Black and brown farmers sue U.S. government over repealed debt relief | KCUR 89.3
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 16, 2022
A class action lawsuit was announced this week alleging that the U.S. government broke its promise of debt relief to Black and brown farmers.
In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act allocation $4 billion of debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers in response to previous discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That included Black, Native American, Hispanic and Asian farmers. 
