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Saturday, September 28, 2019
Gap To Hire 30,000 Temporary Workers For Holiday Season
(Reuters) – Gap Inc said on Thursday it plans to hire more than 30,000 seasonal workers for the upcoming holiday season, lower than the 65,000 target the apparel retailer had set for 2018.
The holiday season, which includes Black Friday, Christmas and New Year, is the busiest time of the year for retailers and brings in a majority of their total sales.
A Gap spokeswoman said total seasonal hiring is lower this year to give current employees the opportunity to pick up more hours.
Hiring plans often indicate sales expectations of retailers and come against the backdrop of a softening retail environment and a prolonged U.S.-China trade war that has threatened to increase costs for retailers.
Big-box retailer Target Corp said earlier this month that it planned to hire more than 130,000 store employees for the holiday season, a roughly 8% rise from last year, but much lower than the 20% increase in 2018 and a 43% jump in 2017.
Retail jobs contracted for a seventh straight month in August to hit their lowest since January 2016, which hinted at softer U.S. consumer spending going into the Christmas season.
Gap said on Thursday it would host a one-day event on Oct. 5 at all its stores, as well as select distribution and customer centers across the United States and Canada to hire as many as 5,000 work associates as part of the holiday hiring plan.
Shares of the company were down about 2% in afternoon trading.
(Reporting by Soundarya J in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
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Jason Momoa represents small island nations in moving U.N. speech addressing climate change
Hawaii-born actor Jason Momoa recently made his first appearance in front of the United Nations on Friday (September 27), to address the devastating world impact of climate change.
On Friday, the Aquaman star joined world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, on behalf of island nations. While there, Momoa and others reviewed the progress made by the SAMOA Pathway, a U.N. initiative and program adopted in 2014, designed to address the unique environmental concerns specifically impacting small island nations and developing states.
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In his speech, which Momoa posted to his Instagram page, he addressed the toxic traits of people’s dismissive actions towards the environment.
“We are the living consequence of forgotten traditions. We suffer a collective amnesia of a truth that was once understood; the truth that to cause irreversible damage to the earth, is to bring the same to ourselves,” the 40-year-old actor stated.
He continued, “We, the island nations, and all coastal communities, are the front-lines of this environmental crisis. The oceans are in a state of emergency. Entire marines of the ecosystem are vanishing with the warming of the seas,” Momoa said.
The actor and husband to actress Lisa Bonet also went on to detail the alarming stats of plastic and other non-biodegradable waste.
“As the waste of the world empties into our waters, we face the devastating crisis of plastic pollution. We are a disease that is infecting our planet… we are polluted. It is a great known fact that a great garbage patch floating in the Pacific [ocean that] is larger than the country of France… and shockingly there are more plastic particles in the ocean than stars in the milky way. That’s shameful.”
The Hawaiian star then spoke directly to the hazardous effects of harmful waste emission to neighboring islands, including rising sea levels.
“Entire islands are drowning into the sea due to the enormous volumes of emissions generated by first world countries. Island nations contribute the least to this disaster, but suffer the weight of its consequences. Our governments and corporate entities have known for decades the changes needed, and yet changes have yet to come,” Momoa declared.
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In another Instagram post, Momoa called the experience to speak to the U.N. “life-changing,” while also thanking his family for the support.
“It takes an amazing team and support system to pull off something like this. I am deeply grateful to my wife and children, my mother.”
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Tiny, Heiress, Tamar Braxton and more flood TI’s timeline with birthday love!
Recently rapper T.I. celebrated his 39th birthday and wife Tiny, daughter Heiress, and many more were sure to show their love for the self-proclaimed King of The South, via social media.
On Wednesday (September 25) the Grand Hustle CEO turned 39. Tamika “Tiny” Harris took to her Instagram to show some grown and sexy love to her husband and “Big Daddy.”
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“Happy birthday to my husband, my best friend!! Thank you for loving me like no one else can. As I’ve always said u are the man of my dreams. 20 years strong & we loving on each other like we just met. Thank you for being the best you!! You complete me.. celebrating you everyday!! Now eat the [cake] Big Daddy.”
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Tiny and Tip’s youngest daughter, 3-year-old Heiress Harris, also uploaded some Insta-love in a video photo collage. In the videos, Heiress is heard singing the traditional “Happy Birthday” song, before changing over to an “Old Town Road” remix and version of the popular track.
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Singer and close friend of the family, Tamar Braxton, also showed her love to TI on his birthday, uploading a photo of both Tip and Tiny, while applauding the rapper for being a strong example of a husband.
“Happy birthday to @troubleman31! we fall out and fight like true blood because we are. Because you love my eternal sister @majorgirl with every fiber of your being!!! And u know we share the same feeling no matter what!!! You and my Precious made sure that bond was never tainted and I’ll forever look up to you and love y’all because y’all make it through whatever, whomever, whatever…. the TRUE meaning of marriage and friendship,” the singer said.
Braxton continued, “No matter come what may, we are bonded for life!!! May you have everything I told u i have seen a few weeks ago, it was truly GREATNESS and i told u that… May that be and much more and your year around the sun this year is just like all of your visions!!! I love y’all (heart emoji’s) thank you for loving my sister Love Tiny since day 1!!! Periodt!”
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Happy belated birthday, T.I!
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Meghan Markle visits memorial of slain South African student, urges #AmINext movement awareness
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, recently visited the memorial of Uyinene Mrwetyana, the young South African woman and university student whose rape and murder sparked outcry in the nation, and onset the #AmINext movement.
On August 24, the University of Cape Town student was raped and murdered inside the Clareinch Post Office in Claremont, by 42-year-old employee, Luyanda Botha, according to News24.com.
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According to reports, Botha told Mrwetyana the credit card machine wasn’t working due to a power outage. Mrwetyana advised the 19-year-old to come back, with a promise of helping her at a later time. Power outages are a common occurrence in the area surrounding the post office, so the request was not far out the ordinary, nor did it raise much suspicion.
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When the student returned after 2 p.m., the rest of the staff had left for the day. Botha locked the door behind Mrwetyana, proceeding to raped her. When she wouldn’t stop screaming, the employee beat her to death with post office scales, folded her body into the trunk of his car, and proceeded to set it on fire, according to news stories.
In a post on the official account for the Royals, the Duchess can be seen tying a ribbon at the site of Mrwetyana’s murder. The image is caption, “Simi kunye kulesisimo” – ‘We stand together in this moment.’
The caption also details Markle’s private visit with Mrwetyana’s mother.
“The Duke and Duchess had been following what had happened from afar and were both eager to learn more when they arrived in South Africa. The Duchess spoke to the mother of Uyinene this week to relay their condolences,” the post reads.
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It continued, ” Uyinene’s death has mobilized people across South Africa in the fight against gender based violence, and is seen as a critical point in the future of women’s rights in South Africa. The Duchess has taken private visits and meetings over the last two days to deepen her understanding of the current situation and continue to advocate for the rights of women and girls.”
The Instagram post then prompts followers to learn more about the #IAmNext movement, and how more people can gain awareness on the sexual assault epidemic plaguing the women of South Africa.
Currently the royal family is touring various parts of Africa, including a Johannesburg visit by Markle, to a charity that helps to raise awareness of sexual violence in schools.
The royal family’s Africa visit ends on Oct. 2.
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Melanin In Milan: Prada’s Social Media Manager, Candace Marie, on inclusivity in fashion
Social media maven and expertise Candace Marie Stewart recently opened up about her latest role as PRADA‘s Social Media Manager.
The Seton Hall University alum, whose resume boasts the likes of Barney’s New York, Refinery 29, and more, also holds an MBA in finance. Back in April, Prada hired Marie, months after the company faced some Black-lash for their racially-insensitive “monkey” paraphernalia. Fast-forward, and now Marie is the woman behind the most forward-facing asset of the brand: their social media presence.
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In an interview with XONecole this year, Marie opened up about how the fashion world, as a whole, urging the need for more inclusion both behind the scenes and in front of it.
“They [the fashion industry] can do way better. So much is hidden and deep-rooted that they don’t realize what it is. I could be sitting in a board meeting and I question why am I the only black person out of 45 people that are here?” I’m analyzing it in my head; there’s not one other person of color in the room,” Marie stated.
Marie is currently attending her first fashion week in Milan, courtesy of the many perks that come with working at PRADA.
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In her interview with XONecole, she details how Fashion Week still has a ways to go in including people of color.
“I’ve had conversations with peers who are Black or a minority and we don’t want to be the Bible for all things black. It needs to be a shift and a change. I honestly noticed it more as I started to travel and go to Fashion Weeks. You’re not seeing any other women of color at the shows especially going into the luxury space. I remember a photographer told me he was shooting me because he wanted to make the street style some type of diverse. It’s not their fault.”
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NAACP supports Byron Allen in $20B discrimination suit against Comcast
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has released an exclusive statement in response to Comcast cable network’s ongoing legal battle with Byron Allen Entertainment Studios, in which Comcast requests the Supreme Court to weaken protections laid out in the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
As it stands, Comcast is currently in the midst of a $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit with Byron Allen Entertainment Studios. Back in 2015, media mogul Byron Allen sued the cable and media giant after it refused to carry his digital television channels, including Pets.TV and Cars.TV.
Allen claims that the cable operator is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which explicitly prohibits racial discrimination in contracting, by refusing to carry networks owned by his company and/or other Black-owned media companies.
The Chairman/Founder and CEO of Entertainment Studios’ lawsuit also pointed to Section 1981 of the Act, which says that all people should have “the same right … to make and enforce contracts … as is enjoyed by white citizens.”
Earlier this year, an Amicus Brief filed by the Department of Justice requested Allen prove that race was a motivating factor in his claim that Comcast was in violation of the Civil Right Act.
Allen responded to the DOJ with a statement of his own:
“This is historic,” Allen said of the brief filed in January. “Donald Trump’s DOJ and Comcast are working together to destroy a civil rights statute in the U.S. Supreme Court.
“You have one of the biggest media companies in the world, which has been beating up Donald Trump for racism, and now they are saying we will work together to maintain institutionalized racism in America, in this Amicus Brief they delivered,” Allen continued.
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Fast forward, and the NAACP has come forward in support of Allen for his upcoming battle. On Thursday (September 26), the organization released an exclusive statement, detailing Allen’s ongoing suit, and requesting protection against discrimination for Allen:
“For more than a century, Section 1981 has been used as an important tool to combat race discrimination, particularly for employment discrimination claimants,” the statement said.
It continued, “Yet now, in a situation that has become all too familiar during this era, an upcoming Supreme Court decision has the potential to reject these lessons of history by rolling back the clock on basic civil rights.”
The $20 billion suit is set to forward to the Supreme Court November 13.
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Spider-Man To Keep Spinning A Web In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Spider-Man, the popular web-slinging superhero currently played by actor Tom Holland, will headline a new movie in 2021 and appear in a future Marvel Studios film under a deal announced Friday by Sony Corp and Walt Disney Co.
The agreement between the Hollywood studios was welcome news to fans who had feared that a corporate dispute would keep Spider-Man out of the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
“I am thrilled that Spidey’s journey in the MCU will continue”, Feige said in a statement.
In August, Disney-owned Marvel Studios and Sony’s Sony Pictures were at an impasse over Spider-Man’s future. Sony owns the rights to the Marvel character under a long-standing arrangement, while Disney controls others such as Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain Marvel and Black Panther.
The news about the breakup had disappointed fans, who took to Twitter to start a campaign with hashtags “#SaveSpiderMan” and “#SaveSpidey”.
Under the new deal, Marvel Studios and its president, Kevin Feige, will produce a third film starring Holland that will be released on July 16, 2021, a statement from the companies said. Amy Pascal also will be a producer.
The most recent film in the series, June release “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” ranks as Sony Pictures’ highest-grossing film, fetching $1.11 billion at global box offices.
Spider-Man also will appear in a future Marvel Studios film, the companies said.
(Reporting by Ayanti Bera in Bengaluru and Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; Editing by Patrick Graham, Arun Koyyur and David Gregorio)
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