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Black farmers like Sharon Mallory can finally get some relief after a judge ruled to restore millions of dollars in grants.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers.

Mallory’s organization, the 2020 Farmers Cooperative, promised to purchase equipment and land and provide food for their communities. They entered agreements with farmers, but the cooperative couldn’t fulfill its obligation after the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent a letter stating the grant had been terminated in March. The department claimed the awards were “discriminatory based on diversity, equity and inclusion and wasteful spending.”

For Mallory, the pause on the land grants caused distrust and disruption to the cooperative’s work. Some organizations had to reduce or layoff staff, end programs, and divert resources. Many farm operations may not be able to survive because of it.

“Put it another way, the grant termination has undone 2020 Farmers........

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