Global news makers about the stories that. Just 0. Hi everyone im josh rushing filling in for me ok today less than 2 percent of farmers in the United States are black but that hasnt always been the case so what happened and what is their future hold share your thoughts with us on twitter or in our live chat and you too could be in the story. You know century ago africanamerican families owned one 7th of the countrys farmland thats about 15000000 acres but theyve lost more than 70 percent of that property largely because of racism through loan discrimination or even violence loans are a lifeline for farmers surviving difficult times when banks wouldnt loan money to black farmers many were forced into foreclosure some sued the government claiming systemic racism in 1909 official settled in the pension we paid out nearly 2000000. 00 but many say that doesnt even come close to making up for the 120000000000. 00 lost by black farmers over the past century now farmers are fighting to hold o
Thats about 15000000 acres but theyve lost more than 70 percent of that property largely because of racism through loan discrimination or even violence loans are a lifeline for farmers surviving difficult times when banks wouldnt loan money to black farmers many were forced into foreclosure some sued the government claiming systemic racism in 1909 official settled in the pension we paid out nearly 2000000. 00 but many say that doesnt even come close to making up for the 120000000000. 00 lost by black farmers over the past century now farmers are fighting to hold on to the land they have left at the same time many young africanamericans are returning to farming to reconnect with their roots. Land is the basis of freedom dignity and equality and allows people in our community to see more broadly whats possible for them and that they dont have to settle for what society has been told some are the limits of what they can do. Are joining us for todays discussion is wiliness white a retired
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Seventy s. And eightys. And how one Canadian Community is managing the lethal combination of Climate Change and some very hungry polar bears all that more when we come back. Hello there all storm is now moving away from europe you can see it on the satellite picture is quite hard to make out but its within this massive cloud it is working its way towards the northeast clearly is still dragging a lot of cloud behind it and it certainly left its mark we saw very strong winds in portugal spain this picture is from must say in the south of france weve also got another picture from corsica so clearly we saw some very destructive winds then and that system has fortunately moved away towards the northeast and the winds are easing however its still bringing this trading leg of cloud with it and thats bringing a still a fair amount of rain and a fair amount of snow too behind that theres only a small break for the next system its working in from the atlantic of course nowhere near as vicious bu