Aisha Nyandoro speaks about the Magnolia Mother’s Trust and doing the work for a better tomorrow.
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Aisha Nyandoro is the CEO of Springboard To Opportunities, which supports low-income housing residents. She also started the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, which provides African-American moms in Jackson, Miss., $1,000 in cash each month for a year — no strings attached.
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In this op-ed, Dr. Aisha Nyandoro, founder of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, explains why we must ensure economic policies are centered on racial and gender justice as we rebuild from the pandemic.
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“When we asked, ‘What are we missing, what do you need to live your life?’ They were like, ‘We need money,’” Nyandoro said. When Magnolia started, only a small number of people were trying guaranteed income. No more.
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“It’s going to take years, if not a generation, for families to get back to that foothold that they had,” said Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard.