Black farmers speak out against the 'festering wound' of racism in agriculture

... Once making up about 14% of US farmers, Black farmers make up less than 2% today. Many were forced out by racist lending practices by the agriculture department that led to vast losses of land, income, profits and generation wealth...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/25/black-farmers-hearing-racism-usda-agriculture