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Civil rights groups, including Al Sharpton-led organization, urge USDA to fix ‘dietary racism’ in...
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwenty-eight civil rights and health care groups announced Tuesday they have requested that the U.S....
Tennessee farmers hope USDA discrimination payments help them hold onto remaining land
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn the late fall, with the soybeans shorn down to stubble and the limbs of the sycamore trees bare,...
Analysis-Biden debt relief plan disappoints Black farmers for avoiding race
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome Black farmers say they are disappointed by a new U.S. agriculture debt relief program that...
LA Teen Sues School District Over Non-Dairy Milk
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Last fall, Marielle Williamson, a senior at Eagle Rock High...
22 GOP Attorneys General Sue USDA Over LGBTQ+ Non-Discrimination
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA lawsuit filed by more than 20 Republican attorneys general challenges the Biden administration...
Black and Farmers of Color May Finally Get a Lifeline Under the Inflation Reduction Act
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn a strategic move, a group of Democratic senators have rolled back programs passed in the American...
11 Black Farmers And Black-Owned Farmlands To Inspire Your Green Thumb
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOnly 45,000 out of the 3.4 million farmers in the United States are Black, according to the United...
‘Fly in the buttermilk’: Black farmers fight decades long discrimination
KFOR articles via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHOLDENVILLE, Okla. (KFOR) – George Roberts is one of the only Black farmers left in Oklahoma. “We the fly in the buttermilk,” he said of the expansive Circle R Ranch in Holdenville. Born into ...
Their ancestors were enslaved and forced to work in the fields. Now, one family hopes to help...
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEveryday when PJ Haynie wakes up, he prays to God for two things. “As farmers, we go out and as they...
Why Food Deserts Are Prevalent In Black Communities And What We Can Do To Help
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAccess to healthy food options is imperative for everyone, but in the U.S., food diversity is not a...