In Prince George’s County, only 1 in 6 farmers is Black and nearly 2 in 3 county residents are.
Black and other minority farmers could’ve seen relief through the effort, but many White farmers and lawmakers sued, arguing that the payments were reverse discrimination. The money has yet to be seen by Black and other minority farmers and a group of minority farmers has since chosen to take the federal government to court for going back on its word.“You’ve got Black folks who are still trying to just get land, right? It’s a vicious cycle,” Williams-Forson said.
“My immediate focus, of course, is on Black and African American farmers and immigrant farmers, on women farmers, on people who don’t have that multigenerational wealth,” Crooms said. “But there’s a lot of other folks I have a feeling who are underserved.”, will likely apply for a grant though she said she didn’t know about it until she spoke with The Post, pushing her to question how information will reach people like her — the grant’s intended audience.
Spivey, a D.C. native who grew up around George Avenue NW, relocated to Prince George’s because of gentrification. She hopes to one day buy and cultivate enough land to quit being a freelance camera operator, but the dream can feel out of reach.
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