Group of White Farmers Sues Federal Government, Claiming COVID-19 Loan Forgiveness Program for Black and Minority Farmers Is Reverse Discrimination
As part of the nearly $2-trillion coronavirus relief package President Joe Biden signed in March, $4 billion was set aside to bankroll a loan forgiveness plan for “socially disadvantaged” farmers. The stimulus program is designed to provide aid to Black and brown agriculturalists that have traditionally been disenfranchised. But a conservative law firm has stepped…
