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   Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 (susan_larson_tn@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 08:38:20 JST Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

   #ItsAboutTime! After #Years Of #Discrimination, #Black #Farmers To Receive $2B From #US #Government

   #USDA #Secretary #TomVilsack told #reporters the #aid 'is not #compensation for anyone’s #loss or the #pain endured, but it is an #acknowledgment by the #department.'

   #Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Mississippi #Alabama #Farming #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #Reparations #BlackMastodon

   https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-farmers-2b-usda-discrimination/

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     Over 23,000 farmers will receive payments between $10,000 and $500,000. In addition, another 20,000 who had planned to start a farm but never got a loan from the USDA will receive between $3,500 and $6,000.