News for Columbia
Latest news from around Columbia, South Carolina, the Nation and the World
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Friday, March 26, 2010
A $1.25 billion settlement between black farmers and the Agriculture Department is at risk of unraveling after Congress adjourned for a two-week break without approving the spending.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
The Black Farmers Association requested the money as compensation for what they call "years of discrimination against black farmers."
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Close to 200 Black Farmers met to keep a 1.15 billion discrimination settlement in the federal budget
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Friday, February 12, 2010
The Friday morning rally in Columbia is one of seven being held across the South.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- African American farmers with pending discrimination claims against the Department of Agriculture could collect higher settlements if a new bill becomes law.
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