Black farmers respond to latest settlement delay
The Senate failed once again to approve the nearly $1.25 billion owed to black farmers. The settlement stems from a dispute between the Department of Agriculture and minority farmers over racial discrimination. The payment has been held up in the House, where Republicans recently rejected a plan to pay the settlement. Gary Grant, president of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association has been fighting to secure the funding; he responds to the latest holdup.
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