Black Farmers

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May 7, 2012
In the 1980s, black farmers began their legal battle against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Litigation that began nearly 30…
June 17, 2011
Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings called Iowa Rep. Steve King's plan to strip $1.2 Billion from the black farmer's discrimination settlement…
November 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The money has been held up for months in the Senate as Democrats and Republicans squabbled over…
August 2, 2010
Six members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to President Obama on Thursday calling on him to find a way…
February 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has reached a deal with black farmers that could end a years-long stalemate over…