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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached a historic $2.2 billion settlement to compensate Black and other minority farmers who faced years of systemic discrimination in farm lending ...
A lush crop of well-fertilized corn. Photo courtesy of DCR. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay $2.2 billion to nearly 45,000 farmers who applied for restitution reimbursement in 2021 after ...
(CN) - A group that "fought tirelessly to remedy years of discrimination against black farmers" are not entitled to a piece of their class-action settlement, a federal judge ruled. The National Black ...
The Biden administration made a historic $2.2 billion payout to Black and other minority farmers who faced loan discrimination from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), marking a step towards ...
BOYDTON, Va., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), released this statement after recent racist and ...
WASHINGTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Founded by John Boyd Jr., a fourth generation Black farmer, businessman and farmers rights activist, the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) is calling on the Biden ...