By diverting the intended Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act funding from BIPOC farmers, we as a country are minimalizing the struggle of this group.
The Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act isn’t just a COVID relief issue for BIPOC farmers. This aid helps rectify a systemic issue facing this group.
The Department of Justice defends socially disadvantaged farmers and their path to debt relief under the American Rescue Plan Act.
A federal judge just issued a temporary restraining order which would halt payments through the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act.
A group of farmers from the Midwest is suing the federal government alleging they can’t participate in a loan forgiveness program because they are white.
Warnock spearheaded the inclusion of the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act, which provides debt relief for Black farmers and other farmers of color.