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That includes longtime advocates, politicians, emerging players — and artists for whom art=activism. Anyone challenging business as usual in their fields. First up: Cory Booker.self-proclaimed “boo” of Rosario Dawson , wants you to know that food — and farming — are racial justice issues. And these days, the struggle for racial equity is increasingly playing out in agriculture politics. Rural + farmer does not always equal white. Black and brown farmers historically have had a hard time getting loans and credit from the Department of Agriculture. Under the Trump administration, direct loans to Black farmers plummeted by almost half, according to the USDA. And in rural areas hit hardest by the pandemic, farm workers, many who are Latino and undocumented,As a world-leading semiconductor manufacturer, Intel is committed to producing world-changing technologies that enrich the lives of every person on Earth. In our quest to be the most responsible and inclusive company, Intel recognizes its shared responsibility to use our technologies and public policies to fight systemic inequities impacting our employees and communities. Ourwill guide our work with governments and organizations to build a more equitable world. That’s why he’s especially geeked to be making history this month. The Senate Agriculture Committee welcomed three new senators of color: Booker, Ben Ray Luján and Raphael Warnock, the Democratic freshman senator from Georgia. Booker and Warnock are the first two Black senators to serve on the panel at the same time — and only one other Black senator has served before. That would be Sen. William “Mo” Cowan, a Democrat from Massachusetts, who served on the committee for five months in 2013.He’s already reintroduced his Justice for Black Farmers Act, an ambitious bill that would, among other things, create a civil rights oversight board at the USDA and provide up to 160 acres to current and aspiring Black farmers. And he joined with Warnock to introduce the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Bill, which would provide $5 billion in aid to Black, Native American, Latino and other farmers of color. POLITICO’s Ximena Bustillo, a legislative reporter, sat down — virtually — with Booker to discuss his plans for the committee, making “good trouble” and being the first vegan to serve in the Senate.Some say the Agriculture Committee has for a long time lacked “reformers.” Why did you decide you wanted to join?I decided to join, to put it in a simple way, for standing up for what's right — causing good trouble. My intention is to cause a lot of good trouble. We have a food system in our country that is severely broken and driving a lot of injustice in our nation and across the world. Everybody is suffering as a result of this system. From independent family farmers to consumers, to our ecology, to people’s access to healthy foods because we have a system that is so broken. This is an issue that is real for New Jersey. I just think this is an opportunity for me, as a person who cares about economic justice, racial justice, food justice, environmental justice and so much more, to have an impact on these issues and try to be a part of a larger movement in this country to fight for change.What are your three main policy goals for the committee?There is really just one word: justice. I have introduced numerous pieces of legislation, from the Climate Stewardship Act, which centers on farmers and ranchers as a way for us to deal with climate change; the Farm Systems Reform Act, which stops this corporate consolidation, giving farmers more strength; the Justice for Black Farmers Act. There is so much work to do in this area of fixing a food system. This is something I started before being on the Ag Committee, but now I plan on putting a full-court press on ending the injustices that are so affecting the producers, consumers and all the other people this broken food system is hurting.politicians, activists, organizations and leaders who are making a difference and shaking up old-school politics.
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