Jackson, MS, is once again modeling radical Black love for the nation with a pioneering basic income program that will give fifteen Black mothers living in subsidized housing $1000 every month for the next year.
The initiative, Magnolia Mother’s Trust , is spearheaded by Springboard to Opportunities , in partnership with Economic Security Project , and “will be the first [guaranteed income initiative] that specifically targets extremely low-income families headed by an African American female living in affordable housing in the United States,” according to Springboard’s website.
Citing “ Becoming Visible ,” a 2017 report published by Springboard and Washington, D.C.-based […]
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