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Press & News
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March 26, 2026
Forbes: The TANF Accountability Gap
The Jury Says Not Guilty, But TANF’s Accountability Gap Persists READ AISHA’S LATEST CONTRIBUTION TO FORBES HERE Mississippi’s welfare scandal highlights how misused anti-poverty dollars fuel inequality, depress local demand and raise long-term costs for everyone.
FORBES
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March 16, 2026
Forbes: Women Reclaiming Their Power
How Women Can Reclaim Power In The Room Our founding CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, sat down with Victoria Nelson, the found of Power of the Ask, to discuss in detail how women can protest their authority without shrinking themselves and why delivering a persuasive “ask” is ultimately about rewriting the rules of the room rather than […]
FORBES
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March 12, 2026
SNAP Work Requirements Article
Written and Published by Mississippi Today 3/11/2026 SNAP work requirements stifle access to food for older caregivers and grandchildren, experts say. MS Today spoke to one of our moms, Carleen Hicks, on her experience as a caregiver for her two grandchildren and the time consuming struggle to apply for SNAP. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE […]
Mississippi Today
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February 16, 2026
Forbes: Health Insurance
Why soaring insurance premiums are bad for workers, small businesses and the long-term health of the U.S. economy. READ AISHA’S LATEST CONTRIBUTION TO FORBES HERE “Rising marketplace premiums translate to impossible choices about rent, childcare, groceries and tuition for families trying to build stable lives. Allowing a hard fought set of subsidies to vanish because […]
FORBES
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February 3, 2026
Forbes: Mississippi’s TANF Scandal
Mississippi’s TANF Scandal Shows How America’s Safety Net Was Built To Fail Families READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE “When a program serves only a tiny fraction of eligible families, it becomes even easier for officials to treat its funds as discretionary revenue, rather than as a lifeline that must be protected with the same urgency […]
FORBES
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January 5, 2026
Forbes: A Year-End Giving Playbook
A Year-End Giving Playbook To Invest In Community, Justice and Power READ AISHA’S FULL ARTICLE HERE “The throughline in all of these choices is simple: each organization reflects what matters most to me right now — Black women’s leadership, community joy, narrative power, economic infrastructure and civil rights. Year-end giving does not have to be […]
FORBES