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

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

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

An Uber driver looks out of his vehicle next to New York City Hall while Uber riders and driver-partners take part in a rally on steps of the City Hall against proposed legislation limiting for-hire vehicles in New York June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - GF10000144880

TechTank Podcast Episode 10: How fair is the gig economy?

Darrell M. West, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Aaron Klein

Monday, December 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris launches her campaign for President of the United States at a rally at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in her hometown of Oakland, California, U.S., January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

VP pick Kamala Harris and the campaign road ahead

Camille Busette and Makada Henry-Nickie

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

High Fidelity, a black owned business on Melrose Avenue, displays a "Minority Owned" signed in the window with hopes that their business would not be looted or damaged during the riots that took place the night before in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Desmond A. Hester / Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Beyond corporate statements of solidarity and CEO rhetoric of equality

Makada Henry-Nickie

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Detroit residents line-up to be tested for free for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Sheffield Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Social distancing in Black and white neighborhoods in Detroit: A data-driven look at vulnerable communities

Makada Henry-Nickie and John Hudak

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of N95 protective masks for use by medical field personnel are seen at a New York State emergency operations incident command center during the coronavirus outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

What can be done to protect front-line communities from COVID-19?

John Hudak and Makada Henry-Nickie

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

CNC (computer numerical control) machines are pictured in the factory of Swiss watch company Zenith, part of LVMH, in Le Locle, Switzerland, April 6, 2016. The sites of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle are listed in the UNESCO World Heritage for their watchmaking town-planning. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - GF10000378424

The 21st century digital workplace makes mathematics inescapable

Makada Henry-Nickie

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

A student operates a drill press in a metalwork class

Why we should train workers like we train machine learning algorithms

Makada Henry-Nickie

Friday, August 17, 2018