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Yes, the USDA just signed a $1.25 billion discrimination settlement with thousands of black farmers. But those farmers won’t be holding their breath while they wait for the check to clear.
Black Farmers To Receive $1.25 Billion in USDA Settlement: When Will The Check Clear? -
During the Bush administration, 13,999 racial discrimination cases were swept under the rug at the Agriculture Department. What will Secretary Tom Vilsack do about it?
USDA Attempts to Resolve Civil Rights Complaints of Black Farmers -
This week on The Confab: Old Washington stories and new world issues -- money, power, sex strikes and peace. Plus, bonding over unemployment and poetry at the White House. Snaps to that! Join The Root's Managing Editor Lynette Clemetson as she talks with Deputy Editor Terence Samuel, Washington reporter Dayo Olopade and contributor to The Root Sam Fulwood.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
The Confab -- May 15, 2009 -
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Can Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack dismantle the Last Plantation?
A Race Czar for Black Farmers
