list, I humbly request that you please press F to pay respects to our Xbox friends in the comments. On Friday, it was announced that the price of one year of Xbox Live Gold has doubled from $60 to $120. While I’m a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber and I’m basically already paying that, my…

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Six Badass Black Women Who Are Changing the Workout Game

One of the key issues we see in workout culture is the lack of representation. Many of the advertised programs feature white women—which isn’t necessarily a problem, except it doesn’t show a range of trainers (or culturally relevant bodies, music and styles) in the videos or classes they produce. It can be very…

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The Best House Slippers, According To Our Readers

Top Pick: L.L Bean Wicked Good Moccasins (Men’s, Women’s) | $79

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Auntie Unfiltered Explores the Power of Music

Ever since I can remember, from a very young age, I have known all the lyrics to every single song on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On album in the order that they appear on the LP. Both sides.

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Where Do We Go From Here? Why Biden Needs a Plan for Tackling White Supremacy

Wednesday’s inauguration was a breath of fresh air in many ways. We saw the swearing-in of the first woman, Black person, and South-Asian to be this country’s vice president. We saw a young and brilliant poet, Amanda Gorman, state undeniable truths about this country’s harrowing and recent past and declare powerful…

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