From CNN: Mecklenburg County, Virginia — On his southern Virginia farm on a recent warm Saturday, John Boyd Jr. needs a dose of rain before he can plant soybeans.
After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.
After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.
From CNN: African-American farmers hoping for government settlement money in a racial bias case met with lawmakers Wednesday and called on Congress to come up with a way to fund the $1 billion deal.
From the Washington Post: The federal government promised last month to pay more than $1 billion by the end of March to tens of thousands of black farmers who had filed decades-old discrimination complaints against the U.S. Agriculture Department.
From Reuters: The Obama administration dropped the ball on a $1.25 billion deal to settle decades-old discrimination lawsuits with black farmers, an advocate for the group said on Friday after the government failed to meet a key deadline.
From Reuters.com: (Reuters) – Black farmers are worried that a landmark deal to compensate them for discrimination faced over decades could slip through their fingers as a deadline looms without funding approved by lawmakers.
