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#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

Attorney Ben Crump Files Class Action Suit Against U.S. Gov’t on Behalf of Black Farmers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In August, Congress repealed section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provided funding and authorization for the federal government...
Activism2 years ago

Black Farmers Concerned Inflation Reduction Act Will Roll Back Debt Relief Promised Last Year

“What they replaced (the American Rescue Plan Act 2021) with is Section 22006 that now states that any farmer can apply to see if they are...
Activism3 years ago

California Reparations Task Force Looks at Long History of Racism in American Agriculture

In March, the U.S. Congress passed a $4 billion debt relief program for farmers of color to address past discrimination in USDA programs. The debt relief...
#NNPA BlackPress6 years ago

REPORT: Structural Racism Eliminated Black Farmers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A century ago, roughly 14 percent of farmers were black. By 2012, that number had shrunk to 1.58 percent, according to the report,...

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