Judge approves compensation plan for black farmers

American

black farmers who were racially-discriminated against by the

government will start receiving one of two monetary settlement

tracks from a $1.25 billion award from activities dating back to

the 1980s.

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>U.S. District Judge Paul

Friedman deemed fair the proposed settlement for black farmers who

joined a class-action suit

“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:”>President

Obama said this was “another important step forward in addressing

an unfortunate chapter in USDA’s civil rights history.”