FEATURE-Black farming projects look to recoup historical U.S. land losses
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 17, 2022
* Black Americans lost 90% of their land in the 20th century * Land losses also impact generational wealth inequalities
* Pandemic, racial justice protests spark push for action By Carey L. Biron
AMELIA, VIRGINIA, June 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - W hen Black land rights activists were offered a 150-acre (60-hectare) plot in the U.S. South, they saw it as an opportunity towards righting a historical wrong. Black