How New Bill Could Help Black Farmers and HBCUs
In December, President Trump signed the so-called “Farm Bill” of 2018. The legislation, officially known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, not only re-legalized...
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First African American Woman to Lead National Future Farmers’ Organization
Holbert was elected with five other students—the majority are women—to serve in leadership roles for the year. The other states represented are Oklahoma, Georgia, Arizona,...
$100,000 Grant Supports Scholarships for Black Farmers
Scholarships of up to $5,000 are being made available to black students of agriculture and related areas who apply before the deadline....
Audit Finds Government Paid Millions to Dead Farmers
Millions went to dead farmers....
Black Workers Claim Racial Bias at Farms
Southern farmers all but admit they've turned to the guest worker program because Mexicans expect "hard work."...
Reverse Racism or Hatchet Job?
In this highly polemic society, people/groups will too often resort to any mean necessary to try to prove their point. Once the NAACP called out...
Obama Proposes $1.25 Billion for Black Farmers in Settlement
President Barack Obama has allotted $1.25 billion in the FY 2010 budget to settle discrimination lawsuits by thousands of black farmers against the U.S. Department...