Makada Henry-Nickie

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The November jobs report shows Black women are leaving the labor force

Anthony Barr, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Kristen Broady

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Financial technology: A hidden path to a healthier outcome?

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

People protest for the Los Angeles City Council to vote against adding more short-term rental units, and call for more affordable housing, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Low to moderate-income families are losing ground: How to save their homeownership dreams

Makada Henry-Nickie, Tim Lucas, Radha Seshagiri, and Samantha Elizondo

Thursday, June 24, 2021

People attend a rally for racial justice on the one year anniversary of the police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A public reckoning on racial injustice and inequality

Makada Henry-Nickie and Fred Dews

Friday, June 18, 2021

Kimora Miller and Shamyia Brown (both 18) hold their phones as the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, is announced, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

TechTank Podcast Episode 20: Did citizens’ use of technology deliver justice for George Floyd?

Nicol Turner Lee, Rashawn Ray, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Keesha Middlemass

Monday, May 31, 2021

A prison guard keeps watch during class at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York April 8, 2016. Inmates at Taconic Correctional Facility, a medium security women's prison in suburban Bedford Hills near New York City, are reading the classic works of Homer, Euripides and Virgil. The Columbia University course, organised by the non-profit Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, aims to boost employment for convicts after release and reduce rates of reoffending. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri SEARCH "TACONIC ALLEGRI" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A better path forward for criminal justice: Training and employment for correctional populations

Grant Duwe and Makada Henry-Nickie

April 2021

Staff meeting at a small business startup. (Photo courtesy wocintechchat.com)

Economic dynamism thrives in America’s minority communities

Makada Henry-Nickie

April 13, 2021

Leveraging the power of economic dynamism in America’s communities of color

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Setting a policy agenda for Black Americans

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

A conversation about racial justice and worker mobility

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST