It states that the agreement serves as a settlement for the lawsuit filed by the black farmers against the agency for its alleged discriminatory loan-lending practices. It is noted that the Congress is ready to provide the needed funds for the settlement.Benentt...
Branded an outlaw and chased into the swamps of Mississippi, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves. There, he forges an alliance with the slaves and other abolitionist farmers and leads a rebellion to secede from the Confederacy as the Free State of Jones. Mahershala Ali won a BE...
1a class action discrimination suit between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and black farmers. Due to concerns about the large number of applicants who did not obtain a determination on the merits of their claims under the originalPigfordsettlement, Congress ...
Measure Providing $4.6 Billion Settlement for Black Farmers and American Indians Becomes Law.The article reports on the signing of legislation that resolves legal challenges against the government by African American farmers and American Indians.SYMES...
Black Farmers Receive Settlement Checks In Class-Action LawsuitDiscusses the settlement between black farmers and the United States Department of Agriculture for denial of claims caused by hasty...
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Department of Agriculture (USDA) and African American farmers. It is suggested that the current deal comes after the 1991's Pigford vs. Glickman settlement and that African American farmers say they had been left out of the earlier suit claiming USDA's discriminatory loan-lending practices. ...
Black Farmers Seek Payment from Settlement[CIVIL RIGHTS]The claims process threatens to hold up payments for two years or more.When...By WinstonBonnieCrisis
doi:urn:uuid:720daec4674f6410VgnVCM200000d6c1a8c0RCRDThe president of the National Black Farmers Association says he's being stiffed by the attorneys behind a $3.4 billion government settlement with Native American landowners who asked him to lobby Congress to fund the payout.Fox Business...