Monica Nickelsburg, Food & Environment Reporting Network, Author at Investigate Midwest

After 20 years of advocacy, Black farmers finally get debt relief

by Monica Nickelsburg, Food & Environment Reporting Network March 9, 2021January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Congress could pass as early as today one of the most sweeping relief programs for minority farmers in the nation’s history, through a provision of President Biden’s 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.

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