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USDA To Pay $2 Billion To And Black Other Minority Farmers Following Decades Of Discrimination
The payouts come after lawsuit filed on behalf of Black farmers over decades of discrimination in USDA loan access. The USDA ...
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Black, Minority Farmers Get $2 Billion From USDA After Discrimination
Black and other minority farmers are receiving $2 billion ... allocating $3.1 billion to help those struggling with ...
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USDA Announces $8.4 Million to Support Minority and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $8.4 million in grants that will be used by organizations in 24 states to provide training, outreach and technical ...
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DOJ Defends USDA’s Decision to Forgive Debt for Black and Other Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
They seek to further delay pandemic relief designated for minority farmers ... loan forgiveness program from USDA that is aimed to provide $4 billion to pay off direct or guaranteed loans given ...
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USDA says it'll continue to fight to pay off loans for Black farmers despite lawsuit on behalf of white farmers
The Department of Agriculture promised it would start paying off the loans of Black and other minority farmers this ... for socially disadvantaged farmers to pay off burdensome debts.
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Black farmers accuse the USDA of racism. The USDA appears to agree.
In contrast, about 14% of all U.S. farmers in 1920 were Black. Black farmers say the USDA is at least partly responsible for those shrinking numbers. Decades of discrimination, they say ...