A new year-long basic income pilot launching in December in Jackson, Mississippi, aims to address the wealth disparities around race, gender, and motherhood by equipping black mothers with $1,000 a month. The pilot, called Magnolia Mother’s Trust , will launch with 15 women receiving the stipend. Aisha Nyandoro, the CEO of Springboard to Opportunities , a Jackson-based nonprofit leading the program, aims to eventually scale it to reach at least 100 families. [Source Image: wacomka/iStock] Basic income programs operate around the principle that providing marginalized populations with enough capital to bring them above the poverty line will create benefits […]

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In America, black women are disproportionately likely to live in poverty. While the official poverty rate in the U.S. hovers around 12%, it increases to around 21% when you factor in gender and race. Motherhood, and the exorbitant costs of raising a childhood in America , further compound the issue.

A new year-long basic income pilot launching in December in Jackson, Mississippi, aims to address the wealth disparities around race, gender, and motherhood by equipping black mothers with $1,000 a month. The pilot, called Magnolia Mother’s Trust , will launch with 15 women receiving the stipend. Aisha Nyandoro, the CEO […]

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