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Press & News
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August 3, 2026
Non Profit Quarterly: The Next 250 Years
Dear Next 250 years: Make Joy Part of the Design As the United States continues in its 250th year, another question has to be asked: what would it mean to repair the systemic conditions that Black women are too often forced to endure, navigate, and transform for generations? This question sits at the heart of Making […]
NON PROFIT QUARTERLY
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July 16, 2026
Forbes Q&A
A conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw READ THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE I’ve long been interested in the relationship between power and policy, and few scholars have shaped that conversation more than Kimberle Crenshaw, who coined the terms intersectionality and Critical Race Theory. In her new memoir, Backtalker, Crenshaw reflects on the origins of those ideas, how they’ve […]
FORBES
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July 15, 2026
The Root
New polling shows Black women are asking for economic policies that prioritize dignity and financial security. “Black women understand that success is holistic. It is spiritual. It is relational. It is grounded in family, faith and the ability to live without constant financial strain. That is not a narrow definition of well-being. It is a […]
THE ROOT
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July 10, 2026
The Guardian Article
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE The MMT is an initiative from Springboard to Opportunities, a non-profit organization that Aisha Nyandoro, from Mississippi, co-founded in 2013. Springboard works directly with families who live in federally supported affordable housing in Jackson. Nyandoro calls it a “radically resident-driven approach”. But by 2017, Nyandoro became concerned that Springboard wasn’t […]
THE GUARDIAN
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July 7, 2026
Mississippi Today Article: Summer EBT
Mississippi is one of a dozen states where the end of the school year can mean the start of a serious food shortage for families who depend on school meals, due to state leaders opting out of a federal program meant to feed hungry kids when they’re home during the summer. Springboard to Opportunities is […]
MS TODAY
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June 19, 2026
Forbes: Juneteenth
Juneteenth Reminds Us What Freedom Costs, And Who Still Pays Most READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE “Black women understand that success is holistic. It is spiritual. It is relational. It is grounded in family, faith and the ability to live without constant financial strain. That is not a narrow definition of well-being. It is a […]
FORBES