Tag Archives: Justice for black farmers act

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump this week announced a class action suit against the United States government on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association. The lawsuit comes amid findings that Black farmers lost about $326 billion of land in America because of discrimination during the 20th century. During the …

Newly elected Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia introduced a $5 billion Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act as part of the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief stimulus package. It aims to provide immediate financial relief to Black, indigenous and Hispanic farmers. The bill would provide direct payments to farmers of …