Declare a State of Emergency for Black Farmers

WHEREAS, According to a CNN report and Dr. John Boyd President of the Black Farmers Association, at the turn of the 20th century there were 1 million Black farmers, tilling 20 million acres of land; and

WHEREAS, Today there are roughly only 50,000 Black farmers, tilling only 3 million acres of land, which is only 1% of the nation's farmers; and

WHEREAS, Attorney Benjamin Crump filed a $5 billion lawsuit on behalf of Black farmers to obtain debt relief and the return of their land from the USDA; and

WHEREAS, Black farmer loan applications are being denied at a 43% rate, as opposed to 7% for their white counterparts; and federal grants have been cut or frozen with $30 billion and operating loans having not been dispersed; and

WHEREAS, The government created a Marketing Facility Program in which farmers must apply to the USDA for financial relief, creating more delays; and

WHEREAS,Today the United Stated government is actively recruiting white farmers from South Africa, under a Homestead Act, while denying the same lands, funding equipment, and inventory to Black farmers, threating the generational wealth and very existence of their businesses.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People demand the President of the United States to issue an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency for Black farmers and reaffirms is previous resolutions in support of Black farmers.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People demand the United States Congress to conduct oversight hearings and pass legislation to prevent the transfer of wealth caused by the recruitment of white South African farmers to the United States and the denial of any benefits.