united states department of agriculture
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Black and Farmers of Color May Finally Get a Lifeline Under the Inflation Reduction Act
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) lead the effort to repurpose funds after white farmers held them up for a year with lawsuits.
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Republican Senator Is Ready To Block Free Lunch Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and other GOP reps are opposed to new guidance giving protections to gay and transgender students.
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Republicans Won’t Renew Free School Meal Program Which Could Hurt Millions of Children
Millions of children around the country will lose access to free breakfast and lunch upon the program’s expiration on June 30th
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Pandemic Universal School Meals Program Is Set To End in June If Extension Is Not Reached
With a crucial program that allowed more children to eat in schools set to expire this summer, Congress is still figuring out a game plan.
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USDA to Form Commission to Tackle Racial Disparities That Hurt Black Farmers
The agency has long been accused of discrimination against Black farmers regarding loan applications and debt forgiveness.
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Black Farmers Call a Letter Sent by Banks to the USDA Warning Against Debt Forgiveness a Threat
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that, as with most things in this country, the farming industry hasn’t exactly been welcoming to Black people throughout the entirety of this country’s modern history. In an effort to rectify the injustices Black farmers have had to endure, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed in March included…