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Key Takeaways Tommy Bahama Mother Oxford Industries missed the second quarterly earnings and sales calculations and hit Outlook in the “difficult consumer environment.”CEO Tom Chubb said that the market conditions are weaker than expected.The shares of the Oxford industry rolled down more than two years. Shares of Oxford industry (Oxm) sank to the lowest level, which has more than two years after giving more bad results than the seller of clothing, and cut the management as he met CEO (CEO) Tom Chubb called the “difficult consumer environment.” Tommy Bahama, Lilly Pulitzer and Johnny’s owner, said brands in the second quarter…

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 19:21 EDT, 27 March 2012 | Updated: 19:22 EDT, 27 March 2012 When a black man supposedly broke into a white man’s home in 1905, a mob ran most black people out of town – and instantly gave this community a lasting reputation as being too dangerous for minorities.More than a century later, only 34 of the nearly 13,000 residents in Harrison are black. But the town desperately wants to overcome its past, hoping a better image will attract more residents and businesses. Leaders are now advocating for diversity in a way rarely seen in overwhelmingly…

After ending my last relationship about two years ago, I embarked on a year of solo travel, during which I went on a few casual dates.  Now I’m 27 years old and have moved back home to Maui to build a life here and make more meaningful, long-term connections.  Dating on an island may seem like a romantic dream. Most of my friends are in relationships, and Maui is a popular honeymoon destination, so I’m often surrounded by couples. But many singles, including myself, have become jaded after wading in the shallow pool of potential partners.  Trying to find a…

Faculty receive Idaho’s highest honor for history Alicia Garza (right) with Janet Gallimore, executive director of the Idaho State Historical Society. Photo provided by the Idaho State Historical Society. Alicia Garza and Mamie Oliver have received 2020 Esto Perpetua Awards from the Idaho State Historical Society. Garza is a professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages. Oliver was a professor of social work, sociology and education at Boise State from 1972 to 1988. She was the university’s first tenured Black professor. The award – the state’s highest for history – honors those who have made significant contributions to the…

A visiting professor at Southern Illinois University is advocating for universities to provide bereavement leave to allow black faculty time to grieve and process trauma following triggering racist news and experiences.Angel Jones, a visiting assistant professor in the department of educational leadership at the college, questioned why black educators are expected to return to work and act like nothing is wrong after such events. “I am a proud educator who loves what I do,” Jones wrote in a piece published by Times Higher Education. “But before that, I am a Black woman. A Black woman who is expected to return…

Iowa (KWWL) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says there’s a good chance in the next several weeks, a few wandering black bears will come down from the north ahead of the breeding season.It’s something that has been happening every spring since 2014, according to the DNR.“Within the next three to five years, I think we can expect to see cubs show up and a small breeding population become established. If that occurs, we should look to our neighbors in Wisconsin and Minnesota who have learned to live with bears,” said Vince Evelsizer, furbearer and wetland wildlife research…

It’s a real-life fairy tale almost 100 years in the making.The Dongs, a Chinese-American family, say there was “no way” they could have rented a home in Coronado in 1938. As Chinese Americans, they faced race-related challenges and restrictions when it came to making a home in the United States. The Chinese Exclusion Act was still in play, excluding many from U.S. citizenship, and attitudes about Chinese Americans were often unwelcoming at best.But the Thompsons, a Black family living in Coronado, owned their home on C Avenue. Gus Thompson, who had been formerly enslaved in Kentucky, and his wife Emma,…

When Hank Jenkins opened the Plant Provocateur five years ago, he said he would often experience judgment and trust issues simply because he’s a black business owner. “People would come in, look at me and say, ‘I want to talk to the owner,’” Jenkins said on the phone earlier this week.Angry and hurting following the death late last month of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, Jenkins said he’s trying to find ways to cope. Although many stores are beginning to reopen as coronavirus restrictions are being lifted, Jenkins has decided to move his Silver Lake plant and home…

TAMPA, Fla. — This week is national Black Restaurants Week. The 7th annual event is more than a celebration of Black owned restaurants, it also raises awareness of the challenges Black culinary businesses face.  What You Need To Know The 7th annual ‘Black Restaurants Week’ is being celebrated this week nationwide  It raises awareness to the challenges Black culinary businesses face  Local Black-owned restaurant, Rose Bar Tampa, is one of 2,000 restaurants being recognized Rose Bar Tampa opened two years ago in Hyde Park. Owners Johnny Smallwood and Sean Wood had a vision for a place that offered a fusion…

UNH program bridges STEM education for students of color with workforce development Leo Maldonado (at left), 15, of New Jersey, and Nistha Prasai, 14, of New Hampshire, work on a group building project. (Photo by Mark Bolton Photography) The George Floyd protests in 2020 sparked more than just an outcry of racial inequality in the United States — it also made business leaders take notice of the apparent disparities in New Hampshire. One such company, Appledore Marine Engineering in Portsmouth, saw what was happening and made a call to the University of New Hampshire. That one simple phone call would soon…