02.16.2024

Our Favorite Black-Owned Brands, From Streetwear Labels to Matcha Makers

February is Black History Month, but it's never a bad time to be mindful about where your hard-earned money goes, and we've assembled the best Black-owned gift shops and brands online to spice up your life (and the lives of your loved ones). Late winter is not only our season for hitting the streets in our best Bob Dylan jackets , but also for re-falling in love with essentials from our favorite Black-owned brands and sites. There are entire search engines out there that will help you find Black-owned products and brands, such as NILE, but we've done the curating for you in this case. These items fit in quite snugly with this 10-hour-long YouTube fireplace (don't knock it 'til you've tried it), so smash that play button and let's go shopping.

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GAINFUL

Customized Protein Powder Is the Latest Fitness Flex

Well, it's 2024 now, and customization is in, baby! Like, if you couldn't just invent whatever you wanted using your cell phone and have it arrive at your house within a few days, it would make me question what we've actually achieved as a society. When it comes to supplements, my brothers and sisters in powder paralysis, there's apparently now a service called Gainful, a company that builds personalized protein and nutrient blends based on your individual needs. Our long national nightmare of chalky, miserable protein powder smoothies may be over, at least as far as Gainful's "menu" is concerned (the cinnamon toast flavor has especially caught our eye). If this appeals to you, go forth and take their dang quiz already.

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The 40 Best Presidents' Day Sales and Deals

Jimmy Carter told us to tell you there are Presidents' Day sales this weekend at Wayfair, West Elm, and pretty much every mattress brand on Earth. See our full list — enjoy, patriots.