U.S. Senators left Washington last week on a five-week break without agreeing to spend $1.25 billion to back an agreement between the federal government and black farmers to settle discrimination claims.
The agreement would settle a class action suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where black farmers claim they were treated worse than white farmers when they applied for loans, and were given loans to cover expenses long after the money could be useful.
Lead advocates for the farmers had hoped the Senate would approve the money before its recess, worried the issue get buried by pre-election politics preceding the mid-term election.
About 4,000 North Carolinians could be eligible for money under the settlement.
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The Money is going to James Scott Farrin
August 12, 2010 - 7:41am — concerned949This settlement is not about the black farmers, this is about making personal injury lawyer James Scott Farrin rich. Look it up, James Scott Farrin's office has been bragging on the internet about how they have signed up 80,000 black farmers for this settlement. There are not even 80,000 black farmers in America. James Scott Farrin and the black farmers spokesperson, John Boyd are all in cahoots to take our tax dollar for their personal use. Everyone wake up, demand that this settlement not go through, its a scam perpetrated by this lawyer. Just think, when you see him in his new Mercedes and beach houses and private jet, remember paying your taxes and know that he has taken your money. The Senate did the right thing. Now the "Black Farmer's Association" and their lawyer James Scott Farrin are trying to go around the Senate and plead to Obama's admininstration for relief. Sherrod is also taking under this settlement, if that tells you anything.
Whoa
August 11, 2010 - 3:06pm — KingixolibIs still part of the Sherrod corruption deal that has driven her to become silent or is this another deal?