More than two decades ago, there was a landmark civil suit, the Pigford Case, that led to over 2 billion in payouts to ...

Black Louisiana farmers share thoughts on the USDA's reversal of a policy giving Black and brown farmers a leg up.

Where are the Black farmers? This is what artist James Shields asked himself, before setting across the country to find them.

Learn how climate change is impacting farmers, including John W. Boyd and Jermaine Walker, and the challenges they face in ...

The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet... UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – On a recent snowy afternoon, ...

BOYDTON, Virginia (Reuters) -As a fourth generation farmer, Virginia resident John Boyd Jr typically spends the busy spring season prepping his land to plant sweet corn seeds and soybeans. But Boyd, ...

The legacy of black farming runs deep in the U.S. On this Juneteenth, we're highlighting urban Black farmers planting the seeds of change in California's Central Valley. That change can be found in ...

On Nov. 19, 2020, Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., cosponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Md., and Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act. This ambituous legislation ...

Howard Gunn (right) addresses the environmental conference in Tampa, FL Howard Gunn, an African-American farmer, joins the Forum to discuss a host of issues around agri-business. African-American ...

Co-founders Carmen Dianne (CEO) and Kara Still (COO) are the brains behind Prosperity Market, a farmers market on wheels that ...

Mecklenburg County’s rural past and the role African Americans played in it will be the focus of this year’s eighth annual African American Heritage Festival — Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the ...

Open Heart Productions is hosting an event in Birmingham with the goal of highlighting local Black farmers. The Black Farmers Expo will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 on 17th Street and 3rd Avenue North ...