Black farmers file $5 billion lawsuit against USDA | Rush Hour

Congressional aid for disadvantaged farmers authorized as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package was supposed to give Black farmers $5 billion before getting challenged in the courts by white farmers
A group of Black farmers has now filed a class-action lawsuit for that $5 billion, claiming the federal government illegally broke a promise to pay off their debts.
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