To Truly Honor Labor Day, Compensate Mothers

To Truly Honor Labor Day, Compensate Mothers

By reinstating the expanded child tax credit and scaling guaranteed income programs that are caring for mothers, we have a unique opportunity to elevate mothers every day of the year.

Cajania Brown and her son are both residents of Jackson, Miss. Brown is a member of the Magnolia Mother’s Trust, a guaranteed income program that gives $1,000 per month for 12 months to 100 families headed by Black women living in federally subsidized housing. (Sarah Stripp / Springboard to Opportunities) On this Labor Day, let’s consider the two meanings of the word. On the one hand, there is the […]

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