The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sent out long-awaited payments to minority farmers and others in need of aid, but some say it’s not enough to offset years of discrimination.
black farmers
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Four plead guity in $11 million scam of federal program to aid minority farmers
Four sisters pleads to working with lawyer to defraud a program meant to repay discrimination against minority farmers.
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The midweek, midafternoon open line
Over to you. I have to see a man about some siding.
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NY Times: ‘runaway train’ of black farm discrimination payments
I meant to mention this earlier. It’s a must read.
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Money for black farmers
Sen. Blanche Lincoln announced today she’d joined other senators to introduce legislation to pay the more than $1 billion settlement to black farmers for discrimination by the Agriculture Department.