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GRO Media Coverage

Since the announcement of In Her Hands in January 2022, GRO’s work has been covered in over 100 major publications including
Time Magazine, MSNBC’s Cross Connection and Yasmin Vossoughian show, NPR national, regional, and local affiliates, the Takeaway with Melissa Harris Perry,  the Hill, HuffPost, ABC, Essence, 11Alive, AJC, BET, Guardian, and popular social media site, the Shaderoom. 

Guaranteed Basic Income Gains Traction Across the United States

For the next two years, 650 Black women across Georgia will get an extra $850 each month as part of one the nation's largest guaranteed income experiments as communities try new ways to close the wealth divide.

Baby Bonds and the Racial Wealth Divide in Georgia

Could a novel “baby bond” pilot program help to close Atlanta’s racial wealth gap?

AXIOS - Baby Bonds program gets closer look in Georgia

White Atlanta families have 46 times more wealth than Black ones. How do we fix that?

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The Economist: America’s experiments with guaranteed-income schemes show promise
Black News Tonight: In Her Hands - ‘In Her Hands’ Guaranteed Income Program Aimed To Help Black Women
AfroTech: Black Women In Georgia To Receive $850 A Month Through Income Pilot Program
Woke AF Daily with Danielle Moodie: Greed Isn't Good with Hope Wollensack
Guaranteed income program to assist Black women near or below poverty line
WABE: In Her Hands - Guaranteed income program launching to support Black women in Old Fourth Ward
Atlanta Black Star: Hundreds of Black Women In Georgia to Receive Guaranteed Income Through Nonprofit’s Program That Aims to Fight Economic Inequality
Black Enterprise: NEW PROGRAM CALLS FOR HUNDREDS OF BLACK WOMEN IN GEORGIA TO GET $850 IN GUARANTEED MONTHLY INCOME
BET.com: Ga. Black Women To Receive $850 A Month In Guaranteed Income. Multiple cities are experimenting with guaranteed income programs to help close the race and gender wealth gap.
Guaranteed income program launched in Georgia to give $850 per month to more than 600 Black women
Daily KOS: Guaranteed income initiative for Black women launches in Georgia hoping to tackle racial wealth gap
Guaranteed Income Program To Offer Black Women In Georgia About $850 A Month
Georgia State Income Program To Support More Than 600 Black Women With Monthly Payments Of $850
Parents.com: A New Experiment in Guaranteed Income May Change Everything for Black Mothers
Reckon: Pay Black women: Georgia program to be South’s largest in guaranteed income
Georgia guaranteed income program to provide hundreds of low-income Black women up to $850 monthly
The Root: Georgia Based Initiative, In Her Hands, Plans To Provide Black Women With $850 Cash – No Strings Attached
The Cross Connection: Guaranteed basic income gains traction across the United States
The Washington Post: Opinion - The Presidency has changed. Biden needs to adapt.

Media Featuring In Her Hands Recipients

In Her Hands recipients have been featured in major publications, helping to shift dominant narratives on poverty and economic insecurity.

“We’re always looked at to be superwoman but we can’t get the superwoman level of pay, respect, and other things.”

- TANEISHA, REUTERS