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By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 20) -- Black farmers and American Indians who say the United States discriminated against them and took their money for decades are a step closer to winning long-awaited government settlements. Under legislation passed by the Senate on Friday, black farmers who claim discrimination at the hands of the Agriculture Department would receive almost $1.2 billion. American Indians who say they were swindled out of royalties by the Interior Department would split $3.4 billion. Both cases have languished for more than a decade, and plaintiffs say beneficiaries are dying off. "The ...
Long Wait Could End Soon for Black Farmers in Discrimination Case
By Alissa Irei - Politics DailyWillie Adams has been waiting for more than 10 years. But his wait could be almost over. Adams is one of more than 70,000 black farmers who still haven't received their share of money from the 1999 United States Department of Agriculture discrimination-lawsuit settlement, in which a federal judge ruled that the USDA was guilty of decades of loan and subsidy practices that favored white farmers over blacks. The $1.15 billion in funding – the second part of what's known as the Pigford settlement – was approved by the House this year, but has been repeatedly stripped from larger ...
USDA to Pay Black Farmers $1.25 Billion
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Feb. 23) -- Some 70,000 black farmers have reached a $1.25 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for years of discrimination in farm loans and subsidies. But after generations of disappointment, this group of farmers knows the fight isn't over until the check arrives. Though President Barack Obama asked for $1.15 billion for the farmers in anticipation of a settlement, Congress has yet to approve any funds for the payout. And until it does, black farmers and their supporters say the class-action lawsuit that has plagued the USDA for more than a decade cannot be put to ...
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