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USDA says it'll continue to fight to pay off loans for Black farmers despite lawsuit on behalf of white farmers

The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty waged the lawsuit in April on behalf of white farmers w…

Sarah Al-Arshani   


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The COVID-19 relief bill includes $5 billion in aid for farmers of color who have long faced discrimination by federal officials

For over a century, Black farmers faced discrimination from the US Department of Agriculture and we…

John L. Dorman   


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On a former cotton plantation in Louisiana, a Black farmers' cooperative is reclaiming the land and money their ancestors lost

In the 20th century, Black farmers in the US lost 90% of their land. New initiatives like Jubilee J…

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How a Georgia farmer is ensuring a sustainable, safe space for Black residents in a developing 500-acre town

Georgia farmer Wayne Swanson details the conservation practices and sustainable farming plans for t…

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Black Mississippi farm workers file suit alleging that growers are passing them over for white South Africans and paying them more

The American workers allege in the suit that they were being paid $7.25-$9 an hour while white Sout…

DeArbea Walker   


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Only 1.3% of farmers in the US are Black, and some say they still face discrimination

Only 1.3% of farmers in America are Black, and some say the farming industry's long history of disc…

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How a California farmer is helping build a Black-led sustainable agriculture revolution

People of color are widely underrepresented in the farming community. Dennis Hutson has a mind to c…

Rebecca Strong   


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Democrats introduced a bill to rename more than 1,000 forests, lakes, and mountain peaks named with racist slurs or offensive language

Places that have been flagged for offensive names include slurs for Black people, Native Americans,…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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Now 'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Says Black People Were 'Happy' In Pre-Civil Rights South

"I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person. Not once. Where we lived was all …

Aly Weisman   


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White supremacists celebrate Trump's promotion of false claims of white persecution in South Africa

Right-wing and white nationalist groups, including AfriForum, a white Afrikaner rights group with 2…

Eliza Relman   


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READERS POLL RESULTS: Your Favorite Super Bowl Ad Was ...

I found the ad for Ram Trucks using Paul Harvey reading "God made a farmer" very refreshing. It cau…

Christina Austin   


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What Farmers Think About Climate Change In One Great Quote

"You don't need to talk about climate change per se...Statistically, you are looking at a series of…

Rob Wile