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Each October, Amazon rolls out its Prime Day, now branded as Prime Big Deal Days, a 48‑hour, members‑only shopping sprint. In 2025, the event ran from Oct. 7- 8. During this short window, limited‑time price cuts pop up across a mix of categories, including fashion and beauty, home furnishings, tech, and beyond. Here are a few Black-led brands that offer decent discounts and are worth both a look and a purchase.
BLK & Bold Coffee
BLK & Bold Coffee, founded by Pernell Cezar Jr. and Rod Johnson, is a specialty coffee brand that leans into its mission, channeling five percent of its profits into youth and community initiatives. In Prime or Amazon promotions, the company has rolled out discounts and bundled offers for both its coffee and tea lines. When October’s Prime Days arrive, keep an eye on the “Coffee & Beverage” section or Amazon’s “and “Buy Black” tags to spot their listings. Because coffee is a consumable that’s light to ship, it often makes for a gift‑ready bundle.
The Lip Bar
The Lip Bar is a makeup line that offers vegan and cruelty‑free lipsticks and face products. It often slips in 25 % off deals in its past promos for Prime events. Keep an eye on the beauty and cosmetics sections throughout the rest of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days window.
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Lemlem
Lemlem, founded by Liya Kebede, delivers artisan‑crafted textiles, vacation‑ready apparel, and sustainably produced goods made in Africa. Items range from dresses and linen pants to knitwear and home items, which are perfect for days in between seasons. Discounts typically appear during Prime Big Deal Days. Summer and resort pieces see the cuts—while early fall clearance events move out the season’s stock. Lemlem’s official webshop and a network of retailers carry the line. Examine the reviews. Confirm the product’s authenticity when the listing appears on Amazon or through a third‑party vendor.
Brother Vellies
Brother Vellies’ lineup includes everything from vellies and breezy sandals to boots and sleek mules, and it also offers bags and other accessories. To illustrate, the Brother’s Scan N Cut Tote Bag retails at $99 on Amazon.
Andrea Iyamah
Andrea Iyamah, a designer whose repertoire includes dresses, swimwear, resort wear, and cover‑ups, often lets many of her pieces drift into discount mode, yielding price cuts. The Naru one‑piece swimsuit serves as a textbook example: once carrying a sticker price of nearly $280, it now fetches $168. Meanwhile, the brand’s bikini assortment spans across a price spectrum from $105 all the way down to $26.25.
Mother’s Shea by Eu’Genia
Mother’s Shea by Eu’Genia is a body and skin care line that carries whipped shea butter. It currently has a discount of about 16% on Amazon, where it’s priced at $25 instead of the original $30.
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Peacemaker’s season two finale introduced a new wrinkle into the DCU, with the introduction of a planet in another dimension. A world that will become a metahuman prison. Rick Flag gives this planet the name “Salvation,” as he sees it as humanity’s salvation from the metahuman menace. And this plot element will play a big part in Man of Tomorrow, and according to James Gunn, also Lanterns. All of this comes from a 2007 DC series called Salvation Run, which saw Flag and Amanda Waller do the same thing with Earth’s super criminals. But how close will Gunn’s DCU Salvation stick to the comic book by Bill Willingham, Lilah Sturges, and Sean Chen? We asked James Gunn that very question at a recent press event. And here’s what he told us:
I don’t think they should expect that. It really is about the concept. So there’s a very distinct storyline with the Joker versus Lex Luthor, all that, but it’s not that. The part that really spoke to me was the beginning of it, where in that version, Rick Flag Jr and Amanda Waller were like, “F*#% it. Metahumans are a pain in the ass. They keep escaping. Let’s just get rid of them permanently, and they send them to the other place.” And of course, there are a bunch of repercussions about sending a bunch of bad guys to another dimension, and in this case, the sole person there right now is a good guy who has to survive on his own.
So don’t expect that big Lex vs. Joker plot. Especially as the DCU doesn’t even have a Joker in it yet. But Gunn elaborated that he always loved the concept. He added “I really liked the concept. I liked the concept of creating this prison that was absolutely inescapable, but was also a little rash because they think it’s not dangerous from their initial tests. But in the comics it is, and in this world, obviously, there are hints of it being dangerous. But I also like the idea of being able to create this other environment where people considered bad metahumans are going to have to figure out a new way to create a society. And that was what was always interesting about it for me. I really liked the concept of it from the beginning when it first came out.”
Even though Gunn has confirmed that his version of Salvation won’t carry over plot elements, we wouldn’t be surprised if some things from the comic book transfer over. For example, in the comic series, non-powered antihero criminals like Catwoman, get lumped in with the most evil villains. And we saw that Flag and Waller make no distinction. (Gunn has already mentioned Catwoman as definitely coming to his DCU). We could easily see “good guy” metahumans, maybe even members of the Justice Gang, exiled to Salvation. We’re eager to see how this all plays out in the DCU, starting with Lanterns, and continuing on in Man of Tomorrow.
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A bank clerk had one warning for check submitters worldwide: Make sure you’re clothed when taking photos of your checks. Apparently, they can see everything in the photo frame. In a video with over 42,000 views, Ashley Naomi (@ashleyanaomi) issued an important PSA for any nudist check scanners.
“ This is a very serious PSA for anyone that utilizes their bank’s mobile deposit feature, ” she said. “ When you’re taking a picture, I know it looks like it’s scanning the check perfectly. It looks like it’s fitting it right in that little box, but [that’s still] a picture. We can see everything.”