Guaranteed income programs like the Magnolia Mother’s Trust focus on low-income Black women to address the deeply entrenched economic inequities caused by systemic racism and sexism.
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Why Black Women Must Remain Front and Center
The recent rolling back of Roe v. Wade will hurt low-income Black women in conservative states like Mississippi the most. This is in addition to the cruelty of state legislators who refused to expand postpartum Medicaid access earlier this year.
With $1,000 a Month, Low-Income Black Moms Get a Chance to Dream
A guaranteed income program with no strings attached—and free of capitalist talking points—is changing the lives of mothers in Mississippi.
Why Cities Are Piloting Guaranteed Income Programs
The first few years of a child’s life are pivotal and new research has found that a guaranteed income may actually help brain development during this time.
A ‘Radically Resident Driven’ Approach to Helping Mississippians
The expanded Child Tax Credit has been a game-changer for many families this year and nowhere more than in the economically-challenged state of Mississippi.
How The Child Tax Credit Is Helping Families In Mississippi
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, which works with Mississippians receiving public assistance, on the impact of the extended child tax credit.