“The reality is there are inherent, legacy barriers and practices that have prevented black farmers and other producers from getting access to programs, and I will do everything I can to remove those barriers,” Vilsack said in an email to The Associated Press.

President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department is getting a chilly reaction from many Black farmers who contend he didn’t do enough to help them the last time he had the job.

Racial inequities in the allocation of farm aid is not a new or unusual issue. The unequal administration of pandemic support is part of a much longer trend of government programs underserving minority populations.

More than eight months have passed since the murder of George Floyd and eleven since that of Breonna Taylor. Many tech firms have since published statements in response to anti-Black violence, and leaders have offered pledges to engage in anti-racist behaviors and lists of related actions.

The next generation of farmers in the United States might not be whom we expect. If the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the importance of farmworkers in our food system, the story left out a rising class of farmworkers who now own their craft with the help of incubator programs across the country. Latinx

Black farmers expecting change under Biden administrationLoading the player...Sedrick Rowe was a runningback for Fort Valley State University in Georgia and discovered an organic farm on the grounds …

February is Black History Month, a national recognition of the crucial existence of Black communities in our country's tarnished history. If you're not already educating yourself about Black achievements (and the injustices the community has faced) year-round, this month is the time to do so. And bei

The founder of a DEI consultancy says get ready for a year of uncomfortable conversations, as it will be the everyday work of allies that will make the difference over the long term.The year 2020 brought a global reckoning on race unlike anything we’ve witnessed in modern history. Diversity trainings

Many companies are adding diversity & inclusion programs and hiring chief equity and diversity officers to their organizations. Regardless of whether diversity and inclusion programs are effective, you can be your own advocate and empower yourself in handling uncomfortable and demeaning encounters.

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