National Black Farmers Association Archives

Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

Ben Crump Files Class-Action Suit Against U.S. Gov’t on Behalf of Black Farmers

by Stacy M. Brown October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced Wednesday a class-action suit against the U.S. government on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association.

Black Experience

Black Farmers Lost At Least $326 Billion During 20th Century

by Jamila Bey May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Black Experience

Black Farmers’ Boycott Against John Deere Equipment Ongoing after Company Refuses Conference Participation

by WI Guest Author October 25, 2021December 21, 2021

The loss of Black farmland has had a profound impact on rural black communities, which today suffer from severe economic challenges, among them a poverty rate twice that of rural white communities. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

Lifestyle

Black Farmers’ Scholarship Deadline Extended

by WI Guest Author June 14, 2021December 21, 2021

Education

Black Farmers Org Sets June 15 Deadline for Scholarship Application

by WI Guest Author May 14, 2021December 21, 2021

Black farmers are struggling to hold on to their land as a result of long-standing bias from the USDA against black farmers. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience

Black Farmers Allocated $5 Billion in COVID Relief Bill

by WI Guest Author March 10, 2021December 21, 2021

Black Experience

John Deere Undermining Black Farmers’ Boycott, Org Says

by WI Guest Author February 26, 2021December 21, 2021

Black Experience

Black Farmers to Hold 30th Annual Conference in Virginia This Weekend

by WI Guest Author October 30, 2020December 21, 2021

Black Experience, Business

John Deere Attempting to Undercut Black Farmers’ Boycott, Association Claims

by WI Guest Author September 21, 2020December 21, 2021

Black Experience, National

Black Farmers Group Calls for Boycott of John Deere Parts, Equipment

by WI Guest Author September 11, 2020December 21, 2021