Dr. King’s dream of economic justice and his fight for an economic Bill of Rights is getting new life in his childhood neighborhood, Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. That’s where Georgia recently launched a guaranteed income pilot program,
The Magnolia Mothers Trust
In Mississippi, a long-running guaranteed income program is helping Black mothers
In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the poverty line. But one initiative in Mississippi is trying to address that problem with a guaranteed income program called Magnolia Mother’s Trust.
Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.’s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments
A new guaranteed income program will send $850 monthly payments to Black women over two years, beginning in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, where King popularized the idea of direct cash payments half a century ago.
Front and Center: Guaranteed Income Helped Amber Be a Better “All-Around Support System” for her Kids
“I’m in a good place right now, things are going well. So I’m just trying to focus on that and build on it. Being part of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust helped me out a lot with my bills.”
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Front and Center: Before a Guaranteed Income and the Child Tax Credit, “I Used To Have to Work Four or Five Jobs To Make Ends Meet”
“But having the expanded child tax credit last year helped me out so much in taking care of my kids. I was able to afford my son’s school uniforms and supplies, and just to buy groceries. It helped with all the important stuff.”