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The African American Agriculturalist Association, a non-profit group of black farmers, called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to resign Friday over what they call “ongoing institutional discrimination” in his department. In a press statement, the group marked the 25th anniversary of the filing of the Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit, in which black […]
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Senate Confirms Biden Nominee Tom Vilsack to Lead Agriculture Department
February 24th, 2021 
Awake Goy The U.S. Senate has confirmed Tom Vilsack to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture in Joe Biden’s administration, making him the ninth cabinet member to be confirmed. Vilsack, who previously served as Iowa’s governor and also as former President Barack Obama’s Agriculture Secretary, was met with a bipartisan vote of 92-7. “We’re going to be a […]
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