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For the first time in US history, members of the House agriculture committee heard from Black farmers on the impact of systemic discrimination by the department of agriculture (USDA).

Thursday's hearing came on the heels of $5bn being allocated to socially disadvantaged farmers of color earlier this month as part of the coronavirus relief and economic stimulus package. The funding - $4bn for debt forgiveness, $1bn for other forms of support - is meant to account for generations of mistreatment of farmers of color by the USDA.

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