Historical Beefs #8: John Boyd Jr. versus the USDA -- edit: John Boyd Jr. giving TheColi props!

[DEAD7]

I've considered getting into farming and/or the wine business for a long time.
Great thread.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

#ObamaDidNothingForBlackPeople

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

https://www.agdaily.com/news/covid-19-bill-includes-4-billion-debt-relief-black-farmers/

 

[Professor Emeritus]

COVID bill includes at least $4B in debt relief for Black farmers | AGDAILY

That's been such a fukking saga. Republicans blocked it, got tied up in court for years, Biden eventually went with a work-around that at least gets some of the money out there to them.

Judge Blocks $4 Billion U.S. Debt Relief Program for Minority Farmers (Published 2021)

The aid program, part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that Congress passed in March, is intended to help farmers who have endured generations of racial discrimination.

www.nytimes.com

Farmers will get $3.1 billion in USDA loan relief from Biden

Farmers of color, many of whom were promised target debt relief, will now be lumped into payments with all farmers.

www.cbsnews.com

Analysis: Biden debt relief plan disappoints Black farmers for avoiding race

Some Black farmers say they are disappointed by a new U.S. agriculture debt relief program that stands to save thousands of farmers from foreclosure, after the plan failed to specifically target minorities as they had hoped.

www.reuters.com

John Boyd Jr. was strongly disappointed, but I will say it didn't seem like the administration had a lot of options after the Republican lawsuit and judicial bullshyt. You don't want this court being the one who decides the matter.

Some Black farmers who have worked for months to defend the ARPA program still hoped they would prevail against the long odds, though, and see ending the legal fights as a failure.

"I'm very, very disappointed in this legislative action," said John Boyd, Jr., a Virginia farmer and president of the National Black Farmers Association, which is a party to the litigation in Texas, in a statement.

"I'm prepared to fight for debt relief for Black, Native American and other farmers of color all the way to the Supreme Court."

 

[Lord-Yosh]

Great thread breh

 

[Robbie3000]

@Rhakim you are truly gifted my dude. You should start a history podcast and put these threads into audio form.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Great thread breh

@Rhakim you are truly gifted my dude. You should start a history podcast and put these threads into audio form.

Thanks brehs, that's kind. I really fukking love history and think we need to pay a lot more attention to it.

A couple years ago, I told someone via PM that I'm not possessive of this content and anyone can use it. If you want to broadcast it to a bigger audience via a different medium, be my guest, and no need to cite me. It's all public information and its not like I cited the numerous sources that provided the information to me in the first place.