ADVISORY/Black Farmers Rally in Richmond, December 6 to Protest Continued Discrimination.News Editors/Agriculture Writers ADVISORY...for Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. (Dec. 6) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Tensions Building Between Black Farmers and United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Department of Agriculture
WHAT: The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA) and
United Farmers of America (UFA) will join forces to host an
organizational rally protesting what they cite as continued
discrimination against black farmers from the United States
government and Ann Veneman, agriculture secretary of the USDA.
The event is expected to draw several thousand farmers from
Richmond and surrounding states. Subsequent rallies will be
held in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Tennessee. A massive march in
Washington, D.C. is scheduled for Spring 2004.
WHEN: Saturday, December 6, 2003
10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
WHERE: The Greater Richmond Convention Center
300 North 5th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804-783-7300
WHO: Moderator Henrietta Brooks, State Representative, State of
Tennessee.
Remarks by Thomas Burrell, president of BFAA, Hezekiah Gibson,
president of UFA, James W. Myart, Jr. (Attorney) and Richard
Howell (Attorney) and other elected officials.
Topics to be addressed will include:
-- Update on recent legislation efforts on behalf of black
farmers
-- Update on lawsuit and future legal plans, including
Pigford incident
-- Organizational plans for Black Farmers March on Washington
-- Resolution by National Association of Black Elected
Officials
-- Affected Farmer Testimonials
Members of the media are welcome to attend. Please contact Garlington J. Myart for more details. The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA BFAA Black Farmers and Agriculturalist Association ) represents nearly 9,000 members and is one of the fastest growing black farmer organizations in the country. The group was formed to encourage continued persistence (1) In a CRT, the time a phosphor dot remains illuminated after being energized. Long-persistence phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on screen for a fraction of a second. of black farmers to re-claim re-claim tr.v. re-claimed, re-claim·ing, re-claims To demand the restoration or return of (a possession, for example); claim again or back. their land and farms and to pursue the legal and political actions against the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), n.pr established in 1862, USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products. It conducts ongoing research in areas from human nutrition to new crop technologies and also helps ensure open for what the BFAA says is discrimination against and deprivation DEPRIVATION, ecclesiastical Punishment. A censure by which a clergyman is deprived of his parsonage, vicarage, or other ecclesiastical promotion or dignity. Vide Ayliffe's Parerg. 206; 1 Bl. Com. 393. of black and minority farmers. The United Farmers of America (UFA Ufa (  fä`), city (1989 pop. 1,082,000), capital of Bashkortostan, E European Russia, at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers. ) represents nearly 8,000 members, and
concentrates on encouraging farmers in the South Eastern United States
to pursue actions against the United States Department of Agriculture
for what the UFA say is discrimination against and deprivation of black
and minority farmers.
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