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In the aftermath of the massacre at an Orlando gay club that took 49 lives and wounded many more in the early hours Sunday, corporations have opened their checkbooks in support of the city, victims, and the LGBT community. ( Fortune)
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About 8 in 10 Americans who plan to take a vacation this summer will pay for some of it with savings, according to the CreditCards.com report. 15% said they’re financing their vacation with a credit card and 13% plan on using credit card rewards points or miles. ( Black Enterprise)
Visit http://www.blackenterprise.com/money/fewer-americans-taking-vacation-debt/ to view the full article online.
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Home-loan rates crept up for three weeks in late May and early June. But then came the anemic May jobs report, and they tumbled. Between the Federal Reserve’s announcement Wednesday that it was leaving its benchmark rate unchanged to the United Kingdom’s referendum next week on whether to remain part of the European Union — "Brexit," as it is commonly known — anxiety over the global economic situation is likely to depress mortgage rates for the time being. ( The Washington Post)
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Diversity in the Workplace
Technology
Say what you will about IBM—and at this point, nearly everything has been said—it is the only tech giant to reach the ripe old age of 105. The company has weathered many a storm since it launched as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in 1911. ( Fortune)
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Entrepreneurship
Black entrepreneurship is booming. African American women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in America, a new study reveals. The report finds that the number of women-owned business grew 1.5 times the national average, and Black women blow that statistic away. The number of businesses owned by African American women grew 322 percent since 1997, making Black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. ( rollingout)
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Today, the ripple effect of the 1977 ABC miniseries is evident in reality shows, such as "Finding Your Roots," and now the History Channel’s reboot of the epic TV program for a new generation. And African-American entrepreneurs have capitalized on the momentum by helping others find their own roots. ( Wave Newspapers)
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Corporate America
If you want to see how Macy’s plans to shake its deep and lengthy sales funk, look no further than the retailer’s newly renovated store at a Columbus, Ohio mall. ( Fortune)
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Lifestyle
There are few names that have as much clout in the fashion industry as supermodel Naomi Campbell and fashion editor and stylist Edward Enninful. Working together for nearly three decades, the duo has delivered some of the most iconic images in fashion and broken barriers with respect to diversity and representation along the way. ( Time)
Visit http://time.com/4362665/naomi-campbell-edward-enninful/ to view the full article online.
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