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5.13.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Diddy trial: Cassie testifies, Jeffries warns GOP, Trump Car factories lie, Afrikaners refugees Diddy's longtime girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, testified today about the alleged violence she experienced throughout their on-and-off 10-year relationship. Legal analyst Candace Kelley will join us to provide disturbing updates on this case. What is Trump lying about now? He's claiming the surge of U.S. auto manufacturing is due to tariffs driving foreign automakers to expand their operations and create American jobs. Former Congressman John Walsh will join us to unpack the truth behind this statement. The "Convict-in-Chief's" fast-tracking of refugee status for 59 white South African Afrikaners, under the pretext of a so-called farmers' "genocide", is provoking backlash. The National Black Farmers Association president will discuss Trump's false narrative. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll block all Department of Justice nominations until he has more information about the free Air Force One replacement reportedly provided by Qatar. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the Black Star Network app at http://www.blackstarnetwork.com! We're on iOS, AppleTV, Android, AndroidTV, Roku, FireTV, XBox and SamsungTV. The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4.15.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Social Security Day of Action, MAGA vs. Black farmers, Renting a car while Black Democratic lawmakers are fighting to keep MAGA from dismantling Social Security.. We'll tell you what lawmakers are doing on this Save Social Security Day of Action. Black farmers have always been excluded from federal funding grants. Now that MAGA is running the government, black farmers are struggling more than ever since the USDA cut DEI programs. The President of the National Black Farmers Association will be here to explain what they are doing to help farmers keep their land. We'll talk to the CEO of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice about the DOJ decision to terminate the agreement to fix a decades-old water and sewage crisis in the Alabama's "Black Belt." We'll talk to three black men who were detained for stealing a car. But they rented it. It's a wild story you don't want to miss. And we'll talk to LPGA great Renee Powell about the C.learview Legacy Foundation. #BlackStarNetwork partner: Fanbasehttps://www.startengine.com/offering/fanbase This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. You should read the Offering Circular (https://bit.ly/3VDPKjD) and Risks (https://bit.ly/3ZQzHl0) related to this offering before investing. Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox http://www.blackstarnetwork.com The #BlackStarNetwork is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know Trump's policies have hit farmers hard across the country—but for Black farmers, the impact has been even worse. Don sits down with John Boyd, Jr., farmer, activist, and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, to break down the unique challenges Black farmers face, from discriminatory lending practices to the fallout from Trump-era policies. It's a conversation you don't want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, John Boyd Jr., seeks justice for Black and other minority farmers as NBFA sues the federal government for breach of contract of $5 billion in debt relief.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

Episode transcript [Music] Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. I'm Susie Craig. This is National Black History Month. According to the USDA's 2022 Census of Agriculture, there are 42,000 farmers in the United States who identify as Black, either alone or in combination with another race. They represent 1.2 per cent of our country's producers. This week, our podcast recognizes John W. Boyd, Jr. John is a fourth-generation farmer in Baskerville, Virginia. He is the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families. The Association provides advocacy and education including agricultural training and technical help for Black and other small farmers. Learn more by visiting the National Black Farmers Association. This is Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension. [Music] Resources International Dairy Foods Association. Black Farmers Today: Where We Are Not? USDA Census of Agriculture Breaks it Down. Accessed online 1/8/25. https://www.idfa.org/news/this-black-history-month-idfa-celebrates-the-black-americans-who-advanced-the-food-system-and-u-s-dairy. National Black Farmers Association. Accessed online 1/7/25. https://www.blackfarmers.org.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro. Elliott & Bro.Richard, Sunday 08/25/2024 at 7:00 PM (EST) our guest was Activist, National Black Farmers Association Program Director, Mrs. Kara Boyd After decades of protests, numerous failed Congressional bills, and dozens of lawsuits, Black farmers will receive payment from the $2.2 Billion Discrimination Financial Assistance Program from the Biden Administration, Mrs. Kara Boyd gave us an update. Also conversation with our guest on the continued fight against racist policies in USDA, the challenges facing Black farmers, and some strategies to move forward. In the second half of the program, Open Forum conversation on topics that affect Black people locally, nationally, and internationally.

According to federal data, there were about 925,000 Black farmers in 1920 in the United States. A century later, that number has declined to only about 42,000. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins Ali Rogin to discuss efforts by the Biden administration to help farmers who have been historically excluded from government assistance programs. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In a recent CBS News interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance charged that the Biden administration was favoring Black farmers over white farmers in federal policy. That came days after the US Department of Agriculture began distributing more than $2 billion in relief to Black and other marginalized farmers who suffered historic discrimination from the agency. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by John Boyd, Jr., a family farmer and the president of the National Black Farmers Association. They discuss Vance's allegations, the long road to the discrimination settlement, and the continued work of preserving African American farming communities. Guest: John Boyd Jr., founder, and president of the National Black Farmers Association Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a recent CBS News interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance charged that the Biden administration was favoring Black farmers over white farmers in federal policy. That came days after the US Department of Agriculture began distributing more than $2 billion in relief to Black and other marginalized farmers who suffered historic discrimination from the agency. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by John Boyd, Jr., a family farmer and the president of the National Black Farmers Association. They discuss Vance's allegations, the long road to the discrimination settlement, and the continued work of preserving African American farming communities. Guest: John Boyd Jr., founder, and president of the National Black Farmers Association Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a recent CBS News interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance charged that the Biden administration was favoring Black farmers over white farmers in federal policy. That came days after the US Department of Agriculture began distributing more than $2 billion in relief to Black and other marginalized farmers who suffered historic discrimination from the agency. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by John Boyd, Jr., a family farmer and the president of the National Black Farmers Association. They discuss Vance's allegations, the long road to the discrimination settlement, and the continued work of preserving African American farming communities. Guest: John Boyd Jr., founder, and president of the National Black Farmers Association Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a recent CBS News interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance charged that the Biden administration was favoring Black farmers over white farmers in federal policy. That came days after the US Department of Agriculture began distributing more than $2 billion in relief to Black and other marginalized farmers who suffered historic discrimination from the agency. On today's episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by John Boyd, Jr., a family farmer and the president of the National Black Farmers Association. They discuss Vance's allegations, the long road to the discrimination settlement, and the continued work of preserving African American farming communities. Guest: John Boyd Jr., founder, and president of the National Black Farmers Association Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola Want more A Word? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/awordplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for an engaging session as we welcome Morgan State University professor Dr. Ray Winbush to our classroom. Dr. Winbush will share his insights on the evolving political landscape, focusing on the Democrats' potential to sustain their momentum and connect with younger voters leading to the November elections. Before Dr. Winbush, we'll have John Boyd, the esteemed founder of the National Black Farmers Association, who will provide a firsthand account of the recent breakthrough agreement with the Biden Administration. Additionally, researcher The Irritated Genie will offer a sneak peek of an upcoming conference aimed at addressing the over-sexualization of our children. USDA Gives $2 Billion to Black and Minority Farmers Following Discriminatory History Text “DCnews” to 52140 For Local & Exclusive News Sent Directly To You! The Big Show starts at 6 am ET, 5 am CT, 3 am PT, and 11 am BST Listen Live on WOL 95.9 FM & 1450 AM, woldcnews.com, the WOL DC NEWS app, WOLB 1010 AM or wolbbaltimore.com. Call 800 450 7876 to participate on The Carl Nelson Show! Tune in every morning to join the conversation and learn more about issues impacting our community. All programs are available for free on your favorite podcast platform. Follow the programs on Twitter & Instagram and watch your Black Ideas come to life!✊

Friday, August 2nd 2024Today, journalist Evan Gershkovich and three other hostages are on their way home from Russia; Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from the Biden Harris USDA after years of discrimination; Senate Republicans block the child tax credit; Senator Schumer introduces the No Kings Act; and accused 9/11 mastermind and 2 accomplices agree to plead guilty; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Promo Code:Go to JOINdeleteme.com/Dailybeans and use promo code Dailybeans for 20% off. Our GuestJohn Fugelsanghttps://www.johnfugelsang.com/tmehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-fugelsang-podcast/id1464094232The Sexy Liberal Save The World Comedy Tourhttps://sexyliberal.com StoriesStatement by President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Russia (whitehouse.gov)Black and other minority farmers are getting $2 billion from USDA after years of discrimination (AP News)Accused 9/11 mastermind and 2 accomplices agree to plead guilty (NBC News)In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act (AP News) Give to the Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mswmediaforharrisCheck out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe to Lawyers, Guns, And MoneyAd-free premium feed: https://lawyersgunsandmoney.supercast.comSubscribe for free everywhere else:https://lawyersgunsandmoney.simplecast.com/episodes/1-miami-1985Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.comFollow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Follow Mueller, She Wrote on Posthttps://post.news/@/MuellerSheWrote?utm_source=TwitterAG&utm_medium=creator_organic&utm_campaign=muellershewrote&utm_content=FollowMehttps://muellershewrote.substack.comhttps://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrotehttps://www.threads.net/@muellershewrotehttps://www.tiktok.com/@muellershewrotehttps://instagram.com/muellershewroteDana Goldberghttps://twitter.com/DGComedyhttps://www.instagram.com/dgcomedyhttps://www.facebook.com/dgcomedyhttps://danagoldberg.comHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/From The Good NewsAdopt Bella! (Memphis, TN area) (iportia.com)WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS (wisdems.org)Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love (Official Video | YouTube) Live Show Ticket Links:https://allisongill.com (for all tickets and show dates)Friday August 16th Washington, DC - with Andy McCabe, Pete Strzok, Glenn Kirschner https://tinyurl.com/Beans-in-DCSaturday August 24 San Francisco, CA https://tinyurl.com/Beans-SF Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/OrPatreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

Darren discussed these topics:Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has submitted Articles of Impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.A company is installing vending machines that dispense ammunition in grocery stores in Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma. The machines use facial recognition and ID scanners to verify the purchaser.Actor George Clooney becomes the latest voice asking for President Joe Biden to step down as the Presidential candidate on the ballot in 2024 after his debate performance against Donald Trump.Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's security detail shot a would-be carjacker trying to steal an undercover U.S. Marshal Deputy's car.France's New Popular Front leftist coalition said they would like to form a new government even though they didn't win a majority of seats.Georgia election workers who won a $148 million judgement against Rudy Giuliani want his bankruptcy case thrown out.Giuliani has been disbarred in New York State.And Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that the job market is cooling. He signaled that rate cuts may be coming soon.Hammer Time: Tractor Supply Company has done away with DEI programs and support for LGBTQ+ groups after bowing to pressure from conservatives on social media. Now the head of the National Black Farmers Association wants the CEO of TSC to resign.

Tractor Supply Company — a farm, lawn and home improvement chain mainly in rural areas — recently announced it would abandon most of its diversity and climate advocacy goals. Now, the head of the National Black Farmers Association is calling for the resignation of Tractor Supply’s CEO. But first, we’ll unpack how markets are responding to “the Trump trade.” And later: job cuts at John Deere, the first Esports World Cup and traction for indie game studios.

Tractor Supply Company — a farm, lawn and home improvement chain mainly in rural areas — recently announced it would abandon most of its diversity and climate advocacy goals. Now, the head of the National Black Farmers Association is calling for the resignation of Tractor Supply’s CEO. But first, we’ll unpack how markets are responding to “the Trump trade.” And later: job cuts at John Deere, the first Esports World Cup and traction for indie game studios.

Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, former Federal Prosecutor, Shan Wu, reported on what it was like inside the Supreme Court during the reading of Trump's immunity decision.Then, on the rest of the menu, federal officials are seeking to overhaul how Medicare pays health-care providers after a $3 billion scheme to defraud the program; the Department of Justice announced a policy change agreement after accusing educators in Kansas' largest public school district of discriminating against Black and disabled students when disciplining them; and, the National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply's president and CEO to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where a court in Belarus sentenced twenty political analysts to prison terms of at least ten years each after convicting them in absentia of conspiracy to overthrow the government; and, ten members of a nonviolent Cambodian environmental activist group were each sentenced to six years in prison on charges of conspiring against their state.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live Player​Keep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365!"To those of us who believe that all of life is sacred every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are. I want all of the holiness of the Eucharist to spill out beyond church walls, out of the hands of priests and into the regular streets and sidewalks, into the hands of regular, grubby people like you and me, onto our tables, in our kitchens and dining rooms and backyards.”-- Shauna Niequist"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.

“Time for an Awakening” with Bro.Elliott, Sunday 07/30/2023 at 7:00 PM (EST) guest was Activist, representing National Black Farmers Association, Mrs. Kara Brewer Boyd. After the lawsuit filled by Ben Crump in behalf of the National Black Farmers Assoc. for the repealed promised debt relief for Black farmers provided in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, and the Federal Court dismissing the legal claim in April, were updated by Mrs. Kara Brewer Boyd on the continued fight against racist USDA policies backed by the Federal Government.  

At the beginning of the 20th century, Black people owned more than 16 million acres of farmland across the United States. Now, more than 90% of that land has been lost.    This land loss is, in part, due to the USDA's systemic racial discrimination of Black farmers. While advocates have struggled to preserve the tradition of Black farming across the United States through a concerted movement of both legal and policy measures, Black farmers have not seen real relief. And Black ownership of farmland continues to dwindle.  President of the National Black Farmers Association, Mr. John Boyd Jr., joins us to talk through updates in the fight against the extinction of Black farmers across the country. 

At the beginning of the 20th century, Black people owned more than 16 million acres of farmland across the United States. Now, more than 90% of that land has been lost.    This land loss is, in part, due to the USDA's systemic racial discrimination of Black farmers. While advocates have struggled to preserve the tradition of Black farming across the United States through a concerted movement of both legal and policy measures, Black farmers have not seen real relief. And Black ownership of farmland continues to dwindle.  President of the National Black Farmers Association, Mr. John Boyd Jr., joins us to talk through updates in the fight against the extinction of Black farmers across the country. 

Inflation is down, but not as much as economists expected. What could that mean for interest rates? Plus, tips to win the furrow if you're worried about crusting in soybeans, and tractor sales start slow in 2023.  We talk with John Boyd, Jr.-Founder & President of the National Black Farmers Association about his love of the land.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 26 November 2, 2022: The Plight of Black Farmers in the US The plight of modern-day Black farmers in the United States can be traced back to the 40 Acres Promise after Emancipation, Reconstruction, Black Codes/Jim Crow, and the Great Migration. The question is what will the future bring?Recently Civil Rights Attorrney Benjamin Crump filed a class action suit on behalf of non-white farmers against the US government for a breach of debt relief - Black Farmers SUE Federal Gov't On $4B Debt Relief Program. This is the topic of discussion with the President of the National Black Farmers Association, Mr. John Boyd, in a conversation with Roland Martin.Join Anita, Mavis, and Gail in a discussion of the plight of modern-day Black farmers through the lens of history and the absence of trust in the ongoing fight against systemic racism in the business of farming.

African American and other minority farmers breathed a sigh of relief when the American Rescue Plan promised specific debt relief for farmers of color. But when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August, the plan was repealed and minority farmers are crying foul. We talk with Black farmers in Virginia about the impact of the pandemic and inflation on their livelihood and if they will be able to stay in business. Our guests include farmers Elisha Barnes, Clifton Slade and Dr. John Boyd, Jr., Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association.

John Boyd Jr., President of the National Black Farmers Association, explains why he calls the Inflation Reduction Act “another broken promise To Black farmers."

While Democrats claim the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as a win, activists are left to assess all that was cut that would have addressed human rights, human needs and a livable planet. I speak to On the Ground's environmental justice contributor Michele Roberts. And what does this pending law hold for Black Farmers? John Boyd of the National Black Farmers Association gives his take. Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

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John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association, joins Steve Bertrand, filling in for Lisa Dent on Chicago’s Afternoon News, to discuss potential future food shortages and how inflation is taking a toll on farmers across the country. John talks about the association and his favorite part about being a farmer. Follow Your Favorite […]

For nearly half a century, "racial discrimination in agriculture, exclusion from federal relief programs, and laws that preyed upon the economically disadvantaged" squandered the number of Black farmers from nearly one million in the 1920s to less than 50,000 today.  President Joe Biden signed The American Rescue Plan into law in March of 2021 which included $5 billion for farmers to address a history of racial discrimination in the USDA and provide debt relief for farmers of color during Covid. Not only have many farmers of color not received a dime, the USDA has sent letters of foreclosure to those farmers who are behind in their loan repayments. John Boyd Jr., Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association and April Simpson, senior reporter at the Center for Public Integrity joined us to talk about farming while Black.

For nearly half a century, "racial discrimination in agriculture, exclusion from federal relief programs, and laws that preyed upon the economically disadvantaged" squandered the number of Black farmers from nearly one million in the 1920s to less than 50,000 today.  President Joe Biden signed The American Rescue Plan into law in March of 2021 which included $5 billion for farmers to address a history of racial discrimination in the USDA and provide debt relief for farmers of color during Covid. Not only have farmers of color not received a dime, the USDA has sent letters of foreclosure to those farmers who are behind in their loan repayments. John Boyd Jr., Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association and April Simpson, senior reporter at the Center for Public Integrity joined us to talk about farming while Black.

John Boyd, President and Founder, National Black Farmers Association reveals some troubling developments that could bring foreclosure to black farmers.

Black farmers are facing extinction with a 99% decline since 1920 due to racial discrimination by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. While seeking debt relief through section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan, farmers of color are facing delay due to white farmers suing to block payments. Rev Yearwood speaks with John Boyd, the president and founder of the National Black Farmers Association. The two discuss the history of land theft from Black farmers, tactics to prevent them from receiving money, and the need for more Black landowners. Support the National Black Farmers Association: https://www.nationalblackfarmersassociation.org/ The Coolest Show – brought to you by Hip Hop Caucus Think 100% PODCASTS – drops new episodes every Monday on environmental justice and how we solve the climate crisis. Listen and subscribe here or at TheCoolestShow.com! Follow @Think100Climate and @RevYearwood on Instagram, Twitter, and Instagram.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Over the past century, Black landowners in the U.S. South have lost over 12 million acres of farmland, mostly from the 1950s onward, according to The Atlantic. Joe Brooks, the former president of the Emergency Land Fund, a group founded in 1972 to fight the problem of dispossession, estimated that about 6 million acres was lost by Black farmers between 1950 to 1969 alone. This represents an average of 820 acres a day, an area the size of New Yorks Central Park wiped out every day. Black-owned cotton farms in the U.S. South have almost completely disappeared, withering away from 87,000 to just over 3,000 in the 1960s alone. Furthermore, the racial disparity in farm acreage dramatically increased in Mississippi from 1950 to 1964, when Black farmers lost almost 800,000 acres of land, according to the Census of Agriculture. This land loss is also a financial loss, estimated to be around $3.7 billion to $6.6 billion in todays dollars. Today, only 1.3 percent of U.S. farmers, or about 45,000, are Black, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Back in 2010, the National Black Farmers Association held a demonstration in Washington D.C., where they drove their tractors around Capitol Hill to demand justice. A similar tractor protest was mobilized by the National Black Farmers Association in 2002. In 2020, under Trumps regime and during the height of the COVID-19 virus, only 0.1 percent of pandemic relief funding to help U.S. farmers during the Trump administration went to Black farmers, according to The Washington Post. Black farmers received only $20.8 million of the nearly $26 billion of payments made in two rounds of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program announced last year. Fast forward to 2021, under the presidency of President Joe Biden. A coalition of over 25 grassroots organizations have filed an amicus brief asking a federal court in Wisconsin to allow the distribution of $4 billion in loan forgiveness set aside by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known as the USDA. The amicus brief speaks out against decades of injustice, systemic racism and admitted discriminatory behavior by the federal government. The assistance package was part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (known as ARPA) signed into law by Biden back in March. However, on June 10, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order, stopping relief to over 17,000 Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color. Furthermore, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction to further delay the relief to Black and Indigenous farmers provided by Congress in the ARPA. This decision puts them in severe financial peril, taking them off their lands and inhibiting their centuries-long struggle for equity in agriculture. Over 200 groups have signed a statement in support of immediately distributing the relief, pointing out that this landmark piece of legislation is desperately needed. Joining us to discuss this are Keisha Stokes-Hough, Lorette Picciano and John Zippert.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Over the past century, Black landowners in the U.S. South have lost over 12 million acres of farmland, mostly from the 1950s onward, according to The Atlantic. Joe Brooks, the former president of the Emergency Land Fund, a group founded in 1972 to fight the problem of dispossession, estimated that about 6 million acres was lost by Black farmers between 1950 to 1969 alone. This represents an average of 820 acres a day, an area the size of New Yorks Central Park wiped out every day. Black-owned cotton farms in the U.S. South have almost completely disappeared, withering away from 87,000 to just over 3,000 in the 1960s alone. Furthermore, the racial disparity in farm acreage dramatically increased in Mississippi from 1950 to 1964, when Black farmers lost almost 800,000 acres of land, according to the Census of Agriculture. This land loss is also a financial loss, estimated to be around $3.7 billion to $6.6 billion in todays dollars. Today, only 1.3 percent of U.S. farmers, or about 45,000, are Black, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Back in 2010, the National Black Farmers Association held a demonstration in Washington D.C., where they drove their tractors around Capitol Hill to demand justice. A similar tractor protest was mobilized by the National Black Farmers Association in 2002. In 2020, under Trumps regime and during the height of the COVID-19 virus, only 0.1 percent of pandemic relief funding to help U.S. farmers during the Trump administration went to Black farmers, according to The Washington Post. Black farmers received only $20.8 million of the nearly $26 billion of payments made in two rounds of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program announced last year. Fast forward to 2021, under the presidency of President Joe Biden. A coalition of over 25 grassroots organizations have filed an amicus brief asking a federal court in Wisconsin to allow the distribution of $4 billion in loan forgiveness set aside by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known as the USDA. The amicus brief speaks out against decades of injustice, systemic racism and admitted discriminatory behavior by the federal government. The assistance package was part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (known as ARPA) signed into law by Biden back in March. However, on June 10, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order, stopping relief to over 17,000 Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color. Furthermore, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction to further delay the relief to Black and Indigenous farmers provided by Congress in the ARPA. This decision puts them in severe financial peril, taking them off their lands and inhibiting their centuries-long struggle for equity in agriculture. Over 200 groups have signed a statement in support of immediately distributing the relief, pointing out that this landmark piece of legislation is desperately needed. Joining us to discuss this are Keisha Stokes-Hough, Lorette Picciano and John Zippert.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Over the past century, Black landowners in the U.S. South have lost over 12 million acres of farmland, mostly from the 1950s onward, according to The Atlantic. Joe Brooks, the former president of the Emergency Land Fund, a group founded in 1972 to fight the problem of dispossession, estimated that about 6 million acres was lost by Black farmers between 1950 to 1969 alone. This represents an average of 820 acres a day, an area the size of New Yorks Central Park wiped out every day. Black-owned cotton farms in the U.S. South have almost completely disappeared, withering away from 87,000 to just over 3,000 in the 1960s alone. Furthermore, the racial disparity in farm acreage dramatically increased in Mississippi from 1950 to 1964, when Black farmers lost almost 800,000 acres of land, according to the Census of Agriculture. This land loss is also a financial loss, estimated to be around $3.7 billion to $6.6 billion in todays dollars. Today, only 1.3 percent of U.S. farmers, or about 45,000, are Black, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Back in 2010, the National Black Farmers Association held a demonstration in Washington D.C., where they drove their tractors around Capitol Hill to demand justice. A similar tractor protest was mobilized by the National Black Farmers Association in 2002. In 2020, under Trumps regime and during the height of the COVID-19 virus, only 0.1 percent of pandemic relief funding to help U.S. farmers during the Trump administration went to Black farmers, according to The Washington Post. Black farmers received only $20.8 million of the nearly $26 billion of payments made in two rounds of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program announced last year. Fast forward to 2021, under the presidency of President Joe Biden. A coalition of over 25 grassroots organizations have filed an amicus brief asking a federal court in Wisconsin to allow the distribution of $4 billion in loan forgiveness set aside by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known as the USDA. The amicus brief speaks out against decades of injustice, systemic racism and admitted discriminatory behavior by the federal government. The assistance package was part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (known as ARPA) signed into law by Biden back in March. However, on June 10, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order, stopping relief to over 17,000 Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color. Furthermore, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction to further delay the relief to Black and Indigenous farmers provided by Congress in the ARPA. This decision puts them in severe financial peril, taking them off their lands and inhibiting their centuries-long struggle for equity in agriculture. Over 200 groups have signed a statement in support of immediately distributing the relief, pointing out that this landmark piece of legislation is desperately needed. Joining us to discuss this are Keisha Stokes-Hough, Lorette Picciano and John Zippert.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Over the past century, Black landowners in the U.S. South have lost over 12 million acres of farmland, mostly from the 1950s onward, according to The Atlantic. Joe Brooks, the former president of the Emergency Land Fund, a group founded in 1972 to fight the problem of dispossession, estimated that about 6 million acres was lost by Black farmers between 1950 to 1969 alone. This represents an average of 820 acres a day, an area the size of New Yorks Central Park wiped out every day. Black-owned cotton farms in the U.S. South have almost completely disappeared, withering away from 87,000 to just over 3,000 in the 1960s alone. Furthermore, the racial disparity in farm acreage dramatically increased in Mississippi from 1950 to 1964, when Black farmers lost almost 800,000 acres of land, according to the Census of Agriculture. This land loss is also a financial loss, estimated to be around $3.7 billion to $6.6 billion in todays dollars. Today, only 1.3 percent of U.S. farmers, or about 45,000, are Black, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Back in 2010, the National Black Farmers Association held a demonstration in Washington D.C., where they drove their tractors around Capitol Hill to demand justice. A similar tractor protest was mobilized by the National Black Farmers Association in 2002. In 2020, under Trumps regime and during the height of the COVID-19 virus, only 0.1 percent of pandemic relief funding to help U.S. farmers during the Trump administration went to Black farmers, according to The Washington Post. Black farmers received only $20.8 million of the nearly $26 billion of payments made in two rounds of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program announced last year. Fast forward to 2021, under the presidency of President Joe Biden. A coalition of over 25 grassroots organizations have filed an amicus brief asking a federal court in Wisconsin to allow the distribution of $4 billion in loan forgiveness set aside by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known as the USDA. The amicus brief speaks out against decades of injustice, systemic racism and admitted discriminatory behavior by the federal government. The assistance package was part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (known as ARPA) signed into law by Biden back in March. However, on June 10, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order, stopping relief to over 17,000 Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color. Furthermore, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued a preliminary injunction to further delay the relief to Black and Indigenous farmers provided by Congress in the ARPA. This decision puts them in severe financial peril, taking them off their lands and inhibiting their centuries-long struggle for equity in agriculture. Over 200 groups have signed a statement in support of immediately distributing the relief, pointing out that this landmark piece of legislation is desperately needed. Joining us to discuss this are Keisha Stokes-Hough, Lorette Picciano and John Zippert.

Ignorant white farmers force Joe Madison to go directly to the source and have John Boyd Jr., President of the National Black Farmers Association, respond. Support the NBFA today by visiting https://www.blackfarmers.org/.

A listener who was once in a gang calls Joe Madison to discuss the consequences of his violent past. Joe also interviews John Boyd Jr. of the National Black Farmers Association  and Julissa Reynoso, the chief of staff to Dr. Jill Biden

Farmers of color are set to get unprecedented help this month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans $4 billion in debt relief as part of the latest pandemic stimulus package. The debt relief is designed to address a well-established history of discrimination against Black, Indigenous and other farmers of color. Studies going back to the 1920s have documented how little access to government help farmers of color have had compared to their white counterparts. During that same time period, the proportion of Black farmers in the U.S. has shrunk from 14 percent in 1920 to just under 2 percent in 2017. But there are some who oppose the deal. Banks are upset that they won't make as much money if farmers of color are allowed to pay off the debt early. Some white farmers are suing to get the USDA to remove the race classification from the program, saying it's reverse discrimination.   Meanwhile, many Black farmers say the program doesn't go far enough and that they are skeptical that the payments will actually materialize. Tuesday, host Kerri Miller and two experts discussed why the program is needed and what it means for farmers who've struggled to make the system work for them.  Guests: John Boyd Jr. is a fourth-generation Black farmer, businessman and civil rights activist. He is the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association. Thomas Mitchell is a professor of law and co-director of the program in real estate and community development law at Texas A&M University School of Law. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.

CNN's Dana Bash and Former Rep. Charlie Dent discuss the 35 GOP members of the House who broke with Leader McCarthy and voted for the creation of the Jan. 6 Commission.  Then, Don has a conversation about what the division over investigating the insurrection means, with veteran news anchor, Dan Rather. Ryan Nobles, from Capitol Hill, speaks with Don about Sen. McConnell's opposing the creation of the Jan. 6 Commission and what that means for potential congressional races in 2022.  The conversation continues with Senior Political Analysts John Avlon and Kirsten Powers.  Former Ambassador and member of the 9/11 Commission, Tim Roemer talks with Don about what it would take to have the Jan. 6 Commission created. The NY State Attorney General is looking into the taxes of former Trump INC.'s CFO.  Don dives in with Jennifer Rodgers, former ADA for the Southern District of NY.  Then, more on the QAnnon's focus on the Arizona election audit with CNN's Donie O'Sullivan. Money set aside for Black Farmers is in danger of not getting to them by the banks.  Don speaks with John Boyd Jr, Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association. Finally, Dr. Dimitri Christakis, Seattle Children's hospital talks with Don about the best guidance for children about wearing masks at this point in the pandemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Some farmers have an issue with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 specifically giving funds to farmers of color but not to white farmers who are also struggling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John and Kara Boyd are equally committed to farming and to farm ownership for people of color.  John heads the National Black Farmers Association, and Kara runs the Association of American Indian Farmers. They told Field Work hosts Mitchell Hora and Zach Johnson they became activists because of their own experiences with a racist USDA. Meanwhile, they are trying to spread the word about cover crops, no-till farming and conservation. Read more: John and Kara Boyd

Black farmers scored a major victory in the Covid relief package, winning billions of dollars in aid. The farmers call it fairness. Some Republicans call it reparations. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by John Boyd Jr. to talk about what this relief means for Black farmers across the country. Boyd is the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, and says the time is now for the Biden administration to make up for decades of government discrimination. Guest: John Boyd Jr., founder, and president of the National Black Farmers Association Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now for just $1 for your first month. Click here for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black farmers scored a major victory in the Covid relief package, winning billions of dollars in aid. The farmers call it fairness. Some Republicans call it reparations. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by John Boyd Jr. to talk about what this relief means for Black farmers across the country. Boyd is the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, and says the time is now for the Biden administration to make up for decades of government discrimination. Guest: John Boyd Jr., founder, and president of the National Black Farmers Association Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now for just $1 for your first month. Click here for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tucked inside the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, is $5 billion worth of aid to help Black and disadvantaged farmers. The American Rescue Plan includes $4 billion to erase debt for any farmer with an outstanding loan that involves the USDA.  And an additional $1 billion dollars has been planned for training, technical assistance, and legal aid... all aimed at helping farmers of color acquire and maintain land, after decades of discrimination from the USDA.Eddie Lewis III is a 5th generation sugarcane farmer from Youngsville, Louisiana. He and his brothers farm the land their ancestors were once sharecroppers on. The Lewis family has paid off millions of dollars in debt to the USDA, and they still have $600,000 in debt remaining. Lewis was thrilled to hear about the relief package because without help, the family is at risk of foreclosure.Lewis joins Trymaine Lee for this episode of Into America, along with John Boyd from the National Black Farmers Association. Boyd walks us through the details of the legislation, and the history of discrimination that has made it so necessary. For a transcript, please visit https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica. Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at intoamerica@nbcuni.com Further Reading and Listening: What's in the $1.9 trillion Covid bill Biden just signed? You might be surprisedInto America: Food for the SoulInto America: Into Protecting Florida Farmworkers

The COVID relief and economic package is a massive bill that has a far-reaching impact in ways that many Americans don't know about yet. One provision calls for debt relief for Black farmers, who have long been denied access to government funding. John Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer in Virginia and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming John Boyd to the podcast. John has been fighting the good fight for over 30 years now. He is a civil rights activist, a farmer, and the founder of the National Black Farmers Association. Our discussion today involves much more than farming. We learn about his family roots, the obstacles he's had to overcome as a black farmer, and how the future looks for everything agriculture. Please enjoy my conversation with John Boyd.

Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming John Boyd to the podcast. John has been fighting the good fight for over 30 years now. He is a civil rights activist, a farmer, and the founder of the National Black Farmers Association. Our discussion today involves much more than farming. We learn about his family roots, the obstacles he's had to overcome as a black farmer, and how the future looks for everything agriculture. Please enjoy my conversation with John Boyd.

Dr. John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association, once spat on by local government officials, is now embraced by U.S. Presidents as they struggle to prevent Black farmers from going extinct. This is the sobering story of their quest to survive.

Jacqueline Luqman, co-host of the radio show By Any Means Necessary here on Radio Sputnik, and Abdus Luqman, of Luqman Nation, talk to us of the involvement of law enforcement in the assassination of Malcom X and Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton, the possibility of a public reckoning and change in policing and treatment of black leaders. We also discuss how the ongoing investigation into the death of Elija McClain in Colorado at the hands of police found that there was no basis to stop, frisk, or restrain McClain. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, and Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition, join us to have a conversation about the decline in the numbers of black farmers in the U.S.; the disparities of COVID relief aid between white and black farmers and how it intersects with the long history of systemic racism and inequality in the country; and their response to the proposed Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act announced Democratic senators earlier this week.Paul Jones, president of the Columbia Heights Village Tenant association, and Maurice Cook, executive director and lead organizer at Serve Your City, talk to us about efforts to scale mutual aid efforts across the country, how federal and local governments continue to drag their feet in response to the pandemic and other social needs, and how we need to be proactive and go all-in in building strong solidarity movement.Esther Iverem , a multi-disciplinary artist, author and independent journalist, and Dew the Artist, a DC/Maryland native with Haitian roots and art educator join hosts Bob Schlehuber and Michelle Witte in our Politics and Art section to talk about how political unrest in the past and present have shaped the art they make, Haiti, and the impact they can have enacting change in society. The Misfits also talk about Keith Olbermann’s self-hate over his Russian heritage, the U.S. crossing the grim threshold of 500,000 covid deaths, and Biden playing catchup with vaccine distribution and economic relief.

We meet John Boyd, jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, who talks about the organization and their efforts to gain equity in the ag business. Steve Censky is CEO of the American Soybean Association and we discuss Commodity Classic, the latest in renewable fuels news, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Goodman, president of the National Family Farm Coalition and Dr. John Wesley Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins us to discuss what farmers are looking for under a Biden administration and what Secretary Vilsak will accomplish. Dr. Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and chief editor of LeftWord Books, joins us to discuss the movement happening in India, the latest in Venezuela and the US election.Sage, the founder and CEO of WORDS LIIVE, an education technology startup company and a former teacher of social entrepreneurship at Montgomery College, joins us to discuss the recent firing of Timnit Gebru, the AI researcher at Google who said the company fired her after she refused to remove her name from a research paper she contributed to regarding the limitations of text-processing AI and some ethical issues that processing raised. Maurice Cook, founder of Serve Your City and Steve Glaude, Executive Director of Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development, joins us to discuss the housing crisis and what will happen as tech companies invest in urban development.

Black history month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U S history. We're going to share a past conversation I had with one of our nation's most prolific black farmers, John Boyd Jr. who is the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association.

All flights at Hong Kong International Airport were canceled Tuesday, the second day in a row, amid anti-government protests. It was the fifth day of protests at the airport, while pro-democracy demonstrations are in their 10th week. Protestors and local police have seemingly become entrenched, with neither side showing signs of backing down. In the meantime, Beijing continues to warn the protestors on the semi-autonomous island that it won't put up with disorder forever. The warden of the jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein died of an apparent suicide is being reassigned. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr had made the decision to move the warden to the Northeast Regional Office of the Bureau of Prisons pending the outcome of two investigations into Epstein's death. Also, two staffers at the jail were placed on administrative leave until the investigations conclude. Congressional leaders are demanding answers in the follow-up to Epstein's death. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler and ranking Republican Doug Collins have sent a letter to the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons. They want answers to 23 questions about the agency's intake protocol and suicide prevention program. The Trump administration is finishing a rollback of protections for endangered species, opening the door for new oil and gas drilling, mining and development. In a statement, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the rollback will ease regulatory burdens while still protecting wildlife. Environmental groups are expected to take the matter to court. They warn that the moves gut protections for many endangered species. A recent Common Dreams article states, "Farmers facing record bankruptcies and collapsing incomes due to President Donald Trump's escalating trade war with China were not amused by US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue's joke about their economic pain during an event in Minnesota last week ... Some laughed at the agriculture secretary's joke, but other farmers booed and denounced Perdue's wisecrack as callous and tone-deaf mockery of the real hardship caused by the Trump administration's trade policies." Yemeni separatists over the weekend seized key government and military posts in Aden – the de facto capital – raising the prospect of the South seceding. The power grab, carried out by United Arab Emirates-backed forces, calls into question the unity and purpose of the Gulf Arab coalition in Yemen, launched in 2015 to restore the Yemeni government to power and roll back gains made by the Houthi rebels. The Iran-backed Houthis, who seized control of the capital Sanaa and vast swathes of northern Yemen in 2014, remain firmly in control, despite years of air raids and blockades.GUESTS:Mike Wong — Outreach coordinator for the San Francisco chapter of Veterans for Peace. David Rosen — Author of "Sex, Sin & Subversion: The Transformation of 1950s New York's Forbidden into America's New Normal." He can be found at www.DavidRosenWrites.com. Noah Greenwald — Director for endangered species at the Center for Biological Diversity. Dr. John Wesley Boyd Jr. — Founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association. Giorgio Cafiero — CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a Washington, DC-based geopolitical risk consulting firm.

Our Thought Leader is Carolyn O’Donnell, spokesperson for the California Strawberry Commission.The Stories You Need To Know:• California Strawberry Commission announces “Get Snacking Challenge” Campaign• Florida Farm builds Accessible Strawberry-Picking System• Millennials have Specific Requirements when it Comes to Food• Using the Right Vendors can Reduce Food Safety RisksToday's Farmer is John W. Boyd Jr., farmer & founder of the National Black Farmers Association, featured on "American Farms" Reality TV show

JOHN WESLEY BOYD, JR. is the founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association, which he started in 1995. He is a fourth-generation black farmer from Baskerville, Virginia near the town of South Hill, Virginia. He has been chronicled by national media organizations including a Person of the Week profile on ABC World News Tonight, The Washington Post, and Roll Call newspaper which is influential on Capitol Hill. He owns and operates a 300-acre farm where he grows soybean, corn and wheat and currently raises a hundred head of beef cattle.He was an early supporter of Senator Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries and played an important role organizing African American voters. He has been named one of the "100 Most Influential Black Americans and Organization Leaders" by Ebony magazine several times.THE NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION has been a national voice on the issue of farm subsidies, arguing that black farmers are left out of the massive system of subsidies provided by the government. A 2007 report by Environmental Working Group found a widening gap between subsidies provided to white farmers and those provided to black farmers.Find out more at www.nationalblackfarmersassociation.org  

The Guilford College Farm provides food to the campus & community. John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association, gives us an update on the status of the Pigford Lawsuit. And the Future Farmers of America reinvents itself for the 21st Century.