Rocky Mount NC – Kandie Smith Announces Her Run For Senate District 5 2022 Election During The 16th Annual Black Farmers Conference At The Rocky Mount Event Center

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Chairman David Scott to host hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack, National Black Farmers President John Boyd, and others

  Chairman David Scott to host hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack, National Black Farmers President John Boyd, and others March 24, 2021–For Immediate Release WASHINGTON – Today, John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), released the following announcement. “Tomorrow is an important day for the nation’s Black farmers […]

NC black farmers filing claims in USDA settlement – WRAL

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Black farmers in eastern North Carolina are lining up to talk to lawyers about claiming part of a more than $1 billion settlement with the federal government before time runs out. Meetings are scheduled between Thursday and Saturday in Fayetteville for farmers who may be eligible to receive payments. (More) See related: […]

Black Farmers’ Advocacy Group to Appeal ‘Pigford II’ Ruling – Source: Big Government

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has agreed to a settlement involving a class of at least 40,000 black farmers who claim they were discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and who missed the deadline for an earlier settlement. U.S. Dist. Judge Paul L. Friedman certified a class of plaintiffs aggregated in 23 separate […]

JUSTICE FOR BLACK FARMERS by William Reed Columnist

My hope is that the farmers and their families who were denied access to USDA loans and programs will be made whole and will have the chance to rebuild their lives and their businesses – Barack Obama It’s time President Barack Obama paid up on Pigford. Pigford represents a landmark case of racial discrimination in […]

WILL BLACK FARMERS ACTUALLY GET PAID? by William Reed Columnist

Headlines are saying that “Black Farmers Are Getting Paid” because President Barack Obama has signed the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 that authorizes $1.15 billion to settle claims Black farmers won initially from the US Department of Agriculture over a decade ago.  Before we all trumpet “success and justice” in this matter, take a look […]

Black Farmers Bill Approved By the Senate–Source: BlackVoices

After more than a decade, the Senate has approved a bill to fund a $1.25 billion settlement for black farmers who were discrimated against by the U.S. government. The bill, which had been held up in the Senate, was approved by unanimous consent vote. It was the tenth time the bill had come up for […]

Black farmers’ settlement is at the mercy of the Senate – CNN

Washington (CNN) — Money to pay for a discrimination lawsuit brought against the Department of Agriculture by black farmers remains stuck in a legislative body described as a place where bills go to die. In July, the House approved a war supplemental bill that included money to pay for the settlement. It now remains stuck […]

NC Black Farmers Land Loss Guide – Ten Ways To Save Your Land

Click on the following link to view the 49 page document. The Guide See related: Black Farmers

HAGAN BACKS BLACK FARMERS BILL

I am glad to see Hagans get it. I have seen the discrimination right here in Edgecombe County so it is no doubt in my mind that black farmers should get paid. It is a damn shame how hard black folks worked and helped to make NC what it is today and now black folks […]

NBFA Continues Decades of Outreach and Technical Assistance to Farmers Seeking Emergency Relief

May 19, 2021–For Immediate Release "Emergency Debt Relief for Black and other Farmers of Color is historic in nature. I have been fighting for this kind of relief for Black Farmers for over thirty years. This is long overdue Relief for Black Farmers". Decades of systematically denying Black farmers and other farmers of color access […]

Congressman G.K. Butterfield Takes Helm of the Congressional Black Caucus

  For Release:  Immediate     Date:  January 6, 2015   Contact: Kezmiché “Kim” Atterbury                          Office:    (202) 225.3101                Butterfield Takes Helm of the Congressional Black Caucus Full Remarks Included   WASHINGTON, DC – This morning, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) was sworn in as the 24th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) during […]

Vinedale and the Vines Family in White and Black by C. Rudolph Knight Historian

Vinedale and the Vines Family in White and Black By C. Rudolph Knight Vinedale, a handsome Italianate plantation house built in 1855, was the home of John A. Vines and is located on NC 43 about two miles east of Pinetops. The white house with red trim presents itself well in a country setting with […]

NC Black Leadership Caucus Annual Chairman’s Banquet Featuring Keynote Speaker Shirley Sherrod

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here NC Black Leadership Caucus Annual Chairman’s Banquet Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway 5555 Concord Parkway South Concord, NC 28027 Driving Directions When: Saturday February 19, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST Add to my calendar   Greetings! It’s almost that time of year again when Black Leaders […]

Media – Forbes List of the Wealthiest Black Americans and more

—– Original Message —– From: BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com To: cdancyii@embarqmail.com Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:59 PM Subject: Forbes List of the Wealthiest Black Americans; Hopes rise for progress on fatherhood problems and more on BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com ‘Headlines from BlackPoliticsontheWeb’ is on Feedburner! Don’t miss daily headlines like: Hopes rise for progress on fatherhood problems Forbes: The Wealthiest […]