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Stalled U.S. debt relief is the latest broken promise to Black farmers

By Elisa BrownContributing Writer, The Louisiana Weekly (Special from Facing South) — Out of 3.4 million farmers working in the United States, fewer than 50,000 are...

National Black Farmers Association calls for Lindsey Graham to apologize over ‘racist’ comments

By Aris Folley John Boyd Jr., the president of the National Black Farmers Association, called on Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to apologize for comments...

Black Farmers May Finally Get the Help They Deserve

 A debt-relief program would be a step in repairing more than a century of discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. By Mark Bittman Many  white...

Black Farmers, HBCUs Winners in Farm Bill

By Stacy Brown Racial disparities in American farming have always existed. In a 1998 settlement, the United States Department of Agriculture admitted to systemic discrimination...

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