Black Farmers

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May 24, 2022
Black farmers in southwest Georgia have teamed with Airbnb to offer tourists a one-of-a-kind and memorable experience. 
May 3, 2022
"It speaks to the intergenerational wealth gap that opened up in part due to this type of land loss," says…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Black farmer
March 15, 2022
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and members of a 15-member equity commission tell theGrio the USDA's aim is to redress the wrongs…
Black farmer thegrio.com
November 12, 2021
A group of Black farmers are taking legal action after they were allegedly displaced by higher-paid white foreigners from South…
President Biden
November 5, 2021
BBB federal dollars are earmarked for Black farmers, clean water in Black communities, crime prevention, better housing and more.
Black Farmer thegrio.com
October 13, 2021
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund say the government won't aggressively back the farmers' program.
theGRIO.com
October 8, 2021
A six-year-old Georgia girl has become the youngest Black farmer in the state as well as the youngest certified producer.
August 22, 2021
White farmers nationwide are taking legal action to stop Black farmers from benefitting from a new COVID-19 relief bill for…
July 5, 2021
Black farmers appear not to be fully confident in Biden’s efforts to fix the decades-long biased they continue to face.
June 24, 2021
The program was already on a temporary hold due to a restraining order in a separate lawsuit from another white…
June 13, 2021
Grammy-nominated singer Kelis is sharing details about her life on a farm and what it's like to be raising a…
May 24, 2021
The High Hog Farm was established in 2014 by the Cameron family, who describe themselves as "returning generation farmers."
May 21, 2021
The support payments for minority farmers, expected to begin in early June, provide $4 billion for the USDA to pay…
Black Farmer thegrio.com
March 13, 2021
"In order for us to have an equitable and a fair USDA, it's necessary for us to address that gap,"…
January 31, 2021
Sedrick Rowe of Georgia spoke to The New York Times on the hopes Black farmers for change under Joe Biden's…
Black Farmer thegrio.com
November 16, 2018
A class action lawsuit filed by a group of Black farmers who were allegedly sold fake seeds will move forward,…
Black Farmer thegrio.com
July 11, 2018
Black farmers say they’ve been duped out of millions of dollars after allegedly being sold fake seeds from Stine Seed…
May 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Members of the black farming community and their advocates have responded to claims made in a recent…
November 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Around half a dozen African-American farmers in Alabama are filing a class action lawsuit against the U.S.…
May 7, 2012
In the 1980s, black farmers began their legal battle against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Litigation that began nearly 30…