"Justice" Bill to Expand Black Owned Farmland

3 Democratic senators have filled a bill in hopes to expand Black owned farmland. The 'JUSTICE' bill could transfer up to 32 million acres to black farmers.

The hope is to reverse decades of perceived unfair practices used by the United States Agriculture Department. The “Justice for Black Farmers Act” would enable Black farmers to acquire up to 160 acres apiece at no charge through a USDA-system of land grants.  Under the bill, an Equity Commission would study the history of discrimination of the USDA, and suggest reforms that would then work with the farmer-elected county committees that help guide operations at local USDA offices across the country.

Full text of the Justice for Black Farmers Act is available here.