1.0Center for Public Integrityhttps://publicintegrity.orgApril Simpsonhttps://publicintegrity.org/author/april-simpson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="k5lUOnOeMf"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/usda-equity-black-farmers-pigford-glickman-toxic-debt/">Can USDA’s efforts on equity help Black farmers overcome ‘toxic debt’?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/usda-equity-black-farmers-pigford-glickman-toxic-debt/embed/#?secret=k5lUOnOeMf" width="600" height="338" title="“Can USDA’s efforts on equity help Black farmers overcome ‘toxic debt’?” — Center for Public Integrity" data-secret="k5lUOnOeMf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Black-farmers-protest-in-DC-scaled.jpg25601920It was nearly a quarter century ago when thousands of Black farmers filed a class action discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to receive financial compensation. More than 15,000 got $50,000 lump sum payments, and a small number were approved for larger payments. Some had hoped that it would finally help them get […]