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Judge Approves $1.25B Black Farmer Settlement

WASHINGTON - A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of the $1.25 billion class action settlement in decades-old discrimination cases brought by against black farmers.

Last December President Obama signed the “Claims Remedy Act of 2010,” which provided $1.25 billion in funding for the black farmers late filers class action lawsuit.

 

John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association had this to say about the Court'Â’s approval on black farmersÂ’ settlement:

 

I am pleased to see movement from the judge in this case. Black farmers have waited far too long for justice. They deserve to have their cases heard by a neutral arbitrator. This ruling signals one more step forward on the long march to justice. It has been an arduous and challenging journey.

 

Since I began advocating for black farmers 26 years ago nearly all of my mentors in the black farmersÂ’ movement have passed away. I spent eight years pressing Congress for remedy for the nearly 80,000 late filers. In May 2008 Congress finally passed the black farmersÂ’ bill which provided $100 million and allowed the late filersÂ’ cases to be heard on merit. Then-Senator Obama was the lead sponsor for a provision including the black farmers in the late filersÂ’ category as a part of the farm bill. Some conservative members of Congress defined the $100 million approved by Congress as a cap, leaving little to compensate black farmers.

 

We worked for another two years to offset that obstacle to full fairness in these cases. In February 2009 the Obama Administration reached a settlement with the black farmers for $1.25 billion, which still required an Act of Congress to take effect. In pressing our case, I even drove my tractor, named “Justice,” to Washington and launched a three-week protest until Congress approved the bill.

 

Judge Paul FriedmanÂ’s approval, announced today, is much welcomed news. I look forward to the day when claimants finally have the opportunity to have their claims determined on their merit. Fairness and opportunity—thatÂ’s all the farmers and those who attempted to farm have ever asked. 


STORY TAGS: farmers , settlement , John Boyd , Black News, African American News, Minority News, Civil Rights News, Discrimination, Racism, Racial Equality, Bias, Equality, Afro American News

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