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06/22/09 - NBFA Reaches Front Page Washington Post
06/18/09 - NBFA Meeting Clanton, Alabama June 19th
05/06/09 - NBFA Statement Released
Obama $1.25 Billion Proposal
05/01/09 - Black Farmers Treated Shamefully
04/30/09 - Discrimination Payments Promised to Black Farmers
04/29/09 - NBFA 2009 Legislative Conference
Black Farmers Press for Settlement
AG Department Payouts Pressed
Black Farmers Protest
Resolving Civil Rights
Alabama Black Farmers Join Rally for Settlement Payouts
04/28/09 - Black Farmers Say "Enough is Enough"
04/27/09 - Obama Foodorama
04/23/09 - CBC Upset Over Obamas's Stance on Black Farmers
04/21/09 - Promises, Promises: Obama and black Farmers
04/07/09 - April 28th 10am NBFA Marches on Washington nbfa-rally.com
April 29th NBFA Panelists and Black Farmers Meet
11/24/08 John Boyd Would Make An Excellent Agriculture Secretary
  Secretary of Agriculture Picks
11/22/08 - Team Obama
11/21/08 - An Interesting Choice for Agriculture Secretary
11/20/08 - Obama's USDA Pick
11/19/08 - Who's in the Running for Obama Administration
  Obama a Question for AG Industry
11/18/08 - Boyd Considered for Obama Cabinet
11/13/08 - Head of Black Farmers Group is Potential Pick
11/11/08 - Boyd Could be top pick in Obama Administration
  Boyd Looking for Job in Obama Administration
  Secretary of Agriculture Appointment Will Matter
10/29/08 - Hundreds of Black Farmers to Rally for Obama
10/22/08 - USDA Faulted Over Minority Farmers
10/19/08 - Black Farmers Meet in Durham,NC 10/29
10/15/08 - Black Farmers Rally for Obama in Richmond
10/07/08 - Join John Boyd and John Conyers in Richmond
09/29/08 - NBFA Applauds Committe Approval
09/21/08 - Obama's Campaign Hosts Townhall Meetings
08/13/08 - Black Farmer's Lawsuit
08/10/08 - Black Farmers Allege USDA Discrimination
07/24/08 - Black Farmers File New Lawsuit Against USDA
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07/07/08 - Sowing Seeds of Victory
07/05/08 - Black Farmers Discrimination Lawsuit Could Cost USDA Billions
06/25/08 - Delta Caucus Congratulates NBFA
06/22/08 - Future of farming: How will a new president affect the man and his field
06/13/08 - Calling Alabama Farmers! Meeting with Aurtur Davis June 16th, 2008 Tuskegee University
06/05/08 - Black Farmers File New Suit - USA Today
Black Farmers File New Suit - CBS Article
Black Farmers File New Suit - ABC Article
Black Farmers File New Suit - ABC 13
Black Farmers File New Suit - New York Times
Black Farmers File New Suit - Fox News
06/04/08 - Black Farmers File New Suit Against USDA
06/03/08 - Farm Bill Would Boost Aid - Jet Magazine
05/24/08 - Message from Secretary Regarding New Farm Bill
05/22/08 - Bush Farm Veto Threatens Potential Claims
05/19/08 - Black Farmers Seek Economic Justice
05/18/18 - USDA Is Called Lax on Bias
05/16/08 - Miss. Senators Defy White House Vote
05/15/08 - Congress Has Finally Heard Our Cries for Justice
Wrongly Dismissed Pigford Claimants
05/13/08 - Congress Continues Scrutiny
John Boyd to Testify at Subcommittee Hearing
05/09/08 - Virginians at the Capitol
05/09/08 - Barack Obama Visits NBFA's Meet & Greet! Yahoo.com
USA Today.com
05/08/08 - Meet and Greet Held May 8th in Washington
04/27/08 - John Boyd Named 100 Most Influential Black Americans and Organization Leaders Ebony May '08
04/24/08 - John Boyd to testify at Subcomittee Show Support!
04/22/08 - **POSTPONED Denmark SC Spring Meeting POSTPONED **
03/27/08 - Farm Lobby Beats Black Assault on Subsidies
03/19/08 - John Boyd on Black Farmers
03/09/08 - Black Farmers Work to Keep Land w/Co-ops
03/08/08 - USDA Ejects DAO Auditors
03/05/08 - Black Farms Fades as Generation Passes
03/04/08 - More Civil Rights Trouble at USDA
03/03/08 - WMakers Blast USDA for Blocking Audit
USDA Shuts Down Congressional Audit
* Schafer GAO Civil Rights Letter 03/03
* Schafer GAO Civil Rights Letter 02/29
02/28/08 - Agriculture Boots GAO Auditors
02/25/08 - Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project
02/08/08 - Farm Bill Could Aid Black Farmers
01/23/08 - John Boyd Featured in JET Magazine
01/12/08 - Obama Wins a Heavyweight Endorsement
01/01/08 - NBFA President Stomps for Obama in Bamberg
12/31/07 - Help Ahead for Black Farmers
12/28/07 - South Carolina Town Hall December 28th & 29th
12/17/07 - Senate Votes to Reopen Black Farmers' Lawsuit See below to view coverage
 
 
 
 
 
 
  WAAYTV.com
  AL.com
12/17/07 - Senate Votes to Reopen Black Farmers' Lawsuit See below to view coverage
 
 
 
 
 
 
  WAAYTV.com
  AL.com
12/14/07 - Black Farmers Bill Passed in Senate
12/12/07 - NBFA President John Boyd to Rally in Raleigh NC
12/06/07 - Halifax County Farm Auctioned in Spite of Protest
12/05/07 - Press Release: Boyd Calls Halt to Sale
12/04/07 - Obama Town Hall Forum on Rural America
11/21/07 - Black Farmers Await Senate Action
11/19/07 - NBFA featured in Obama's Townhall in Kingstree
10/11/07 - Bill Would Allow Black Farmers to Seek Claims
10/09/07 - Obama Could Win Southern Votes
10/08/07 - Obama Informs Bush of USDA Disenfranchisement
10/07/07 - Looking Back on 8 Decades of Growing Tobacco...
09/19/07 - As Champion of Black Farmers, Obama...
09/04/07 - Black Farmer Information Session Sept 21-22
  USDA Workers Grilled
08/22/07 - John Boyd Featured in Jet Magazine (pic)
08/21/07 - Congress Addresses USDA Email
08/15/07 - USDA Agency Launches Lobbying Email Inquiry
08/14/07 - Pigford Compromise
  Letter from Senator Barack Obama
  USDA Correspondence
08/09/07 - Show Support for Bill 1989
08/08/07 - Attorney Warns US Agriculture Dept. Employees
  USDA Employees Get Warning
  Agency Warns Against Emails
  USDA Agency Launches Inquiry
  Agency Warns Against Emails
  Farmers Alarmed Over Lobbying Effort
08/07/07 - Defying Federal Law USDA Employees Lobby
07/30/07 - Black Farmers May Get New Bid for Compensation
  See Also WRIC 8 Richmond
    KATC 3 Lafayette
    The Houma Courier 
07/27/07 - Bills to Assist Black Farmers Move Forward
07/25/07 - House Agriculture Committe's Bill Locks Inequity
  Click Here for Full NBFA EWG Joint Report
07/25/07- Fiscal Conservatives, Environmentalists, Faith
07/24/07 - Media Advisory Press Release
07/23/07 - Bills to Assist Black Farmers
07/21/07 - Minority Farmers Still Shortchanged, Study Shows
07/20/07 - Study Shows Black Farmers are Shut Out
  See Also
    WDBJ 7 Roanoke
07/19/07 - NBFA Retainer Form Click to Download
07/19/07 - House Judiciary Holds Markup on HR3073
06/25/07 - Black Farmers Still Looking for Justice
06/21/07 - Democrats want to give Black Farmers


See Also WFTV Orlando
    WDBJ 7 Roanoke
    Dems Want to Reopen Black Farms
06/19/07 - House Judiciary Committee to Hold Historic Black
05/31/07 - NBFA Statement regarding Monsanto Decision
05/31/07 - US Allows Monsanto-Delta Deal with Conditions
05/31/07 - Monsanto Acquisition of Cotton Seed Co. Gets Ok
05/25/07 - Opponents to Monsanto/Delta deal await DOJ ruling
05/18/07 - Grassley Previews Next Farm Bill
05/08/07 - Boyd Objects to Smithfield Merger
05/05/07 - John Boyd Named Ebony's 100 Influential People
05/04/07 - Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Div.
04/20/07 - US Farmer Sues Wheat Exporter
04/19/07 - US Farmer Sues Australian Wheat Exporter
04/18/07 - Wheat Fight
04/17/07 - US farmers, shareholders sue AWB for $150m
04/06/07 - USDA Report on the State of Civil Rights
04/06/07 - Issues for the Coalition to Address with Honorable McKay
03/02/07 - Farm Groups Fight Pending Monsanto/Delta Merger
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