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The Starz TV series Power is in its final season, also known as “The Final Betrayal”. Angelica and Ryanne return to this new show focusing on episodic recaps of season 6. 

Enjoy this recap of episode 10 of Power titled “No One Can Stop Me”.

Hosts: Angelica and Ryanne
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

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https://www.essence.com/holidays/beauty-stocking-stuffers-under-ten-dollars/

You don’t always need a big Black Friday or Cyber Monday sale to save some cash when holiday shopping. Between the crowds, hosting family, and finding the perfect gifts, the holidays can be the most stressful time of the year. At least you can ease the stress on your wallet and your feet with wonderful beauty gifts that don’t break your bank.

They might be stocking stuffers, but something to add to the skincare or wellness routine beats a lump of coal any day.And lots of little gifts can go a long way. These finds are all under $10, so you can fill those stockings until they’re spilling over with beauty and grooming goodness.

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Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. It has the power to reboot franchises on screens big and small. The sheer force of well-placed nostalgia can practically move mountains. Or can–at the very least–get us in our feelings for a minute or two. Holidays are fuel for nostalgia. Big movies like Star Wars come out, playing on our childhood loves, while Christmas commercials prey on our memories of yesteryear. But you can’t exactly blame the companies that use old characters to sell us new things–it works.

Which is why we’re here to admit we’re total suckers for this new commercial from Xfinity. Not only does it feature characters we’ve known and loved for almost 40 years, but it also reunites them in a truly special way. Behold, the reunion between E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and his dear friend Elliott, with Henry Thomas back as the adult version of the beloved character.

We’re not crying, you’re crying!

First of all, this about the last thing we expected to wake up to on Thanksgiving morning. What a pleasant surprise. The special commercial is called “A Holiday Reunion” and works as a sort of mini-sequel to the 1982 Steven Spielberg movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In that film, a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas) befriends an alien from another world and hides him in his suburban home. He calls him E.T. and slowly introduces him to his family: brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton), sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore), and mother Mary (Dee Wallace).

Eventually, the government catches wind of E.T.’s presence on Earth and the little alien escapes and flees back to his home world. His goodbye scene with Elliott and his family ranks up there as one of the more tear-jerking moments in the history of cinema. “I’ll be right here,” E.T. tells Elliott, placing a finger on the young boy.

In “A Holiday Reunion,” an older E.T. comes back to Earth and thinks he’s stumbled on Elliott once again. But it’s actually Elliott’s children, who look a lot like him and Gertie as kids. Henry Thomas comes out of his home, excitedly reuniting with his old friend. (Who’s chopping onions?) The two connect, with E.T. once again welcomed into Elliott’s home. But exactly like before, the alien’s time on Earth is limited.

The commercial is for Xfinity, owned by Comcast, which also owns Universal Pictures–the company that originally brought us E.T. A shortened version appeared on TV, but the full 4-minute version is available online.

“The audience is going to get everything they want out of a sequel without the messy bits that could destroy the beauty of the original and the special place it has in people’s minds and hearts,” Thomas said of the ad, via io9. “It’s really a win-win.” Thomas also said that Spielberg was apparently on board for the commercial, “because the integrity of the story isn’t lost in this retelling.”

At the end of the day, it may be a corporate-branded way of tapping into nostalgia, but it works. Thanks for phoning home again, old friend.

Featured Image: Xfinity

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https://www.essence.com/fashion/common-talks-the-importance-of-giving-back/

This time of year is often the cheeriest but, for some, it can be a remembrance of what they don’t have. While we are enjoying Thanksgiving and cashing out on Christmas gifts this year, it’s also important to equally give back. “One of the most fulling things that I can do for my life is to be able to give back. Because I feel like I have been blessed and able to pursue so many dreams,” Common told ESSENCE.

Earlier this month, Burlington Coat Factory and entertainer Common continued their long-standing partnership where they kicked off the 13 Annual Burlington Coat Drive with Burlington Stores and Delivering Good in Chicago. Common and Burlingtons’ joint mission is to help people in need stay warm this holiday season by donating a gently worn coat at any Burlington store which will be distributed by local agencies through their partnership with Delivering Good.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 13: Common and kids from the Common Ground Foundation attend the 13th Annual Burlington Coat Drive at Burlington on November 13, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)

Common’s organization, the Common Ground Foundation – which helps underrepresented youth in Chicago, is also a partner. “I think what makes this special is our intention with this partnership is to truly to give back,” he exclaimed. “The fact that Burlington is giving me a platform to give back, in my hometown, and including Common Ground Foundation is really important to me.”

“Our intention with this partnership is to truly to give back.” – Common

To date, more than 2.2 million coats have been donated through this program. “I want other people to experience the dreams that they want. I look at the scope of the land, people deserve good things in life,” concluded Common. With a number of 86k homeless individuals, this partnership was created in hopes to make this season a little better by giving back to the less fortunate.

As far as what the Emmy-Oscar-Grammy winning artist is doing for the holidays. One word, relaxing. “I’m most excited about the holidays to spend time with the fam, going to see some theatre and watching basketball.”

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