Congressional aid for disadvantaged farmers authorized as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package was supposed to give Black farmers $5 billion before getting challenged in the courts by white farmers

A group of Black farmers has now filed a classaction lawsuit for that $5 billion, claiming the federal government illegally broke a promise to pay off their debts.

#BlackFarmers #lawsuit #WhiteFarmers #Race #FederalGovernment

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