Diana Martinez

She said "sign the check!" She even gave them four times the amount of time it took them to sign a check for white farmers, lol.

Thanks for sharing this, Lorenzo! So much here to unpack--from the discussion about micro vs macroaggressions, to Pigford, to the overall failures of the USDA. Like one panelist said, the USDA failing Black farmers isn't a flaw, it's a feature of the system.

Thanks for sharing this. This reminds me of Dr. Booker T. Whatley starting the first known CSA as a way for Black farmers to get some income to kickstart a growing season because the USDA would not lend to them.

Very cool!

That's totally right, Telia. It was most definitely a threat. If not a threat of physical harm, it was definitely a threat to continue making it impossible for him to farm.

Thanks for sharing this, Lorenzo!