In 2010 Budget, President Obama Offers $1.25 Billion To Resolve Black Farmers’ Pigford Claims
May 7th, 2009 By Eddie Gehman Kohan
Later today, when the President announces his 2010 budget, which slashes 121 programs and about $17 billion, there’ll be one crucial area where spending will increase. Working with his closest advisers, President Obama is attempting to redress the longstanding civil rights grievances of black American farmers, by proposing a $1.25 billion deal to settle their discrimination case against USDA, which has come to be called ‘The Pigford Claims.’ (Pic: John Boyd speaks at a USDA rally) Read More