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8 Dec

WHP Global Sinks $260 Million Into Express; Acquires 7.4 Percent

WHP Global Sinks 0 Million Into Express; Acquires 7.4 Percent
WHP Global plans to take a position $260 million into Express in a two-part deal that can allow the retailer to scale internationally and in recent categories by the use of licensing deals, while forming a joint platform to accumulate more brands in the longer term. The deal is predicted to shut within the fourth quarter.  “When we expect of the Express brand, we love the brand,” Yehuda Shmidman, WHP global chairman and chief executive officer, told WWD in an exclusive interview. “We see [the partnership] as an enormous opportunity. We see big opportunities to bring Express outside the U.S. and into the brand new categories. And once we’re within the marketplace taking a look at opportunities, our goal is to...
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8 Dec

Meet The Black-Owned Label Reshaping The Luxury Bag –

Meet The Black-Owned Label Reshaping The Luxury Bag –
Black people invented luxury, let’s be honest. And as an industry estimated to be price 297 billion by 2026, it’s no surprise that Black entrepreneurs are continuing to make their mark on the luxurious market, proving once and for all we’re here to remain. Continuing that trend is Archyn Orijin, Founder and Executive Creative Director of the eponymous brand that sells handbags and accessories.  On the intersection of culture, travel, and design, ORIJIN CULTURE is creating signature pieces that carry the culture — and the continent — in all places they go.  And already, his Africa purses are in all places, after going viral for his or her powerful design representing the diaspora and the worldwide influence of Black culture.  But Archyn didn’t start...
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8 Dec

‘This Is Terrorism’: Howard University Students Forced To Evacuate

‘This Is Terrorism’: Howard University Students Forced To Evacuate
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Bomb threats forced Howard University students to evacuate the college’s campus twice in 48 hours last week, just as they returned to high school to begin the autumn semester.  The 2 bomb threats come just months after the college and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities needed to lock down or delay the beginning of classes because of comparable threats. Two on-campus residence halls, East and West Towers, were evacuated early Friday morning as a result of the anonymous threats made to the Washington, DC, school, CNN reports.  The local police department and campus police conducted a sweep of the dorms with K-9 units, in response to WUSA9. The buildings got the all-clear later that morning. “It was difficult for...
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