Since 2018, the Magnolia Mother's Trust in Jackson, Mississippi, has provided Black mothers on low incomes with $1,000 a month for 12 months, no conditions attached. The program targets this group specifically because, as founder Aisha Nyandoro explains, data shows Black mothers in Jackson face the greatest economic disadvantage — a direct result of longstanding policy and systemic inequality.
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Mississippi inawapa mama weusi wanaofanya kazi peke yao dola 1,000 kwa mwezi — takwimu zinathibitisha

THE GUARDIAN

Tangu 2018, Magnolia Mother’s Trust huko Jackson, Mississippi, imekuwa ikitoa dola 1,000 kwa mwezi kwa mwaka mmoja kwa mama weusi wenye kipato kidogo, bila masharti yoyote. Programu hii inalenga kikundi hiki mahsusi kwa sababu, kama anavyoeleza mwanzilishi Aisha Nyandoro, takwimu zinaonyesha kwamba mama weusi wa Jackson ndio wanaokabiliwa na hasara kubwa zaidi ya kiuchumi — matokeo ya moja kwa moja ya miongo ya ukosefu wa usawa wa kimfumo.

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