According to an American report, Fewer than half of blacks and Latino workers have retirement plans on the job, leaving the vast majority of them with no savings designated for their golden years. Click on the link below to read more.
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United States President Barack Obama Speaks At A Memorial Service For Late Nelson Mandela
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On this episode of “Dr. Vibe’s Real Talk With Real Women”, our regular panelists, Kenya Williams, Raegan Mathis and Brandy Williams Talked about “Black Women And The Workplace”.
During the conversation, they talked about:
– How much competition is there between Black women in the workplace?
– What is the environment like for Black women who work with Black men in the workplace?
– What are they hearing from young women about the workplace?
– What are they saying to young women to empower them?
– What advice did each of them receive about workplace when they were younger?
– What needs to happen to lower the unemployment rate for African Americans?
– Women wanting to become an entrepreneurs
– What needs to happen to strengthen Black business?
On last Sunday’s NBC News’s “Meet the Press”, American civil right leader, Jesse Jackson said, “Apartheid remains. Apartheid gaps in poverty, healthcare and education. We’re in the middle of the end of the apartheid struggle now, but it’s just changed phases.”
Nikki Johnson-Huston, Esq. is a well known attorney in Philadelphia. Previous to starting her own firm, Nikki spent 6 and 1/2 years as an Assistant City Solicitor in the Major Tax Unit representing the Department of Revenue in business tax litigation. During her time at the law department she handled hundreds of cases and litigated numerous appeals primarily in front of the Tax Review Board, the administrative board who hears appeals of tax liability. Nikki is now putting this extensive experience to use advocating for individuals and businesses to resolve their Philadelphia city tax issues.
Nikki is a 2004 graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law where she earned a J.D./M.B.A./LL.M in Taxation at the same time in 4 years. Nikki is a member of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, member of the Board of Trustees of Project H.O.M.E a charity that provides long-term permanent housing for the homeless and an in-demand motivational speaker.
During our conversation, Nikki talks about:
– Why she decided her own law business?
– How did she come up with the name “Philly Tax Diva”?
– What is her definition of a “Diva”?
– Some of her challenging life growing up including being homeless when she was nine years old
– Some special stories about her amazing grandmother
– How she was sent to live with her grandmother and her brother was sent to foster care
– memories of growing up with her grandmother and how her grandmother stressed education
– Some of the challenges she faced in her first year of college that lead her to failing out of school
– How a job being a nanny was a turning point in her life enabling her to graduating from college from a masters degree and a MBA in taxation in four years
– How her brother’s passing away lead her to do advocacy work
– The importance of giving back
– What is she hearing from young people and the challenges that they face
– Solutions for the issue of poverty
– Some of the solutions for some of the challenges that Blacks are facing
– Where does America stand 50 years after “I Have A Dream”
You can connect with Ms. Nikki Johnson-Huston via:
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John Seigenthaler interviews Nikki Johnson-Huston for Al Jazeera America News
