Black Farmer

Who You Vote For Matters (Black Farmer Edition)

Good news. Some restorative justice is coming to Black farmers

Black farmers can finally make claims for $2.2B USDA program
The Biden administration opened its $2.2 billion relief plan for Black farmers and others who’ve faced discrimination from USDA programs.
Black farmers can finally make claims for $2.2B USDA program
The Biden administration opened its $2.2 billion relief plan for Black farmers and others who’ve faced discrimination from USDA programs.

When I first heard about the how Black farmers were being discriminated against in the present day, I was genuinely shocked.

nytimes.com
More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession.
nytimes.com
More than a century and a half after the promise of 40 acres and a mule, the story of black land ownership in America remains one of loss and dispossession.

That’s why who you vote for matters. These reparations for Black farmers came about because of Joe Biden’s executive order to form a commission to remedy the problem. Props on how quickly everyone involved is moving.

Department of Agriculture works to remedy its history of discrimination and aid Black farmers
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and members of a 15-member equity commission tell theGrio the USDA’s aim is to redress the wrongs of the past.
Department of Agriculture works to remedy its history of discrimination and aid Black farmers
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and members of a 15-member equity commission tell theGrio the USDA’s aim is to redress the wrongs of the past.