NBFA STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BLACK FARMERS SETTLEMENT FUNDS

Friday, May 28, 2010

CongressWASHINGTON, DC -- John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives approved funding - as part of a larger - for the historic settlement to resolve decades of discrimination against black farmers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

 

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Congressman Artur Davis introduces bill

September 23, 2009  

CongressWashington—Congressman Artur Davis has introduced H.R. 3623, a follow-up on his successful efforts to reopen the Pigford Black farmers litigation for thousands of farmers who have alleged that their rights were violated by the USDA.   This bill is a companion to bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the Senate, and does the following:

 

 

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