The Black Farmer Movement Battling History to Return to the Land

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A Special Announcement

Things have been a bit quiet around these parts lately, huh? After a few months bringing you some of our best feature investigations read aloud, in partnership with Audm, we’re going through some behind-the-scenes newsroom changes that will impact how we best serve you, our liste ...  Show more

Today It’s Critical Race Theory. 200 Years Ago It Was Abolitionist Literature.

We bet you’ve heard one phrase more and more this year than ever before: Critical Race Theory. It’s an obsession on Fox News, and it’s the topic, along with anti-mask protests, raging at school board hearings across the country—a new frontier in a roiling culture war. But what is ...  Show more

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If You Don't Know, Now You Know - America's Black Farmers
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From June 2021, right-wing pundits denounce a relief bill for farmers of color, and Trevor unpacks the history of land inequity and racial discrimination faced by Black farmers in the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c ...  Show more

White People Own 98 Percent of Rural Land. Young Farmers Are Asking for It Back.
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Black families own just one percent of the country’s arable land. But that’s despite the fact US agriculture has deep roots in African traditions. Leah Penniman, author of the book Farming While Black, delves into the roots of our modern farming practices, and talks about a growi ...  Show more

KQED Youth Takeover: Four Stewards at Work Healing Their Land and Communities
KQED's Forum

The percentage of Black-owned farms in the U.S. has dropped from a peak of 14% in the 1920s to just 2% today. In California, less than 1% of land is owned by Indigenous people. As part of KQED’s Youth Takeover week Marin Academy junior Finn Does brings together a panel of local I ...  Show more

EP 4: Black Land Loss
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Around 1910, Black farmers collectively owned over 16 million acres of farmland. A century later, over 90% of that land is no longer owned by Black farmers. In Lee’s own family, the acquisition and loss of land has been a contentious issue for nearly every generation, sometimes l ...  Show more