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Senate Approves $4.6B for Black Farmers, Indians

WASHINGTON (Nov. 20) -- Black farmers and American Indians who say the United States discriminated against them and took their money for decades are a step closer to winning long-awaited government settlements. Under legislation passed by the Senate on Friday, black farmers who claim discrimination at the hands of the...

USDA to Pay Black Farmers $1.25 Billion

(Feb. 23) -- Some 70,000 black farmers have reached a $1.25 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for years of discrimination in farm loans and subsidies. But after generations of disappointment, this group of farmers knows the fight isn't over until the check arrives. Though President Barack Obama...

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Obama On $1.2 Billion Black Farmers Settlement: 'Brings Us Closer To The Ideals Of Freedom and Equality'

President Barack Obama called a judge's approval of a $1.2 billion government settlement with black farmers who for decades had been denied loans and assistance from the Agriculture Department, a step forward in "addressing an unfortunate chapter in USDA's civil rights history."

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Bill Finally Introduced to Pay Black Farmers Settlement

The U.S. Senate has been criticized for dragging its feet on the compensation for black farmers in the famous Pigford Discrimination case.

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05/17/12 Justice for black farmers Source: Illinois Times - Springfield IL The 180-day period for monetary claims by black farmers against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expires this month.
12/08/10 National Black Farmers Association Declares Justice at... Source: PRWeb Washington, DC (PRWEB) December 8, 2010 With a stroke of his pen, President Barack Obama today is scheduled today to write an inspired close to a decades-long struggle by thousands of black farmers, many of whom are members of the National Black Farmers Association -- providing a just remedy after decades of discrimination by the US Department of Agriculture.