Farming While Black

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• Dee Celestin

  

  The Farm Bill Is an Opportunity to Address Climate Change and Structural Racism

  truthout.org - Ray Levy-Uyeda

  This story was originally published at Prism. A significant piece of legislation most voters have likely never heard of will spend the summer sitting …

• Dee Celestin

  

  Black Farmers Are Tired of Waiting for the USDA to Level the Playing Field

  capitalbnews.org - Aallyah Wright

  Third-generation farmer Cary Junior has spent the past three years trying to figure out how to ensure that Black farmers can benefit from the …

• Dee Celestin

  

  How to Grow Re-enchanted with the World: A Salve for the Sense of Existential Meaninglessness and Burnout

  The Marginalian - Maria Popova

  There are seasons of being when a cloak of meaninglessness seems to slip over you, over everything, muffling the song of life. It is not depression exactly, though the two conditions make eager bedfellows. Rather, it is a great hollowing that empties you of that vital force necessary for moving …

• Dee Celestin

  

  Charlotte representative wants justice for Black farmers. Here’s what she’s proposing

  McClatchy News - Danielle Battaglia

  Rep. Alma Adams is introducing a bill Friday that aims to encourage a new generation of Black farmers. “This Black History Month, it’s important we …

• Dee Celestin

  

  In 2022, Black farmers were persistently left behind from the USDA's loan system

  NPR - Ximena Bustillo

  This story is part of a multipart series examining the disparate impacts on Black farmers. Lucious Abrams is the third generation to take over the family Georgia farm, an operation that has long grown cotton, corn, and soybeans. When he did not receive a loan in time to buy the seeds and supplies he …

• Dee Celestin

  

  Black Farmer Arrested After Accusing White Neighbors Of Racism, Harassment

  binnews.com - Jovonne Ledet

  A Black farming couple in Colorado was arrested after alleging racism, harassment, and vandalism against their predominately white …