No Guarantees: Mayor Michael Tubbs’ Plan to Save American Families from Poverty For The Movement

On this episode, we are joined by Michael Tubbs, the youngest, first African American, and current mayor of Stockton, CA. Mayor Tubbs discusses why he founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and the importance of all citizens having access to economic safety nets during our current pandemic and beyond.
The hosts for this episode are Clint Odom, NUL Senior Vice President of Policy & Advocacy and Toni Wiley, NUL Director of Advocacy.
From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color.


Discussed in this episode:
National Urban League
Black
Black America
African-American
News
Information
Advocacy
Universal Basic Income
Guaranteed Income
Stockton CA
Safety Net
Housing
Housing insecurity
Unemployment
Welfare
Institutional racism
Social contract
Working poor
Dignity of work
Human dignity
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Subsidies
Bail out
Mayors
Black Lives Matter
CARES Act
LIFT Act
Essential workers
Poverty
Foreclosure
Eviction
Kamala Harris
Rashida Tlaib
 
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income website: mayorsforagi.org
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income on Twitter: @MayorsforAGI
SEED website: StocktonDemonstration.org
Mayor Tubbs on Twitter & Instagram: @michaeldtubbs