By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated February 27, 2023
“The U.S. Agriculture Department has a rocky history with Black farmers. The agency has acknowledged shutting Black farmers out of funding that helped their white counterparts succeed,” NPR reports. In 2021, Black farmers throughout the country rejoiced after receiving notice that their debt would be forgiven via a congressional “effort to help USDA make up for a history of discrimination.”
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