For decades, Black farmers say they have been at the mercy of historically discriminatory lending practices by the U.S. government and banks that do not treat them fairly. “Farming is really hard for ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration has doled out more than $2 billion in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...
EXCLUSIVE: In a letter first obtained by theGrio, the nation’s four U.S. Black Senators demand answers from the Trump ...
Farmers and ranchers who have experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending have the opportunity to receive up to $500,000 of financial assistance. How to get the assistance was presented by the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. In a largely unexpected announcement during the last week of July, the ...
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – On a recent snowy afternoon, Gale Livingstone, a first generation farmer, is working in the propagation greenhouse at Deep Roots Farm, which she owns and operates. Four ...
John Boyd, president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, also decried the Trump White House not inviting Black farmers to Monday’s roundtable. The Trump administration announced on ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Black Farmers Market and the Connection to National Black Business Month and learning about the efforts to increase black-owned family farms, and bring affordable produce ...