Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell, Special to the New Tri-State Defender , Author at New York Amsterdam News

The New Black View

The BFAA’s fight for nearly a decade has been to have the money already set aside to pay the additional class-action claims be actually paid to farmers and their heirs. Some have passed away over the past decade, waiting for redress. (277439)

‘Black Farmers’ gear up for legal fight after appeals court setback

by Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell, Special to the New Tri-State Defender March 25, 2019October 21, 2021

The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists (BFAA) recently hit a snag when the U. S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, denied the group’s complaint against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).