“It feels really like you’re going to something exclusive.” Welcome to the hottest new club in town—run by…your credit-card company? on.wsj.com/4dtlCP0 on.wsj.com/4dtlCP0

ICYMI: Watch the recording of SABEW webinar, "Still Work to Do: Elevating Diversity in Journalism," with Imani, Naomi Ishisaka, Olivia Santiago, Bowdeya Tweh and Ali Jackson-Jolley. 📽️ buff.ly/3M7ZfCn

u ever meet someone and u can tell they were heavily involved on campus

THE SOUTH HAS SOMETHING TO SAY New York Times Games

New from me: The Divine Nine group of Black fraternities and sororities has produced leaders in government, business and civil rights for more than a century—including Kamala Harris wsj.com/politics/polic… via The Wall Street Journal

Listen 🎧: Credit card companies are upping their rewards game, and offering access to swanky lounges and exclusive experiences. The Wall Street Journal’s Imani joins @JRWhalen to discuss how you can gain access. link.chtbl.com/WSJYourMoneyBr…

The Divine Nine group of Black fraternities and sororities is a major social and political force. Among its members: Kamala Harris. Really interesting piece from my colleagues Joseph De Avila Imani wsj.com/politics/polic… via The Wall Street Journal

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I'm so proud of The Wall Street Journal's summer audio intern Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval for working on an insightful 3-part podcast mini series. "Gen Z & the Debt Trap" explores why Gen Z is accumulating debt faster than any other generation, what can be done to slow the growth and how it could affect everyone.

Rent is the latest bill with a rewards system to game wsj.com/real-estate/pa… via The Wall Street Journal

Four years ago Ford acknowledged systemic racism. Today the company backed away from its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. From me and Taylor Nicole Rogers. ft.com/content/1b3179… via @ft

These young workers are borrowing from their futures to take career breaks, or “mini-retirements,” now wsj.com/personal-finan… via The Wall Street Journal

Parents with leftover money in college funds can now move them to retirement accounts—maybe even their own. But should they? wsj.com/personal-finan… via The Wall Street Journal

Announced the half-point rate cut to the friends I’m on vacation with when the push notification came through on my phone, which I will look back on as the moment I entered middle age

There’s a private equity angle here but this is funnier