ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoMinority farmers set for $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination.www.voanews.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down15
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkMinority farmers set for $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination.www.voanews.comModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squarezabadohlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI can’t emphasize how huge this is. The discrimination towards black farmers to deny them federal loans, subsidies, and other funding assistance, that white farmers got easily was heartbreaking. A couple of news stories from 2022 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/historically-denied-pivotal-loans-black-farmers-still-struggle-to-get-support The absolutely heartbreaking story of one Black hog farmer, Eddie Wise, and unfair treatment from white officials. https://revealnews.org/podcast/losing-ground-2022/
I can’t emphasize how huge this is.
The discrimination towards black farmers to deny them federal loans, subsidies, and other funding assistance, that white farmers got easily was heartbreaking.
A couple of news stories from 2022
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/historically-denied-pivotal-loans-black-farmers-still-struggle-to-get-support
The absolutely heartbreaking story of one Black hog farmer, Eddie Wise, and unfair treatment from white officials. https://revealnews.org/podcast/losing-ground-2022/