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Shellback Squid

(10,260 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 06:50 PM 18 hrs ago

This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniable

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/guaranteed-income-black-single-moms-mississippi

While she was pregnant, Jones experienced homelessness. She applied for the program, knowing that it could be life-changing. When she found out that she had been selected for that year’s cohort, Jones “burst out into tears”, she said. “I went from full-time to part-time to barely making ends meet. I was like: ‘Oh, my God. Lord, you hear my cry.’ It was rainbows after bad weather.”

When Jones’s son was younger, he was frequently sick, and the family was living paycheck to paycheck. Missing a day of work, even to care for an infant, meant that her check would be short, and Jones struggled to ensure she was covering the day-to- day expenses for her children.
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This program gives Black single moms $1,000 a month for a year. The results are undeniable (Original Post) Shellback Squid 18 hrs ago OP
How utterly shocking EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #1

EdmondDantes_

(2,378 posts)
1. How utterly shocking
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 06:55 PM
18 hrs ago

When people have more than the barest minimum it's a good thing. Sadly of course we can't have jobs that pay that because billionaires need an extra yacht.

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