Report from @lreiley that should shut down, "Oh, no, there is no systemic racism." From the new Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: “We saw 99 percent of the money going to White farmers and 1 percent going to socially disadvantaged black farmers." https://t.co/Bv2ysMKYSb
— Michelle Singletary (@SingletaryM) March 25, 2021
The House is holding a hearing today to examine the state of Black farmers, with new Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack in the hot seat.
— The Recount (@therecount) March 25, 2021
Before the hearing starts, here’s a lesson you didn’t know you needed: the history of discrimination in the agricultural industry. pic.twitter.com/50GUmDchf2
John Boyd, the head of the National Association of Black Farmers, calls on Sen. Graham to apologize for referring to relief money from the American Rescue Plan as “reparations.” https://t.co/VPKzZIrA3a
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 20, 2021
New: YouTube told me a wildly racist Steven Crowder segment mocking Black farmers didn't violate its hate speech policy.
— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) March 18, 2021
I wrote about what that says about YouTube's hate speech policy, and its place in the media ecosystem. https://t.co/8P5IiudHXp
White farmers got 97 percent of last year's ag bailout. Now some are mad Black farmers are getting debt relief. https://t.co/uUARK0NdoQ
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) March 21, 2021
The #AmericanRescuePlan includes my Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act—aiding farmers whose livelihoods have been disproportionately harmed during this pandemic as a result of decades of discrimination & injustice. https://t.co/uXpkMTPbDP
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) March 23, 2021
After decades of Black farmers losing land and facing financial hardship, the House is holding its first hearing on the unique issues faced by Black farmers. The hearing is welcome but long overdue. Watch the event live at noon EST: https://t.co/gjx86YoP46 #BlackFarmersMatter
— Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) March 25, 2021
Tiffany Cross analyzes the persecution Black farmers have faced in America as they receive relief aid.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 19, 2021
“This debt relief will begin to rectify decades of broken promises and discrimination from the USDA that caused Black farmers to lose 90% of their land” https://t.co/VyiL86eDJC
Lawsuits from white farmers have blocked $4 billion of pandemic aid that was allocated to Black farmers in the American Rescue Plan. https://t.co/vp4eujN0Ai
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 21, 2022
Sad! 