On Wednesday, Congress passed one of the most sweeping relief programs for minority farmers in the nations history, through a provision of President Bidens pandemic stimulus bill. Although the landmark legislation, which would cancel $4 billion worth of debt, seemed to emerge out of nowhere, it actually is the result of more than 20 years of organizing by Black farmers.
The Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act will forgive 120 percent of the value of loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or from private lenders and guaranteed by the USDA, to Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic farmers and other agricultural producers of color, according to a release f…
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