It is IMPERATIVE that we #SupportBlackFarmers ‼️[READ ⬇️] Earlier this year, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan. Included in the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill was $5 billion allocated to the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act — what some are calling a landmark piece of legislation for Black farmers. The plan, introduced by Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, requires the Department of Agriculture to “provide assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers,” with $4 billion going towards loan forgiveness and an additional $1 billion for support and resources for farmers of color. A few months later, the USDA announced that the loan forgiveness process would begin in June — only to have it come to a grinding halt on June 10th, when a federal judge in Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order on the program. The 17,000 farmers who currently qualify for assistance are now left waiting in limbo due to a lawsuit brought by white farmers arg...