{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ed31524334d02345bdb78/695ed3391c1db1c5bd08ab0f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Taxes, Death, and Trouble","description":"<p>It’s tax season, a stressful time for millions of Americans. But for many Black Americans, financial issues are complicated year-round by the “Black Tax;” that’s the complex web of structural bias in finance, banking, and housing policy that can make it harder for African Americans to build wealth. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by financial advice author Lynnette Khalfani-Cox to discuss the biggest tax and financial hurdles for African Americans, and how to overcome them.</p><p>Guest: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/themoneycoach?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Lynnette Khalfani-Cox</a>, a personal finance expert and author of several books on financial planning and strategy.</p><p>Podcast production by Sam Kim and Jasmine Ellis </p><p>Y<em>ou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at </em><a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\"><em>slate.com/awordplus</em></a><em> for just $1 for your first month.</em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}