Now is the time for Nashville to start a guaranteed basic income pilot | Opinion

Now is the time for Nashville to start a guaranteed basic income pilot | Opinion

Guest Columnist Jamel Campbell-Gooch is the Deputy Director of Gideon’s Army and Co-founder of Moving Nashville Forward.

As we continue to struggle through the effects of the pandemic and the aftermath of last year’s tornado , unconditional, direct cash transfers for people who are in need will support them in the present and model a new approach to fighting poverty in Nashville.

We – indigenous Black residents of North Nashville – have always been taught that for change to happen, people need to give money to service providers, who then distribute it to the people who need it. This charity […]

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