<description>&lt;p&gt;Cities around the country have started piloting guaranteed income programs aimed at addressing income inequality–an issue that disproportionately impacts Black and brown families. In this episode, we explore the policy implications of guaranteed income programs and whether they could function as a bridge to reparations. We hear from Dr. Cheryl Grills, a clinical psychologist and member of &lt;a href="https://oag.ca.gov/ab3121"&gt;California’s Reparations Task Force&lt;/a&gt;, Ebony Burroughs, a recipient of a guaranteed income program in Atlanta, Yvette Carnell, president and founder of &lt;a href="https://www.adosfoundation.org/"&gt;American Descendents of Slavery&lt;/a&gt; (ADOS) Advocacy Foundation, and Afua Atta-Mensah, Chief of Programs for &lt;a href="https://communitychange.org/"&gt;Community Change&lt;/a&gt;. Reported by Patrice Mosley.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Afua Atta-Mensah on Twitter &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AfuaAttaMensah"&gt;@AfuaAttaMensah&lt;/a&gt; and Yvette Carnell &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/BreakingBrown"&gt;@BreakingBrown&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms

[email protected] (Patrice Mosley, Pamela Kirkland, Juleyka Lantigua, Paulina Velasco, Michelle Baker, Kojin Tashiro, Amanda DeJesus, Lindsay Hood)

EP 13: Is Guaranteed Income a Stepping Stone Towards Reparations?

JUL 24, 202329 MIN
Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms

EP 13: Is Guaranteed Income a Stepping Stone Towards Reparations?

JUL 24, 202329 MIN

Description

Cities around the country have started piloting guaranteed income programs aimed at addressing income inequality–an issue that disproportionately impacts Black and brown families. In this episode, we explore the policy implications of guaranteed income programs and whether they could function as a bridge to reparations. We hear from Dr. Cheryl Grills, a clinical psychologist and member of California’s Reparations Task Force, Ebony Burroughs, a recipient of a guaranteed income program in Atlanta, Yvette Carnell, president and founder of American Descendents of Slavery (ADOS) Advocacy Foundation, and Afua Atta-Mensah, Chief of Programs for Community Change. Reported by Patrice Mosley.

Follow Afua Atta-Mensah on Twitter @AfuaAttaMensah and Yvette Carnell @BreakingBrown.