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Turns out, the USDA has a pretty wide gap in approving funding for farmers that can be explained by race. Seems like it may still be an on going issue, or that
by baldeagle 3y ago
Turns out, the USDA has a pretty wide gap in approving funding for farmers that can be explained by race. Seems like it may still be an on going issue, or that a history of systemic factors have contributed to it. Either way, we ain't there just yet boss.
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1156851675/in-2022-black-farmers-were-persistently-left-behind-from-the-usdas-loan-system#:~:text=Glickman%20class%20action%20lawsuit%20against,land%20and%20farms%20to%20foreclosure https://www.npr.org/2023/02/19/1156851675/in-2022-black-farm....