Black farmers in the US’s South—faced with continued failure in their efforts to run successful farms—have launched a lawsuit claiming that “white racism” is to blame for their inability to produce crop yields equivalent to that of white farmers. The lawsuit—which would be laughable if it did not have such serious time and money-wasting consequences for the company being sued—is the... 

John Boyd In December, when President Barack Obama signed the “Claims Resolution Act of 2010,” which appropriated $1.15 billion to black farmers who said the U.S. Department of Agriculture had discriminated against them, many thought the matter had been laid to rest. Dr. John W. Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, has a message for America though: The black farmers need more,... 

The head of the National Black Farmers Association said Thursday the U.S. government has agreed to pay qualified farmers $50,000 each to settle claims of racial bias. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said those farmers may also pursue a claim for actual damages from the bias, and potentially receive up to $250,000. The settlement, which covers as many as 80,000 black farmers at a price of...